ARTS CALENDAR

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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Armchair Travelers Book Club

    Sturgis Public Library, 1040 Harley-Davidson Way #101, Sturgis

    Armchair Travelers Book Club will meet in the Lushbough Room of the Sturgis Public Library at 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 2nd, to share books by Kristin Hannah. The group will not meet in August. Armchair Travelers Book Club is co-sponsored by Sturgis Area Arts Council and the Sturgis Public Library. Open to all interested [...]

    Free
  • Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show

    South Dakota Health Care Association Office 804 N Western Ave, Sioux Falls, United States

    🎨 Calling All South Dakota Artists Age 60+! 🎨 We’re excited to announce the 28th Annual Dakota MasterWorks Art Show, a celebration of creativity and talent in South Dakota’s older adults! If you’re age 60 or older, we invite you to showcase your artistic talents in one or more of the following categories: • Oils [...]

    $20
  • 1776

    1776
    Black Hills Playhouse 24834 S. Playhouse Road, Custer, United States

    It’s the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence … if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence [...]

    $23 – $47
  • Atmospheric Thinking/Call for Art

    John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

    Submission Deadline: May 15, 2026 Exhibition Dates: July 10-August 28, 2026 Venue: John A. Day Gallery, University of South Dakota, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts The University Art Galleries invites emerging, mid-career, and established artists to submit work for Atmospheric Thinking, a juried exhibition examining contemporary interpretations of the sky as subject, [...]

    Free
  • Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show

    South Dakota Health Care Association Office 804 N Western Ave, Sioux Falls, United States

    🎨 Calling All South Dakota Artists Age 60+! 🎨 We’re excited to announce the 28th Annual Dakota MasterWorks Art Show, a celebration of creativity and talent in South Dakota’s older adults! If you’re age 60 or older, we invite you to showcase your artistic talents in one or more of the following categories: • Oils [...]

    $20
  • Messy Hands Summer Arts Camp

    Coyote Gallery East Main Street, Vermillion, S, United States

    10am–4pm Monday–Friday $200 Lunch available through Summer Lunch Program [+$25], plus morning & afternoon snacks Kid Camp [age 5-12]: 4 groups (by age) move downtown locations to learn from 4 different professional teaching artists Teen Camp [age 13-17]: one group at one location learning from local teaching artists plus a special guest artist Scholarship applications [...]

    $200
  • Atmospheric Thinking/Call for Art

    John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

    Submission Deadline: May 15, 2026 Exhibition Dates: July 10-August 28, 2026 Venue: John A. Day Gallery, University of South Dakota, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts The University Art Galleries invites emerging, mid-career, and established artists to submit work for Atmospheric Thinking, a juried exhibition examining contemporary interpretations of the sky as subject, [...]

    Free
  • Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show

    South Dakota Health Care Association Office 804 N Western Ave, Sioux Falls, United States

    🎨 Calling All South Dakota Artists Age 60+! 🎨 We’re excited to announce the 28th Annual Dakota MasterWorks Art Show, a celebration of creativity and talent in South Dakota’s older adults! If you’re age 60 or older, we invite you to showcase your artistic talents in one or more of the following categories: • Oils [...]

    $20
  • The Writer’s Study

    Full Circle Book Co-op 123 W 10th St, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

    Writers in the area, come one, come all! Meet up for prompts, sharing, feedback, classes, and more! Every Tuesday at 6pm!

  • Wood Carving 101

    Codington Country Heritage Museum Classroom 27 1st Ave SE,, Watertown, United States

    Discover the creative world of wood carving with Steve Hunter. A Toronto, SD-based carver that has been carving since 1998. This beginner-friendly course is designed both for absolute beginners and for those coming back to carving after a pause. Learn core safety and carving fundamentals using one knife, plus a complete end-to-end project. The atmosphere [...]

    $150 – $165
  • Atmospheric Thinking/Call for Art

    John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

    Submission Deadline: May 15, 2026 Exhibition Dates: July 10-August 28, 2026 Venue: John A. Day Gallery, University of South Dakota, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts The University Art Galleries invites emerging, mid-career, and established artists to submit work for Atmospheric Thinking, a juried exhibition examining contemporary interpretations of the sky as subject, [...]

    Free
  • Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show

    South Dakota Health Care Association Office 804 N Western Ave, Sioux Falls, United States

    🎨 Calling All South Dakota Artists Age 60+! 🎨 We’re excited to announce the 28th Annual Dakota MasterWorks Art Show, a celebration of creativity and talent in South Dakota’s older adults! If you’re age 60 or older, we invite you to showcase your artistic talents in one or more of the following categories: • Oils [...]

    $20
  • Atmospheric Thinking/Call for Art

    John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

    Submission Deadline: May 15, 2026 Exhibition Dates: July 10-August 28, 2026 Venue: John A. Day Gallery, University of South Dakota, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts The University Art Galleries invites emerging, mid-career, and established artists to submit work for Atmospheric Thinking, a juried exhibition examining contemporary interpretations of the sky as subject, [...]

    Free
  • Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show

    South Dakota Health Care Association Office 804 N Western Ave, Sioux Falls, United States

    🎨 Calling All South Dakota Artists Age 60+! 🎨 We’re excited to announce the 28th Annual Dakota MasterWorks Art Show, a celebration of creativity and talent in South Dakota’s older adults! If you’re age 60 or older, we invite you to showcase your artistic talents in one or more of the following categories: • Oils [...]

    $20
  • Humanities Café – Baseball & Summertime in South Dakota: So Much More Than a Game

    VIRTUAL EVENT

    Scholar: TBDLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81487809271?pwd=se8TFuyNaaJKbUoA7oWisuWyaz01Jc.1Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities CouncilPlease let us know what you thought of the program!https://sdhumanities.wufoo.com/forms/r10zvgvg124kfm2/The South Dakota Humanities Council brings communities together through the power of stories, culture, and conversation. But with federal funding on the decline, we rely more than ever on the generosity of people like you to sustain our organization and [...]

  • Parkston Amphitheater – AmphiThursdays Summer Concert Series

    Parkston Amphitheater 102 S Anna St, Parkston, S, United States

    AmphiThursdays enters its 6th season in Parkston, SD Our events are admission free, but there are food trucks, cold beer and vendors on site every week. May 21st - Kimberly Meyer with opener Emma Nichole May 28th - GPO with opener XTD June 4th - Hot Rod Chevy Kevy with opener Billy Lurkin June 11th [...]

    Free
  • Chorus rehearsal

    Performing Arts Center 601 Columbus St, Rapid City, SD, United States

  • July 16th – Levitt at the Falls Concert

    Levitt Shell Sioux Falls 504 N Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

    This evening, Levitt at the Falls will host a FREE outdoor summer concert. Music begins at 7:00 PM with an opening act, followed by the headlining band taking the stage at 8:00 PM. The featured band for this concert—and the full lineup of our 50 free summer concerts—will be announced in early May 2026. Each [...]