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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
South Dakota Shakespeare Festival (SDSF) is thrilled to bring big news for the 2024 season! To begin, SDSF will perform The Merchant of Venice for their 2024 summer season. This powerful story blends romance, comedy, and suspense with cultural conflicts that still live with us today. The characters of Shylock and Portia are two of [...]
“Conjecture” is a retrospective exhibition of over six-decades of sculpture, printmaking, and poetry by Tom Rickers. From the late 1970s through the 1990s, Tom Rickers was an important member of the Sioux Falls art community, exhibiting extensively throughout the region. Although his training was in experimental printmaking, he is most known for his mixed-media and [...]
Oscar Howe is a cultural icon who innovated and defined the Modern Indian Art Movement. His art represents cultural vitality and has influenced many generations of artists in this region and beyond. His paintings can be appreciated for their aesthetic appeal, but he challenges viewers to consider the meaning of a ceremonial Sun Dance, be [...]
Quilting is an expressive art and craft form popular in America for over 200 years. Quilts uniquely capture human experience and creativity through eye-catching patterns and colorful fabrics. This exhibit celebrates the art of quilting and the cultural impact of the 50th anniversary of Black Hills Quilt Show in Rapid City. Since 1974, the Quilt [...]
Various Artists 05.31.24 - 08.24.24 Artists' Reception: May 31 | 5-7pm This exhibition features recent acquisitions from regional artists as part of the newly established Denise J. Du Broy Collection. These pieces convey the vision of the Dahl’s former curator for celebrating diverse contemporary artists who helped shape our present-day artistic landscape.
Exhibition: Threaded Impressions: an Emerging Visual Artists Exhibition Featured Artist: Peggy Halsrud Exhibition Dates: 06.06.24 - 07.25.24 Reception Date: June 6, 2024 | 5-7pm Location: Bruce H Lien Cultural Café & Gallery, Dahl Arts Center The Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) announces the opening of “Threaded Impressions,” an exhibition of felt portraits by local artist [...]
WHAT: Artists of the Black Hills Annual Exhibition EXHIBIT DATES: 06.21.24 - 10.19.24 OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, June 21 | 5-7pm WHERE: Ruth Brennan Gallery | Dahl Arts Center The Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) is pleased to announce the Artists of the Black Hills 16th Annual Exhibition. This exhibition will be in the Ruth Brennan [...]
The Summer Teacher Institute, sponsored by the South Dakota Humanities Council and Gregory County Historical Society, is a 5 day field-trip style class that provides 3 free graduate/undergraduate credits for future and current educators. The topic is Lakota History and Culture: The intersection of Indigenous Life and White Settlement, and offers a look at historical [...]
The Journey Museum and Learning Center, in partnership with the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit, Painted Lodges of the Blackfeet Nation. The exhibit will open to the public on February 16 and will be on view through May 5, 2024. Admission to this exhibit is [...]
From character building to storytelling there are many ways to explore the world of theater.
For over 600 years, stringed keyboard instruments have served as repositories for human imagination, science, technology, craft, artistry, and music. They are admired for their stature – and oftentimes stunning beauty – alongside their ability to play both melody and harmony. Keyboard innovation has continuously expanded throughout the world, throughout time. Opening in March 2024, [...]
Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-358-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/special-exhibitionsEvent Locator: 2024-ACABQBFor over 600 years, stringed keyboard instruments have served as repositories for human imagination, science, technology, craft, artistry, and music. They are admired for their stature – and oftentimes stunning beauty – alongside their ability to play both melody and harmony. Keyboard innovation [...]
Try your luck fishing on our outdoor fishing pond. Grab a magnetic fishing pole or a net, and if you’re lucky you’ll catch a sunfish or a record-setting trout! Activity is weather-permitting.
Older adults in our communities are seeking opportunities to keep learning, meet new people, and experience joy. Libraries across the country are answering the call by providing innovative creative aging programs that engage older adults in creative and artistic activities that enhance well-being and highlight our potential for growth and creativity at every age. How [...]
Join Jolene Stratton Philo as she shares the South Dakota connections that inspired her cozy mystery series. Jolene spent seven years teaching in a small town in northwestern South Dakota. Her cozy mystery series draws on her years as a transplanted Iowan teaching in cowboy country and being cared for by the people who called [...]
Bring your ideas, teens! We will each have a 12″ x16″ canvas panel to sketch, then paint our creative vision! Bring a reference photo, or we can print it out for you! Mrs. Anna will be facilitating a creative space and can help guide your painting as much, or as little as needed! Class Fee: [...]
This training is designed to support staff at government agencies, tribal councils, community non-profits, and arts councils reach and engage more people, increase community relevance and connection, and find innovative ways to create authentic, equitable and lasting change.
Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall Carol Hall's bawdy-but-wholesome crowd-pleaser skewers pretension, celebrates life and touches the heartstrings. This raucous, red-blooded, hilarious musical comedy about a "Lil Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place" took Broadway by storm and continues to enthrall audiences worldwide.
Try your luck fishing on our outdoor fishing pond. Grab a magnetic fishing pole or a net, and if you’re lucky you’ll catch a sunfish or a record-setting trout! Activity is weather-permitting.
Join us for a $5 community meal! We’ve designed these meals as a way to bring the community together to share a simple, healthy, prepared meal for low cost. Invite a friend and dine with us! On the menu: Rocket Quesadilla with Diced Fruit Gluten free option available Café Coteau is open to the public. [...]
