ARTS CALENDAR
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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Yankton High School
Yankton Area Arts 508 Douglas Ave, Yankton, United StatesYAA Art Exhibit, Opening Reception, Artists Meet & Greet - Yankton Highscool artists
Flyover: Visual Art Forum I
Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United StatesDale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]
Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane
The Journey Museum 222 New York St, Rapid City, SD, United StatesThe Journey Museum is pleased to announce the opening of an exciting new art exhibition, Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane, on August 23rd, 2025 in our Contemporary Gallery. This exhibition is included with regular museum admission and will be on display through April 4th, 2026. Journeys to the Edge explores the artistic [...]
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 [...]
40th Annual Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition
John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United StatesThe Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition is an annual exhibit in the John A. Day Gallery at the University of South Dakota, recognizing the talent and creative work from MFA and BFA students in the Department of Art. The exhibit is named in honor of Former Chair and Professor of Art Wilber Stilwell, his wife, Gladys [...]
NMM Live! | Kuok-Wai Lio
National Music Museum Performance Hall East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United StatesEvent Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-658-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/events/a1ae3b5a-fc9f-46d9-9940-eebaa9a27f67Event Locator: 2025-ACGQQTJoin us for a concert with internationally acclaimed pianist Kuok-Wai Lio, performing on the National Music Museum’s historic Mason & Hamlin grand piano (NMM 15722). Known for its warmth, resonance, and expressive range, this beautifully restored instrument provides the perfect canvas for Lio’s [...]
40th Annual Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition Reception
John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United StatesPublic Reception and Awards Ceremony for the 40th Annual Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition in the John A. Day Gallery, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, University of South Dakota
Yankton High School
Yankton Area Arts 508 Douglas Ave, Yankton, United StatesYAA Art Exhibit, Opening Reception, Artists Meet & Greet - Yankton Highscool artists
First Friday Artists at the Studio
Serendipity Studio Gallery & Gifts 230 S. Phillips Ave., Suite 204, Sioux Falls, SD, United StatesJoin us for an unique opportunity to meet a few of our wonderful artists and see more of their work. Featured artists will be set up around the building showing new and warehoused artwork of their own making. Happening during Downtown Sioux Falls First Friday, stop into the studio and check this out.
Yankton High School
Yankton Area Arts 508 Douglas Ave, Yankton, United StatesYAA Art Exhibit, Opening Reception, Artists Meet & Greet - Yankton Highscool artists
Flyover: Visual Art Forum I
Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United StatesDale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]
Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane
The Journey Museum 222 New York St, Rapid City, SD, United StatesThe Journey Museum is pleased to announce the opening of an exciting new art exhibition, Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane, on August 23rd, 2025 in our Contemporary Gallery. This exhibition is included with regular museum admission and will be on display through April 4th, 2026. Journeys to the Edge explores the artistic [...]
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 [...]
Yankton High School
Yankton Area Arts 508 Douglas Ave, Yankton, United StatesYAA Art Exhibit, Opening Reception, Artists Meet & Greet - Yankton Highscool artists
Flyover: Visual Art Forum I
Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United StatesDale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]
Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane
The Journey Museum 222 New York St, Rapid City, SD, United StatesThe Journey Museum is pleased to announce the opening of an exciting new art exhibition, Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane, on August 23rd, 2025 in our Contemporary Gallery. This exhibition is included with regular museum admission and will be on display through April 4th, 2026. Journeys to the Edge explores the artistic [...]
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 [...]
Dave Martinson’s Big Band Concert and Chocolate Tasting
Sturgis Community Center Theater Lazelle Street, Sturgis, SD, United StatesGet your calendar out and save the afternoon of Sunday, February 8th, for the Big Band Concert along with our annual Chocolate Tasting event. The Band, under the direction of David Martinson, is presenting another wonderful big band concert that afternoon. In addition, during intermission you can enjoy the yummy taste of homemade chocolate delights [...]
Self Care Sunday
The Matthews Opera House – Theatre 612 Main St, Spearfish, SD, United StatesSecond Sunday at the MatthewsWe are pleased to bring a beautiful Self-Care Series of intentional and meaningful collaboration to support the community. The Matthews Opera House, CAT Scratch Studios and Creative Explorations Nonprofit invite you to join us for restful sound meditations throughout the school year and into June. Mark your calendars now. You will experience the offerings of four different practitioners throughout the [...]

