ARTS CALENDAR
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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Event Contact: Dr. Sonja KrausContact Email: sonja.kraus@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583481Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2026-ACHVPAUSD Department of Music invites you to the Cancelosi Chamber Music Series, live from Colton Recital Hall, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. This event is open to the public at no charge.
The BAC is proud to showcase art work by the students of MMS and BHS during the month of April. The show opens April 2nd and will run through April 26th. Please join us for the opening reception!
Welcome to the artsHUB⌘! The VCA and our intern Abigail would like to invite you to an analog version, also known as a good old-fashioned get together, of our digital HUB for artists, makers, arts & culture organizations, venues, and the community that needs you. You can get ahead of the curve by checking out [...]
Presented by Improvise Arts, the Black Hills Jazz Festival encourages listeners to move through downtown Rapid City while discovering music in unexpected places April 22-25, 2026. Inspired by global festivals recognizing International Jazz Day and Jazz Appreciation Month, the Black Hills Jazz Fest highlights exceptional South Dakota based musicians performing alongside nationally and internationally touring [...]
Under Construction features the creative research of the University of South Dakota Department of Art, BFA Graphic Design Graduating Students. Jade Bendewald Emma Johnson Marleen Mulla Kyle Van Buskirk Public Reception is April 24, 2026, from 5 pm to 7 pm in the John A. Day Gallery. Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, [...]
🎨 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 [...]
Dr. Michael Card, renowned political analyst andProfessor Emeritus of Political Science at USD, joins SDHC host Stacy Chidausheto discuss the unique aspects of South Dakota’s political history, how the electoralprocess operates, and why understanding the system is critical to a functioningdemocracy.Scholar: Dr. Michael CardLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81487809271?pwd=se8TFuyNaaJKbUoA7oWisuWyaz01Jc.1Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities CouncilPlease let us know what you thought [...]
Event Locator: 2026-ACHQGW The choir room will provide a gathering location for the performers on Bill Wieland's retirement recital.
Event Locator: 2026-ACGWTB “Bill Wieland and Friends” is Bill Wieland’s retirement recital. It will feature NSU students, NSU alumni, and community members in a wide variety of ensembles. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre finishes off its 2025–2026 season with Pride & Prejudice by Kate Hamill based on the classic novel by Jane Austen. The show runs in the Knutson Theatre April 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, and 25th at 7:30pm, April 19th and 26th at 2:00pm. As well as April 24th [...]
Event Contact: Dr. David HoldhusenContact Email: david.holdhusen@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583467Event Locator: 2026-ACHVRGUSD Legacy Swing Vocal Jazz invites you to their concert, live from the AV Lounge at 4 W Main St. This event is open to the public at no charge.
The BAC is proud to showcase art work by the students of MMS and BHS during the month of April. The show opens April 2nd and will run through April 26th. Please join us for the opening reception!
Welcome to the artsHUB⌘! The VCA and our intern Abigail would like to invite you to an analog version, also known as a good old-fashioned get together, of our digital HUB for artists, makers, arts & culture organizations, venues, and the community that needs you. You can get ahead of the curve by checking out [...]
Presented by Improvise Arts, the Black Hills Jazz Festival encourages listeners to move through downtown Rapid City while discovering music in unexpected places April 22-25, 2026. Inspired by global festivals recognizing International Jazz Day and Jazz Appreciation Month, the Black Hills Jazz Fest highlights exceptional South Dakota based musicians performing alongside nationally and internationally touring [...]
Under Construction features the creative research of the University of South Dakota Department of Art, BFA Graphic Design Graduating Students. Jade Bendewald Emma Johnson Marleen Mulla Kyle Van Buskirk Public Reception is April 24, 2026, from 5 pm to 7 pm in the John A. Day Gallery. Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, [...]
🎨 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 [...]
The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre finishes off its 2025–2026 season with Pride & Prejudice by Kate Hamill based on the classic novel by Jane Austen. The show runs in the Knutson Theatre April 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, and 25th at 7:30pm, April 19th and 26th at 2:00pm. As well as April 24th [...]
In this deeply moving account of America’s greatest Indian war, viewers are quickly immersed in the world of Lakotas and Northern Cheyennes, and their futile struggle in the 1870s to retain a lifeway on the buffalo prairie. Those ever-committed Northern Indians faced a succession of white invaders: railroaders, borderland surveyors, prospectors, and ultimately the United States Army. In the best of days, they turned back George Crook at the Rosebud and wiped out George Armstrong Custer at the Little Big Horn. But a dozen other clashes followed, and in the end these tradition-minded people could not endure the army’s endless hounding. Some fled to Canada to [...]
Event Contact: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Email: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583437Event Locator: 2026-ACHVDMUnder Construction: Still Working on it features the creative research by USD Department of Art BFA Students, Jade Bendewald, Emma Johnson, Marleen Mulla, and Kyle Van Buskirk. Public Reception is on April 24, 2026, 5 pm to 7 pm, in the John A. Day Gallery, Warren M. [...]
