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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

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

Exhibition on view: The Augustana High School Invitational

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2120 S Grange Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197, Sioux Falls, United States

The exhibition of over one hundred ten artworks showcases a diverse array of artistic expressions from talented students from twenty-two regional high schools. The artists, who range from freshmen to seniors, have created in a wide range of mediums, including: ceramics, drawing, digital art, photography, mixed media, painting, printmaking, and sculpture.

Yankton Area Arts – Pathways Shelter for the Homeless

Yankton Area Arts 508 Douglas Ave, Yankton, United States

Pathways Shelter for the Homeless is local non-profit organization with a mission is to serve the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness within the Yankton area, and to engage partners in developing long-term solutions. The shelter was founded, in 1994, on the belief that everyone deserves a home.  This exhibit will showcase works of art [...]

Free

Flyover: ​Visual Art Forum I

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United States

Dale 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 States

The 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 [...]

$20

Exhibition on view: The Augustana High School Invitational

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2120 S Grange Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197, Sioux Falls, United States

The exhibition of over one hundred ten artworks showcases a diverse array of artistic expressions from talented students from twenty-two regional high schools. The artists, who range from freshmen to seniors, have created in a wide range of mediums, including: ceramics, drawing, digital art, photography, mixed media, painting, printmaking, and sculpture.

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Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301

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Backcountry Film Festival & Soup Feed

The Matthews Opera House – Theatre 612 Main St, Spearfish, SD, United States

The 21st Annual Backcountry Film Festival (BCFF) returns to The Matthews, bringing a celebration of human-powered adventure, winter storytelling, and public lands advocacy to the local community. Hosted by Chinook Days and the Matthews, in partnership with Winter Wildlands Alliance, the national nonprofit dedicated to protecting America’s wild snowscapes. The Backcountry Film Festival is part [...]

47th Annual BAC Photography Exhibition

Brookings Arts Council 524 4th St, Brookings, SD, United States

CALL FOR PHOTOGRAPHY Join the Brookings Arts Council in hosting our 47th annual photography exhibition, featuring awarding guest juror Kelcey Shroder. Conditions and Eligibility All photographers ages 14 and up residing in South Dakota or living within a 150-mile radius of Brookings, South Dakota are eligible to enter this exhibition. Payment, photographs, and a signed [...]

Chorus rehearsal

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

Bakken, DeJongh, Thor

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #siouxfalls

Aberdeen Community Concert Association presents: GQ (Gentlemen’s Quartet)

Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301, Johnson Fine Arts Center Vestibule 100

Event Locator: 2025-ACFXRQ GQ (Gentlemen’s Quartet) is a modern, elegant take on some of the most famous music ever written, fusing together multiple genres in a perfect symphony of sophistication, virtuosity, and humor. Comprised of cello/mandocello, electric guitar/bass, percussion, piano and violin, with special appearances by female vocalist Erin Shields, their concerts offer audiences a [...]

Yankton Area Arts – Pathways Shelter for the Homeless

Yankton Area Arts 508 Douglas Ave, Yankton, United States

Pathways Shelter for the Homeless is local non-profit organization with a mission is to serve the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness within the Yankton area, and to engage partners in developing long-term solutions. The shelter was founded, in 1994, on the belief that everyone deserves a home.  This exhibit will showcase works of art [...]

Free

Flyover: ​Visual Art Forum I

Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United States

Dale 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 States

The 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 [...]

$20

Exhibition on view: The Augustana High School Invitational

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2120 S Grange Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197, Sioux Falls, United States

The exhibition of over one hundred ten artworks showcases a diverse array of artistic expressions from talented students from twenty-two regional high schools. The artists, who range from freshmen to seniors, have created in a wide range of mediums, including: ceramics, drawing, digital art, photography, mixed media, painting, printmaking, and sculpture.

NMM Live! | Heartland Marimba Quartet

National Music Museum Performance Hall East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-658-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/events/37bb1985-2b24-4a6d-8ca1-0611a2c03b5bEvent Locator: 2025-ACGQQRJoin us for performance with the Heartland Marimba Quartet, one of today’s leading ensembles dedicated to expanding and elevating the classical marimba art form. Since its founding in 2016, HMQ has toured widely across the country and internationally, presenting virtuosic, imaginative programs that [...]

Event Series Mitchell Concert Series

Mitchell Concert Series

401 Create 401 N Main, Mitchell, United States

 Fri, Jan 9th - NOON | Our hometown dynamic duo, Billy Lurken & Chris Foster  Friday, Jan 16th - NOON | Sioux Falls Singer/Songwriters Audrianna & Greyson Schulz  Friday, Jan 23rd - NOON | Black Hills songstress Jami Lynn  Fri, Jan 30th - NOON | a MAGIC show by Jeff Quinn ️ Saturday, Jan 31st - [...]

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