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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Imagined Horizons
Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United StatesFeaturing Hot Springs painter, Gayle Tescher, this exhibition will be on display in the Bruce H. Lien Cultural Café & Gallery from November 7 to December 30, 2024. Admission is free. After retiring from the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs in 2009, Tescher returned to her love of art, a passion that began in [...]
2025 South Dakota Governor’s Conference on Tourism
Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center 920 West Sioux Avenue, Pierre, SD, United StatesWhat's your favorite part of January? If you're like us, it's the annual South Dakota Governor's Conference on Tourism. Attendees from across South Dakota and the United States come eager to network and learn about what’s new. At Travel South Dakota, we especially look forward to getting together with all the new and returning industry members [...]
Spark! Places of Innovation
Great Plains Art Institute 381 East 3rd Street, Mission, SD, United StatesIn May 2024, the Smithsonian Institution began making its way across South Dakota. The vehicle for this adventure was a Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition tour, Spark! Places of Innovation, highlighting how innovation has shaped small towns across the nation. The exhibition, examining the ingenuity and tenacity of rural America, will end its road trip at [...]
Deborah Mitchell, Flower and Flame Exhibition
Black Hills State University University Boulevard, Spearfish, SD, United StatesThe Ruddell Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of its newest exhibition, Flower and Flame, featuring the work of artist Deborah Mitchell. The exhibition will run from January 20 to February 27, with an artist reception scheduled for Thursday January 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Artist Deborah Mitchell’s exhibition, Flower and Flame, emerged [...]
Free
The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition
The South Dakota State Capitol East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota, United StatesGovernor Kristi Noem announced 12 students who are being recognized for their artistic talents through the Governor’s Student Art Competition. An exhibition of the artwork is now open to the public in the South Dakota Capitol building. The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition includes work from the following students: A panel of nine professional artists served [...]
39th Annual Stilwell Student Awards Exhibition
John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United StatesEvent Contact: 0Contact Email: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583437Event Locator: 2025-ACCPDD39th Annual Stilwel Student Awards Exhibition showcases the visual artwork created by the University of South Dakota Department of Art Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Klaire Lockheart, USD Department of Art Painting Alumna.
Gallery Reception: “Small Works Big Ideas”
The Matthews Art Gallery 612 Main St, Spearfish, SD, United StatesOpening reception for “Small Work & Big Ideas” exhibit in partnership with Early Child Connection’s Mini Masters Program. In the realm of art, size is no measure of impact, and neither should age. Small Works, Big Ideas celebrates the infinite creative potential we all have and packs it into intimate dimensions. This exhibit combines a [...]
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.
Free
Imagined Horizons
Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United StatesFeaturing Hot Springs painter, Gayle Tescher, this exhibition will be on display in the Bruce H. Lien Cultural Café & Gallery from November 7 to December 30, 2024. Admission is free. After retiring from the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs in 2009, Tescher returned to her love of art, a passion that began in [...]
2025 South Dakota Governor’s Conference on Tourism
Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center 920 West Sioux Avenue, Pierre, SD, United StatesWhat's your favorite part of January? If you're like us, it's the annual South Dakota Governor's Conference on Tourism. Attendees from across South Dakota and the United States come eager to network and learn about what’s new. At Travel South Dakota, we especially look forward to getting together with all the new and returning industry members [...]
Spark! Places of Innovation
Great Plains Art Institute 381 East 3rd Street, Mission, SD, United StatesIn May 2024, the Smithsonian Institution began making its way across South Dakota. The vehicle for this adventure was a Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition tour, Spark! Places of Innovation, highlighting how innovation has shaped small towns across the nation. The exhibition, examining the ingenuity and tenacity of rural America, will end its road trip at [...]
Deborah Mitchell, Flower and Flame Exhibition
Black Hills State University University Boulevard, Spearfish, SD, United StatesThe Ruddell Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of its newest exhibition, Flower and Flame, featuring the work of artist Deborah Mitchell. The exhibition will run from January 20 to February 27, with an artist reception scheduled for Thursday January 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Artist Deborah Mitchell’s exhibition, Flower and Flame, emerged [...]
Free
The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition
The South Dakota State Capitol East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota, United StatesGovernor Kristi Noem announced 12 students who are being recognized for their artistic talents through the Governor’s Student Art Competition. An exhibition of the artwork is now open to the public in the South Dakota Capitol building. The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition includes work from the following students: A panel of nine professional artists served [...]
The Atrium Makers Market
Serendipity Studio Gallery & Gifts 230 S. Phillips Ave., Suite 204, Sioux Falls, SD, United StatesLooking for something special to do this weekend? Join us at The Atrium Makers Market in downtown Sioux Falls, SD! Explore a vibrant indoor market filled with handmade goods, stunning art pieces, and one-of-a-kind treasures crafted by local artists and crafters. Every Weekend Beautiful Shriver Square's Atrium, Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD What You’ll Find: Handmade jewelry, pottery, […]
More Than Marching
Lemmon Legion Club 1st Avenue West, Lemmon, S, United States"More Than Marching" a western dance series for Military and military connected individuals along with their families and community members. “Hosting dance events open to the public at the local Legion club fosters a sense of community and belonging. It provides an inclusive space where veterans can interact with neighbors, bridging the gap between […]
“HUMAN” Aerial Performance
The Matthews Opera House – Theatre 612 Main St, Spearfish, SD, United StatesWHO: Aerialists, acrobats, dancers, and YOU! WHAT: Explore emotion through breathtaking displays of dance, partner acroyoga, and aerial arts WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater • 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish WHEN: Saturday, February 8 at 7 pm WHY: Inspire your heart and provoke your imagination! HOW: Purchase tickets online at matthewsopera.com, call us at 605.642.7973, […]
Imagined Horizons
Dahl Arts Center 713 7th St, Rapid City, SD, United StatesFeaturing Hot Springs painter, Gayle Tescher, this exhibition will be on display in the Bruce H. Lien Cultural Café & Gallery from November 7 to December 30, 2024. Admission is free. After retiring from the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs in 2009, Tescher returned to her love of art, a passion that began in [...]
2025 South Dakota Governor’s Conference on Tourism
Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center 920 West Sioux Avenue, Pierre, SD, United StatesWhat's your favorite part of January? If you're like us, it's the annual South Dakota Governor's Conference on Tourism. Attendees from across South Dakota and the United States come eager to network and learn about what’s new. At Travel South Dakota, we especially look forward to getting together with all the new and returning industry members [...]
Spark! Places of Innovation
Great Plains Art Institute 381 East 3rd Street, Mission, SD, United StatesIn May 2024, the Smithsonian Institution began making its way across South Dakota. The vehicle for this adventure was a Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition tour, Spark! Places of Innovation, highlighting how innovation has shaped small towns across the nation. The exhibition, examining the ingenuity and tenacity of rural America, will end its road trip at [...]
