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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Artists Speaker Series

The Underground by Rehfeld’s North Phillips Avenue 431, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

An Artist’s Relationship with a Gallery Tuesday, April 14 6:30-8:00PM CT / 5:30-7:00PM MT April features Alix Johnson, Gallery Director for Rehfelds, and Mel Cotton, Owner of Rose and Eugene Presents. We will be discussing an artist’s relationship with a gallery. • How to approach a gallery • What a gallery looks for in an [...]

2025-2026 Speaker Series for Artists!

The Underground Venue at Rehfelds Modern North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

The Watering Can is thrilled to announce its upcoming Speaker Series for Artists, a free, monthly event designed to give creatives the tools and confidence to grow their art into a thriving business. Launching this September, the series will feature guest speakers from Sioux Falls and beyond. Artists, curators, and business professionals will share insight [...]

2026 Ohunkankan Storytelling Series

Thunder Valley 290 Empowerment Dr,, Porcupine, SD, United States

The Lakota Advocacy Center is excited to announce the 2026 Ohunkankan Storytelling Series, running February 17 – April 21, 2026. This year’s series is a 10-week gathering held every Tuesday from 6:00–7:30 pm, featuring four invited speakers who will share their unique approaches, experiences, and teachings. Together, these sessions uplift Lakota knowledge around traditional foods, medicines, land stewardship, and plant [...]

Recital Rehearsal

Johnson Fine Arts Choir Classroom 155

Event Locator: 2026-ACHQSP A 15-voice choir will rehearse for Bill Wieland's recital in the choir room.

Jazz Night at Dada Gastropub

ICON Events + DaDa Gastropub 402 N Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Local favorites Steve Smith (piano), Dalton Petersen (bass), and Pete Hoesing (drums) will feature Rapid City trumpeter Alex Massa for this special Jazz Appreciation Month celebration - with special guests coming, you never know who you might hear! $5 cover

$5

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

Dress Rehearsal for Opera Workshop

Johnson Fine Arts Black Box 112

Event Locator: 2026-ACHRJZ This is a dress rehearsal for our Opera Workshop performances on April 17th and 18th.

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

Opera Workshop Rehearsal

Johnson Fine Arts Black Box 112

Event Locator: 2026-ACHRKA This is a staging rehearsal for our opera workshop performances on April 17th and 18th.

Dress Rehearsal for Opera Workshop

Johnson Fine Arts Black Box 112

Event Locator: 2026-ACHRJZ This is a dress rehearsal for our Opera Workshop performances on April 17th and 18th.

Chorus rehearsal

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

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

NMM Live! | Tjärnblom

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/951f3515-16e8-43fa-a4e4-165286c8d1b4Event Locator: 2026-ACGWDPTjärnblom, Swedish for "woodland lake flower", is a Scandinavian-style string band featuring a beautiful blend of nyckelharpa, octave mandolin, harmonium and cello.  They travel a musical journey along “Snoose Boulevard,” playing a repertoire of old and new Swedish, Finnish, and Minnesota tunes for [...]

Event Series Junkin’ Market Days Spring Event

Junkin’ Market Days Spring Event

W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds 100 N Lyon Blvd, Sioux Falls, United States

✨ Sioux Falls—Spring Shopping Starts Here! ✨ 🌷 Junkin’ Market Days® Spring Market is coming to W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds on April 17–18—and you do not want to miss it! Shop 100 incredible small businesses featuring the best in: ❤️ Shabby chic home décor ❤️ Rustic furniture & vintage finds ❤️ Handmade jewelry & boutique [...]

$5

Teachers As Artists Reception

Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

This exhibition highlights the creative practices of K–12 art educators from the Sioux Falls Public School District. While these individuals are best known as teachers, this exhibition centers them as artists in their own right. Art education fosters critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and meaningful self-expression. These skills support academic learning, emotional growth, and civic engagement. [...]

The Big Screen Film Showcase

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

The Big Screen Film Showcase is an evening dedicated to celebrating the art of cinema through a curated selection of short films and features created by local and regional filmmakers. This program highlights a wide range of storytelling styles and perspectives, spanning documentary, narrative drama, sci-fi, horror, and music video formats. Each film offers a [...]

Becoming Midwest: Life Between

Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

This gallery by a mother-daughter duo, Becoming Midwest: Life Between was a story not only of a shared landscape, but of migration and immigration, confinement and sacrifice, and a love for the complicated history and future of the Midwest. We invite you to experience what Becoming Midwest means to you and to settle into all [...]

Free

Where the Creatives Gather

Kristopherson Korner Sisseton, United States

Artist gathering the last three Fridays of each month from November until May at Kristopherson Korner, Veterans Avenue Sisseton Bring Art projects you are working on and come hang out with other artists the last three Fridays during the winter months. Music, Hot Tea and snacks provided. Don't forget your tea mug!

NSU Opera-Theatre presents: Lovestruck & Saddle-Sore: Two Tall Tales in Song Operatic Misadventures from the American f

Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Black Box 112

Event Locator: 2025-ACFTKT Hold onto your hats and hitch up your heartstrings—Lovestruck & Saddle-Sore brings the Old West to the opera stage in two delightfully dramatic chamber works. In Down in the Valley, a doomed romance unfolds behind bars as a young couple’s dreams clash with harsh frontier justice. Then, saddle up for laughs in [...]

3rd Fridays – STAND-UP

Grey Goose Store & Social Club 28884 Merry Rd, Pierre, United States

The Speakeasy Presents: 3rd Fridays Get ready for an explosive season of laughter! Our 3rd Fridays comedy nights are back for Season 4, and we're bringing in the best and brightest comedians from all over the region to grace our stage. The show is free, the laughs are on us, and the rest is on [...]

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