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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

MFA Thesis Exhibition

John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Email: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583437Event Locator: 2026-ACHQAZMFA Thesis Exhibition-Andrew Hembd, Dial Tone: Trouble with the Connection. This exhibition will feature a large-scale installation in the John A. Day Gallery created by Painting MFA Candidate, Andrew Hembd, as part of his degree requirements.  John A. Day Gallery March 30-April 2, 2026 Closing Reception-Thursday, April [...]

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.

Dial Tone: Trouble with the Connection… Closing Reception

John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Email: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583437Event Locator: 2026-ACHQCKClosing Artist Reception for MFA Painting Candidate, Andrew Hembd. Hembd's installation speaks to contemporary ideas of technology and isolation.  Free and open to the Public. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. 

Student Showcase

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

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!

The Tallest Dwarf Screening

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

Join SDPB and the Matthew’s Opera House for the Indie Lens Pop-Up series screening of The Tallest Dwarf. Enjoy an art show from the Northern Hills Training Center before and after the film. The Tallest Dwarf follows filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman as she searches for her place in the little people community and unpacks rumors of dwarfism in [...]

Chorus rehearsal

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

Student Showcase

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

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!

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

First Friday Artists at the Studio

Serendipity Studio Gallery & Gifts 230 S. Phillips Ave., Suite 204, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Join 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

The Two Tracks

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

2022 & 2024 Wyoming Arts Council Performing Arts Fellowship Winners “They avoid many of the cliches and gimmicks that have grown common in the Americana world while still championing a natural, Earth-grown sound. To hear an acoustic quartet reach a level of dynamic and thematic intensity like The Two Tracks do is an immeasurably rewarding [...]

Student Showcase

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

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!

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

NMM Discovery Saturday

National Music Museum Groves Gallery

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-658-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/Event Locator: 2026-ACHRZXCelebrate Discovery Saturday this Weekend with a Special Family Admission Deal at the NMM Celebrate Discovery Saturday at the National Music Museum with a special family admission offer. On Saturday, April 4, up to four visitors can enjoy the museum for just $20.00.  Museum [...]

The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show – Sioux Falls, SD

Sheraton Sioux Falls 1211 N West Ave, Sioux Falls, United States

North America’s largest award-winning interactive true crime murder mystery dinner show invites you into a night of laughter, mystery, and audience-driven intrigue. Enjoy a full dinner while a hilarious crime unfolds around you—but stay alert. The culprit is hiding in plain sight, and before the night is over, you could find yourself named a Prime [...]

$75.46

Westbound & Wanted

JD's Lounge 415 S Chapelle ST, Pierre, United States

WESTBOUND & WANTEDShirley Stripped Ridin’ west for the first time to JD’s Lounge…and lookin’ to meet a whole lotta new faces  415 S Chapelle StPierre, SD 57501  April 4th 8PM – 11PM No law. No brakes. Just music.Whiskey flows. Boots stomp. If you hear the sound……it’s already too late.

Student Showcase

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

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!

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

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