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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Author CK Van Dam will discuss her latest book and women staking their claim to the frontier in Dakota Territory.Scholar: CK Van DamSponsored by: Siouxland Libraries Downtown LibraryFor more information, contact: Kara Vehar <kara.vehar@siouxfalls.gov>
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see the everyday for the first time intricate details and evocative colors take you through an adventure of commonplace objects–electrical sockets, pansies, and spools of wire–in off-shoot. erin wohletz’s work explores the meandrous realms of complexity that lie within our cultural delineators. Opening Reception Friday, August 8 6:00-8:00pm Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce 400 N. Main [...]
Governor 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 [...]
Photography and photomontage by alumna Gracie Rothering from her MFA graduate thesis and ongoing series.
The S.D. Festival of Books - being held in Spearfish - will be hosting over 65 authors in a variety of genres on September 26 & 27. We hope you will join us!For more information, visit https://sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The South Dakota Humanities Council brings communities together through the power of stories, culture, and conversation. But with federal funding [...]
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Join us at The Matthews Opera House for a special Author Reception as part of the South Dakota Festival of Books! This is your chance to mix and mingle with Festival presenters and fellow readers while enjoying delicious hors d’oeuvres from Cheyenne Crossing The South Dakota Festival of Books, presented by the South Dakota Humanities [...]
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In this 2025 One Book South Dakota, award-winning author Rebecca Clarren investigates the entangled history of her Jewish ancestors’ land in South Dakota and the Lakota, who were forced off that land by the United States government.Scholar: Kathy AntonenSponsored by: Tripp County Library Grossenburg MemorialFor more information, contact: Misti Burns <tclib@gwtc.net>
Event Contact: Dr. Bethany AmundsonContact Email: bethany.amundson@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583468Event URL: https://usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2025-ACFLSJYou are invited to USD Department of Music's Band Showcase Concert, with performances by the USD Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz 1, and the SOUND of USD, live from Aalfs Auditorium, Slagle Hall and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post.
see the everyday for the first time intricate details and evocative colors take you through an adventure of commonplace objects–electrical sockets, pansies, and spools of wire–in off-shoot. erin wohletz’s work explores the meandrous realms of complexity that lie within our cultural delineators. Opening Reception Friday, August 8 6:00-8:00pm Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce 400 N. Main [...]
The Vermillion Vortex Film Festival is an independent film festival held in beautiful Vermillion, South Dakota (home to the University of South Dakota). This year's festival takes place September 26-28, 2025 at the downtown Coyote Twin Theater. The Vermillion Vortex Film Festival seeks to create a community of area cinema enthusiasts and filmmakers of all [...]
Come join us for the 2025 South Dakota Festival of Books in Spearfish!A full schedule and author details can be found at https://sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books/
Governor 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 [...]
Photography and photomontage by alumna Gracie Rothering from her MFA graduate thesis and ongoing series.
Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-658-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/nmm-live-videoEvent Locator: 2025-ACFJSHImmerse yourself in the sounds of 17th-century Italy with An Evening at Home: Music on the Octave Virginal, performed by acclaimed harpsichordist Faythe Vollrath. This special program offers the rare chance to hear the NMM’s 1694 Guarracino octave virginal, a small keyboard instrument [...]
Immerse yourself in the sounds of 17th-century Italy with An Evening at Home: Music on the Octave Virginal, performed by acclaimed harpsichordist Faythe Vollrath. This special program offers the rare chance to hear the NMM’s 1694 Guarracino octave virginal, a small keyboard instrument once favored for practice, song accompaniment, and private entertainment in the Italian [...]
This powerful exhibition juxtaposes hundreds of drawings from children in peaceful Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with emotionally charged works from children in war-torn regions of Ethiopia. The work reveals how children instinctively express trauma, joy, memory and resilience through drawing — an ancient, universal language that predates speech. This project, curated and envisioned by artist [...]
