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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Week of Events
Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane
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 [...]
Great Plains Watercolor Society Member Art Exhibit
Haven’t seen the Great Plains Watercolor Society Members’ Exhibit at La Luna Café yet? There’s still time! Stop by the downtown Sioux Falls area, grab a coffee, and enjoy a beautiful collection of watercolor works by our talented members. The exhibit is on display through the end of November. While you’re there, snap a photo, [...]
Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane
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 [...]
Nordic Yule Market
Step into the magic of the season at our Nordic Yule Market, open October 11 – January 10 at the South Dakota Art Museum Shop! Inspired by traditional Nordic and German holiday markets, this festive shopping experience features: • Handcrafted gifts from Nordic and local artists (50 new vendors!) • Special events including live music, [...]
Nordic Yule Market
Step into the magic of the season at our Nordic Yule Market, open October 11 – January 10 at the South Dakota Art Museum Shop! Inspired by traditional Nordic and German holiday markets, this festive shopping experience features: • Handcrafted gifts from Nordic and local artists (50 new vendors!) • Special events including live music, [...]
Great Plains Watercolor Society Member Art Exhibit
Haven’t seen the Great Plains Watercolor Society Members’ Exhibit at La Luna Café yet? There’s still time! Stop by the downtown Sioux Falls area, grab a coffee, and enjoy a beautiful collection of watercolor works by our talented members. The exhibit is on display through the end of November. While you’re there, snap a photo, [...]
Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane
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 [...]
Nordic Yule Market
Step into the magic of the season at our Nordic Yule Market, open October 11 – January 10 at the South Dakota Art Museum Shop! Inspired by traditional Nordic and German holiday markets, this festive shopping experience features: • Handcrafted gifts from Nordic and local artists (50 new vendors!) • Special events including live music, [...]
Great Plains Watercolor Society Member Art Exhibit
Haven’t seen the Great Plains Watercolor Society Members’ Exhibit at La Luna Café yet? There’s still time! Stop by the downtown Sioux Falls area, grab a coffee, and enjoy a beautiful collection of watercolor works by our talented members. The exhibit is on display through the end of November. While you’re there, snap a photo, [...]
Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane
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 [...]
Nordic Yule Market
Step into the magic of the season at our Nordic Yule Market, open October 11 – January 10 at the South Dakota Art Museum Shop! Inspired by traditional Nordic and German holiday markets, this festive shopping experience features: • Handcrafted gifts from Nordic and local artists (50 new vendors!) • Special events including live music, [...]
Great Plains Watercolor Society Member Art Exhibit
Haven’t seen the Great Plains Watercolor Society Members’ Exhibit at La Luna Café yet? There’s still time! Stop by the downtown Sioux Falls area, grab a coffee, and enjoy a beautiful collection of watercolor works by our talented members. The exhibit is on display through the end of November. While you’re there, snap a photo, [...]
Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane
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
Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show
🎨 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 [...]
NSU Art Department presents: Eli Kessler Exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing”
NSU Art Department presents: Eli Kessler Exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing”
Event Locator: 2025-ACFXSA Eli Kessler's solo exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing,” is presented in conjunction with the SDAEA/CAA Conference hosted by NSU. Opening reception is scheduled for Friday, October 10 from 6:00-8:00pm.
South Dakota Governor's 11th Biennial Art Exhibit
South Dakota Governor's 11th Biennial Art Exhibit
Event Contact: uag@usd.eduContact Email: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583437Event Locator: 2025-ACGHFCThe South Dakota Governor's 11th Biennial Exhibition showcases the creative works of artists living and working in South Dakota.
Exhibition on view: Shrines and Portals: Darrel Nelson
Exhibition on view: Shrines and Portals: Darrel Nelson
An exhibition of assemblage sculptures of local and natural materials by the distinguished South Dakota sculptor Darrel Nelson.
Humanities Café – “Lakȟótiyapi: Teaching and Preserving the Lakota Language”
Humanities Café – “Lakȟótiyapi: Teaching and Preserving the Lakota Language”
Randilyn Boucher, Principal of Red Cloud Elementary School at Maȟpíya Lúta Owáyawa, Emmy Her Many Horses, Lakota Language & Education Initiative Director at Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation, and LaRayne Woster, cultural specialist and lead instructor at St. Joseph’s Indian School, join SDHC host, Stacy Chidaushe to discuss the importance of Lakota language preservation and [...]
Symphonic Band
Dalton Petersen Trio
Poetry on the Road
Poetry on the Road
The South Dakota State Poetry Society is visiting 22 SD communities with our 3rd annual Poetry on the Road program. At each event, we give readings and host an open mic, where anyone can sign up to read their poetry. We invite people to come just to listen, or bring your poems and sign up [...]
Daniel Heier Quartet
Daniel Heier Quartet
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Chorus rehearsal
Paul Lombardi: USD Faculty Composition Recital
Paul Lombardi: USD Faculty Composition Recital
Event Contact: Dr. Paul LombardiContact Email: Paul.Lombardi@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3473Event URL: https://usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2025-ACGADDYou are invited to Dr. Paul Lombardi's faculty composition recital, live from Colton Recital Hall, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, and livestreamed via the link available elsewhere on this post. This event is open to the public at [...]
Exhibition on view: Shrines and Portals: Darrel Nelson
Exhibition on view: Shrines and Portals: Darrel Nelson
An exhibition of assemblage sculptures of local and natural materials by the distinguished South Dakota sculptor Darrel Nelson.
Augustana Band Festival
Augustana Band Festival
The Augustana Band Festival has brought thousands of students from a 5-state area to participate in two full days of ensemble and clinic work featuring three separate bands — Gold, Blue and Honor Bands — led by outstanding music educators/directors. Participating students are nominated by their high school directors, and the festival is organized and [...]
Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show
Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show
🎨 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 [...]
South Dakota Governor's 11th Biennial Art Exhibit
South Dakota Governor's 11th Biennial Art Exhibit
Event Contact: uag@usd.eduContact Email: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583437Event Locator: 2025-ACGHFCThe South Dakota Governor's 11th Biennial Exhibition showcases the creative works of artists living and working in South Dakota.
NSU Art Department presents: Eli Kessler Exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing”
NSU Art Department presents: Eli Kessler Exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing”
Event Locator: 2025-ACFXSA Eli Kessler's solo exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing,” is presented in conjunction with the SDAEA/CAA Conference hosted by NSU. Opening reception is scheduled for Friday, October 10 from 6:00-8:00pm.
NMM Live! | Jason Laczkoski & Brett Cooper
NMM Live! | Jason Laczkoski & Brett Cooper
Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-658-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/nmm-live-videoEvent Locator: 2025-ACFMAQThe National Music Museum presents Simply Sonatas, a noontime concert featuring saxophonist Jason T. Laczkoski and pianist Brett Cooper performing sonatas by composers DeCruck, Worley, Harbisson, and Lunde. Together, the duo explores music for saxophone and piano, blending elegance, warmth, and range in [...]
NMM Live! | Simply Sonatas with Jason Laczkoski & Brett Cooper
NMM Live! | Simply Sonatas with Jason Laczkoski & Brett Cooper
The National Music Museum presents Simply Sonatas, a noontime concert featuring saxophonist Jason T. Laczkoski and pianist Brett Cooper performing sonatas by composers DeCruck, Worley, Harbisson, and Lunde. Together, the duo explores music for saxophone and piano, blending elegance, warmth, and range in a program that highlights both classic and contemporary contributions to the sonata [...]
First Friday Artists at the Studio
First Friday Artists at the Studio
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.
Guntren-Massey Quintet
Guntren-Massey Quintet
https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #siouxfalls
The Talbott Brothers
The Talbott Brothers
The Talbott Brothers return to The Matthews Opera House for another unforgettable evening of live music! After captivating audiences here in 2019 and 2020, brothers Nick and Tyler Talbott bring their signature blend of folk, rock, and soul. Known for their tight harmonies, heartfelt songwriting, and magnetic stage presence, the Talbott Brothers craft songs that feel [...]
Fellowship Jazz Center Orchestra!
Fellowship Jazz Center Orchestra!
The Fellowship Jazz Center Orchestra returns to the stage with The Evolution of Swing in America—an unforgettable evening of music tracing the rich history and vibrant transformation of swing. From its early 20th-century roots to its explosive influence on American culture, this dynamic performance will capture the rhythm, melody, and timeless energy that continue to make [...]
Guntren-Massey Quintet
Guntren-Massey Quintet
https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #siouxfalls
NSU Art Department presents: Eli Kessler Exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing”
NSU Art Department presents: Eli Kessler Exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing”
Event Locator: 2025-ACFXSA Eli Kessler's solo exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing,” is presented in conjunction with the SDAEA/CAA Conference hosted by NSU. Opening reception is scheduled for Friday, October 10 from 6:00-8:00pm.
Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show
Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show
🎨 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 [...]
Canvasbacks Art Club 29th Annual Art Show
Canvasbacks Art Club 29th Annual Art Show
Canvasbacks Art Club is opening their 29th annual art show on November 8th, 2025, from 10am to 3pm. This event is free and open to the public. Enjoy complementary refreshments, artwork and the beautiful autumn colors along the Missouri River. This year’s art show will include an “Art Supply Swap” where artist’s can bring their [...]
Swing Dance Social
Swing Dance Social
Join us for a lively East Coast Swing Dance Social celebrating the finale of our six-week dance class series! Whether you’ve been learning with us or just love to dance, everyone is welcome to hit the floor. East Coast Swing is a fun, upbeat partner dance rooted in the big band and rock ’n’ roll [...]
Jeff Paul Group
Jeff Paul Group
https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #siouxfalls
Augustana Band Festival
Augustana Band Festival
The Augustana Band Festival has brought thousands of students from a 5-state area to participate in two full days of ensemble and clinic work featuring three separate bands — Gold, Blue and Honor Bands — led by outstanding music educators/directors. Participating students are nominated by their high school directors, and the festival is organized and [...]
Jeff Paul Group
Jeff Paul Group
https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #siouxfalls
NSU Art Department presents: Eli Kessler Exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing”
NSU Art Department presents: Eli Kessler Exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing”
Event Locator: 2025-ACFXSA Eli Kessler's solo exhibition, “Looking More or Less Like Some Thing,” is presented in conjunction with the SDAEA/CAA Conference hosted by NSU. Opening reception is scheduled for Friday, October 10 from 6:00-8:00pm.
Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show
Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show
🎨 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 [...]
Knippling Senior Recital Reception
Knippling Senior Recital Reception
Event Locator: 2025-ACGBXA Reception Party for Maggie Knippling following the performance of their senior recital. Family, friends, and faculty will be in attendance.
An NSU School of Fine Arts Senior Recital: Maggie Knippling
An NSU School of Fine Arts Senior Recital: Maggie Knippling
Event Locator: 2025-ACGGTN An NSU School of Fine Arts Senior Recital: Maggie Knippling at 3:00 PM
Self Care Sunday
Self Care Sunday
Second Sunday at the MatthewsWe are pleased to bring a beautiful Self-Care Series of intentional and meaningful collaboration to support the community. The Matthews Opera House, CAT Scratch Studios and Creative Explorations Nonprofit invite you to join us for restful sound meditations throughout the school year and into June. Mark your calendars now. You will experience the offerings of four different practitioners throughout the [...]
Self Care Sunday
Self Care Sunday
Second Sunday at the MatthewsWe are pleased to bring a beautiful Self-Care Series of intentional and meaningful collaboration to support the community. The Matthews Opera House, CAT Scratch Studios and Creative Explorations Nonprofit invite you to join us for restful sound meditations throughout the school year and into June. Mark your calendars now. You will experience the offerings of four different practitioners throughout the [...]

