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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Journeys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane
The Journey Museum 222 New York St, Rapid CityJourneys to the Edge: The Artistic Legacy of Waud, Burns, and Crane
The Journey Museum 222 New York St, Rapid CityYankton Area Arts – Pathways Shelter for the Homeless
Yankton Area Arts 508 Douglas Ave, YanktonCalling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show
South Dakota Health Care Association Office 804 N Western Ave, Sioux FallsWeek 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 [...]
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 [...]
Flyover: Visual Art Forum I
Dale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]
Yankton Area Arts – Pathways Shelter for the Homeless
Pathways Shelter for the Homeless is local non-profit organization with a mission is to serve the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness within the Yankton area, and to engage partners in developing long-term solutions. The shelter was founded, in 1994, on the belief that everyone deserves a home. This exhibit will showcase works of art [...]
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 [...]
Yankton Area Arts – Pathways Shelter for the Homeless
Pathways Shelter for the Homeless is local non-profit organization with a mission is to serve the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness within the Yankton area, and to engage partners in developing long-term solutions. The shelter was founded, in 1994, on the belief that everyone deserves a home. This exhibit will showcase works of art [...]
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 [...]
Flyover: Visual Art Forum I
Dale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]
Flyover: Visual Art Forum I
Dale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]
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 [...]
Yankton Area Arts – Pathways Shelter for the Homeless
Pathways Shelter for the Homeless is local non-profit organization with a mission is to serve the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness within the Yankton area, and to engage partners in developing long-term solutions. The shelter was founded, in 1994, on the belief that everyone deserves a home. This exhibit will showcase works of art [...]
Flyover: Visual Art Forum I
Dale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]
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 [...]
Yankton Area Arts – Pathways Shelter for the Homeless
Pathways Shelter for the Homeless is local non-profit organization with a mission is to serve the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness within the Yankton area, and to engage partners in developing long-term solutions. The shelter was founded, in 1994, on the belief that everyone deserves a home. This exhibit will showcase works of art [...]
Yankton Area Arts – Pathways Shelter for the Homeless
Pathways Shelter for the Homeless is local non-profit organization with a mission is to serve the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness within the Yankton area, and to engage partners in developing long-term solutions. The shelter was founded, in 1994, on the belief that everyone deserves a home. This exhibit will showcase works of art [...]
Flyover: Visual Art Forum I
Dale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]
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 [...]
Flyover: Visual Art Forum I
Dale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]
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 [...]
Yankton Area Arts – Pathways Shelter for the Homeless
Pathways Shelter for the Homeless is local non-profit organization with a mission is to serve the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness within the Yankton area, and to engage partners in developing long-term solutions. The shelter was founded, in 1994, on the belief that everyone deserves a home. This exhibit will showcase works of art [...]
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 [...]
Flyover: Visual Art Forum I
Dale Lamphere, Roger Broer, Bill Fleming, Susan Turnbull, Ray Tysdal, and Kenny Putnam 11.21.25 - 02.14.26 Ruth Brennan Gallery Reception December 19 | 5-7pm Six artists from Flyover Country - longtime friends - all working in different styles and media, have come together to share ideas and participate in each others art making process. Starting [...]
Yankton Area Arts – Pathways Shelter for the Homeless
Pathways Shelter for the Homeless is local non-profit organization with a mission is to serve the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness within the Yankton area, and to engage partners in developing long-term solutions. The shelter was founded, in 1994, on the belief that everyone deserves a home. This exhibit will showcase works of art [...]
Always a Student
Always a Student
The NSU Art Department is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibition “Always a Student” displayed at the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery on the campus of Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. The two-person exhibition features the artwork of artists Michael Aasness and Mark Stemwedel. The artwork will be on display from January 12 [...]
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 [...]
Miracle – Dinner & A Movie
Miracle – Dinner & A Movie
Both Floor Seating for Dinner and Balcony seating for just the movie tickets available. Please Note: Movie tickets are sold separately. Guests with floor seating will be able to choose their dinner from the menu above and place their order the night of the event.
Always a Student
Always a Student
The NSU Art Department is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibition “Always a Student” displayed at the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery on the campus of Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. The two-person exhibition features the artwork of artists Michael Aasness and Mark Stemwedel. The artwork will be on display from January 12 [...]
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 [...]
The Writer’s Study
The Writer’s Study
Writers in the area, come one, come all! Meet up for prompts, sharing, feedback, classes, and more! Every Tuesday at 6pm!
Moms unhinged
Moms unhinged
NEW DATE! Join us for a night of laughter as we explore everything from motherhood, midlife crisis, marriage, divorce, online dating, and other things that irritate us. Men are welcome to the show, too. Moms Unhinged has been selling out shows all over the country and is coming to you for a special performance. We [...]
Andrew Billion
Andrew Billion
https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #siouxfalls
Board Meeting
Artist Speaker Series: Mel Cotton, Rose and Eugene
Artist Speaker Series: Mel Cotton, Rose and Eugene
Happy New Year! What a great time to hone your skills and start building momentum in your art business. Come be surrounded by a supportive community of peers and professionals! January features Mel Cotton, the owner of Rose and Eugene Presents. She will impart wisdom on the balance between passion and profit when it comes [...]
2025-2026 Speaker Series for Artists!
2025-2026 Speaker Series for Artists!
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 [...]
Always a Student
Always a Student
The NSU Art Department is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibition “Always a Student” displayed at the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery on the campus of Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. The two-person exhibition features the artwork of artists Michael Aasness and Mark Stemwedel. The artwork will be on display from January 12 [...]
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 [...]
Bellman Presentation: Blood Donor Month
Bellman Presentation: Blood Donor Month
About the Bellman Brown Bag Series… The Bellman Brown Bag series is a humanities program designed to explore ideas, history, literature, art, and culture. The Brown Bag program was developed by Dr. Stewart Bellman in the 1990s. Recognizing the Matthews Opera House as an ideal venue for the exploration of humanities topics, he engaged a [...]
Shamrockers
Always a Student
Always a Student
The NSU Art Department is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibition “Always a Student” displayed at the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery on the campus of Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. The two-person exhibition features the artwork of artists Michael Aasness and Mark Stemwedel. The artwork will be on display from January 12 [...]
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 [...]
Exhibition on view: The Augustana High School Invitational
Exhibition on view: The Augustana High School Invitational
The exhibition of over one hundred ten artworks showcases a diverse array of artistic expressions from talented students from twenty-two regional high schools. The artists, who range from freshmen to seniors, have created in a wide range of mediums, including: ceramics, drawing, digital art, photography, mixed media, painting, printmaking, and sculpture.
Humanities Café – Human Trafficking in South Dakota: More Than You Know
Humanities Café – Human Trafficking in South Dakota: More Than You Know
Human Trafficking in South Dakota: More Than You Know – Jordan Bruxvoort, Director of The Naomi Project, Mary Jackson, Survivor Services & Program Coordinator at Call to Freedom, McKenzie Lira, Director of Marissa's House & Outreach Services at Call to Freedom, and Tanya Grassel-Krietlow, Program Manager with the South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and [...]
Pete Hoesing Quartet
Pete Hoesing Quartet
https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #siouxfalls
Chorus rehearsal
Reimagining the World: A Song Recital
Reimagining the World: A Song Recital
Event Contact: music@usd.eduContact Email: music@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583466Event URL: https://www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2025-ACGRQJKatherine Price, soprano and Sonja Kraus, D.M., cello, along with Eun-Hee Park, D.M., piano, perform an evening of song in Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M Lee Center for the Fine Arts. This event is open to the public at no charge, and will [...]
Always a Student
Always a Student
The NSU Art Department is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibition “Always a Student” displayed at the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery on the campus of Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. The two-person exhibition features the artwork of artists Michael Aasness and Mark Stemwedel. The artwork will be on display from January 12 [...]
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 [...]
Exhibition on view: The Augustana High School Invitational
Exhibition on view: The Augustana High School Invitational
The exhibition of over one hundred ten artworks showcases a diverse array of artistic expressions from talented students from twenty-two regional high schools. The artists, who range from freshmen to seniors, have created in a wide range of mediums, including: ceramics, drawing, digital art, photography, mixed media, painting, printmaking, and sculpture.
History at High Noon
History at High Noon
Our January 16th program, presented by Tim Velder, will be “Neva Esmay: A prairie girl who reached new heights.”. Neva was born in Draper, SD, in 1918 and attended rural schools in the prairies north of the Black Hills before finishing high school at Newell. She got a teaching certificate at Spearfish Normal School, but [...]
Mitchell Concert Series
Mitchell Concert Series
Fri, Jan 9th - NOON | Our hometown dynamic duo, Billy Lurken & Chris Foster Friday, Jan 16th - NOON | Sioux Falls Singer/Songwriters Audrianna & Greyson Schulz Friday, Jan 23rd - NOON | Black Hills songstress Jami Lynn Fri, Jan 30th - NOON | a MAGIC show by Jeff Quinn ️ Saturday, Jan 31st - [...]
3rd Fridays – STAND-UP
3rd Fridays – STAND-UP
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 [...]
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 [...]
Wild About Science: Turtles and Tortoises
Wild About Science: Turtles and Tortoises
This winter, let curiosity run wild! In collaboration with the Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium, our Wild About Science series brings live animals and family fun together one Saturday a month from November through March. Slow and steady wins the day! Get up close with turtles and tortoises as you learn about [...]
Performance by Northern Honors Orchestra Clinic
Performance by Northern Honors Orchestra Clinic
Event Locator: 2025-ACDJBD Regional high school orchestral musicians are invited to a two day focused training with a concert to culminate their work. No ticket is required.
Installation Banquet
Sound Mind
Sound Mind
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 [...]
Chinook Days Puzzle Contest
Chinook Days Puzzle Contest
The Chinook Days Jigsaw Puzzle Contest returns to The Matthews on Sunday, January 18, 2026, with strict teams of two, side-by-side competition, and prizes for the fastest finishers. Whether you’re tackling a 500-piece challenge in the adult division or a 200-piece race in the youth category, you’ll be working against the clock and the competition. [...]

