Arts South Dakota and the South Dakota Arts Council will celebrate the 27th biennial Governor's Awards in the Arts on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Drifters Bar & Grille, Fort Pierre. Recipients of this year's awards are: Roger Broer, Hill City, for Distinction in Creative Achievement; Paul Schiller, Sioux Falls, for Outstanding Support of the [...]

For more information, contact: Shari Kosel, Program & Communications Director shari@ArtsSouthDakota.org Nominations open for the 27th biennial South Dakota Governor's Awards in the Arts Arts South Dakota and the South Dakota Arts Council co-sponsor the biennial Governor's Awards in the Arts to recognize individuals and businesses that have made a statewide impact through artistic [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shari Kosel, Program & Communications Director shari@artssouthdakota.org 605-252-5979 ext. 1 South Dakota artists, arts advocates, arts organization members, art lovers and community leaders will gather in downtown Sioux Falls for the 2024 State Arts Conference June 7-8 at the Washington Pavilion. The conference, sponsored by the South Dakota Arts Council and [...]

Home is Where the Art is, a new partnership between Arts South Dakota and Lamar Advertising is spotlighting the efforts of our state’s Community Arts Councils by displaying the work of local artists on billboards throughout South Dakota. “Each community in South Dakota is home to individuals who are creating art,” said Jim Speirs, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2023 Contact: Shari Kosel Arts South Dakota Program & Communications Director shari@artssouthdakota.org 605-252-5979 Arts South Dakota, in partnership with the South Dakota Arts Council and five South Dakota communities: Aberdeen, Brookings, Rapid City, Sioux Falls and Yankton, has released a new study of South Dakota’s nonprofit arts and culture [...]

From Shari Kosel Program & Communications Director Arts South Dakota shari@artssouthdakota.org 605.252.5979 ext. 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2023 Arts South Dakota Artist Emergency Relief Fund applications open April 4 The ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA ARTIST EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND provides short-term financial support for individual artists, culture bearers, and creative workers within South Dakota who [...]

From Shari Kosel Program & Communications Director Arts South Dakota shari@artssouthdakota.org 605.252.5979 ext. 1 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Plans have begun for a new arts journal that will celebrate and promote the arts in South Dakota. The annual publication is led by Arts South Dakota, in partnership with the South Dakota Arts Council, South Dakota [...]

From Shari Kosel Program & Communications Director Arts South Dakota shari@artssouthdakota.org 605.252.5979 ext. 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 16, 2022 Arts South Dakota and the South Dakota Arts Council will celebrate the 26th biennial Governor's Awards in the Arts on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Drifters Bar & Grille, Fort Pierre. Recipients of this year's [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2022 For more information, contact:  Shari Kosel, Program & Communications Director  shari@ArtsSouthDakota.org  Nominations open for the 26th biennial South Dakota Governor's Awards in the Arts  Arts South Dakota and the South Dakota Arts Council co-sponsor the biennial Governor's Awards in the Arts to recognize individuals and businesses that have made [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shari Kosel Program & Communications Director Arts South Dakota shari@artssouthdakota.org 605.252.5979 ext. 1 June 7, 2022 Registration is open for the annual Arts Education, Band Director & Choral Director Institutes Arts South Dakota, the South Dakota Arts Council, and Northern State University are bringing the 23nd annual Arts Education Institute (AEI), 3rd annual [...]