Business of Art

The Business of Art | The Watering Can Collaboration – Artist Toolkit for Success: Pricing–Understand the Variables to Customize a Formula That Works for You

Join trainers Claudia Dale and Alex Lunstra from The Watering Can to learn how best to price your visual art work. Includes customized content from the Springboard for the Arts The Work of Art toolkit, with materials provided in advance to registrants. Arts South Dakota is excited to partner with The Watering Can to share this in-person [...]

By Shari Kosel|2024-11-13T10:26:36-06:00November 13th, 2024|

Community Creativity Conversations | “The Power of Possibility” Documentary and the Impact of Public Art in South Dakota Communities

PRESENTERS Anna Marie Thatcher – Periaktos Productions Marty Two Bulls, Jr. – Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe Artist Laureate Dale Lamphere – South Dakota Artist Laureate DESCRIPTION The recently released documentary project “The Power of Possibility” looks at the impacts of public art in South Dakota communities. Produced by Dakota Wesleyan [...]

By Shari Kosel|2024-11-01T13:18:41-05:00November 1st, 2024|

Music Maker Mixer: Building Your Music Brand (Presented in collaboration with Levitt at the Falls)

PRESENTERS Shaun Johnson Andrea Ross Vaney Hariri DESCRIPTION Arts South Dakota is excited to partner with the Levitt at the Falls to help share their in-person Music Maker Mixer event to a statewide audience virtually! This session focuses on building your music brand. You can find the summary of the panelists and session below, and [...]

By Shari Kosel|2024-03-19T14:52:55-05:00March 19th, 2024|

Organization Arts Challenge Grant Opportunities from the South Dakota Arts Council

PRESENTERS South Dakota Arts Council Staff DESCRIPTION Staff from the South Dakota Arts Council will review the opportunities for organizations to apply for general operating funding for non-profit arts organizations with annual budgets of $20,000 or more. The application deadline is March 1, 2024, and you can find more information on the SDAC’s [...]

By Shari Kosel|2024-01-19T15:53:18-06:00January 19th, 2024|

Organization Project Grant Opportunities from the South Dakota Arts Council

PRESENTERS South Dakota Arts Council Staff DESCRIPTION Staff from the South Dakota Arts Council will review the opportunities for organizations to apply for one-year project grant funding of up to $5,000 for non-profit arts organizations of all sizes. The application deadline is March 1, 2024, and you can find more information on the [...]

By Shari Kosel|2024-01-16T14:41:35-06:00January 16th, 2024|

Individual Artist Grant Opportunities from the South Dakota Arts Council

PRESENTERS South Dakota Arts Council Staff DESCRIPTION Staff from the South Dakota Arts Council will review the opportunities for individual artists to apply for grant funding. The application deadline is March 1, 2024, and you can find more information on the SDAC’s site at: https://artscouncil.sd.gov/grants/grantartist.aspx. Session 1 of 3 for Spring Grant Opportunities available [...]

By Shari Kosel|2024-01-10T15:20:15-06:00January 10th, 2024|

Using the Arts to build your Community

PRESENTER Lawrence Diggs DESCRIPTION Join Arts Ambassador Lawrence Diggs to learn more about how the arts can help you build your community. Diggs has recently worked with communities like Milbank and Sisseton, bringing creative expression to youth and communities, as well as making a big impact on economic development. He will share perspectives [...]

By Shari Kosel|2023-11-15T12:59:44-06:00November 15th, 2023|

South Dakota Arts Council Teaching & Touring Artist Roster Applications

PRESENTERS Sarah Carlson | South Dakota Arts Council Rebecca Cruse | South Dakota Arts Council DESCRIPTION Are you an artist interested in teaching or touring opportunities in South Dakota? The South Dakota Arts Council’s Touring Arts and Artists in Schools & Communities programs place professional artists throughout South Dakota communities for engaging and educational performances, workshops, and [...]

By Shari Kosel|2023-08-02T16:29:16-05:00August 2nd, 2023|

The Watering Can Artist Speaker Series Collaboration: Social Media Tips, Trips, & Hints for Artists

PRESENTERS Jim Mathis – ADwërks, Certified Advertologist™ + Agency Principal DESCRIPTION Join Jim Mathis, of advertising firm ADwërks, to learn some tips, tricks, and hints to help artists make use of social media for promoting their work. Arts South Dakota is excited to partner with The Watering Can to share this in-person session [...]

By Shari Kosel|2023-05-17T09:54:00-05:00May 17th, 2023|

South Dakota Sales Tax for Artists and Performers

PRESENTERS Lori Haupt - South Dakota Department of Revenue Jean Richer - South Dakota Department of Revenue DESCRIPTION Artists, performers, and independent arts educators have a variety of sales tax obligations to the state of South Dakota. Join Lori Haupt, from the South Dakota Department of Revenue, to learn more about when and how to [...]

By Shari Kosel|2023-08-28T10:33:51-05:00April 6th, 2023|