2024 South Dakota Arts Conference & Arts Leadership Institute Pre-Conference
June 7 & 8, 2024
Keynote Speakers, Presenters & Performers
FULL PRE-CONFERENCE & CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
The speakers, presenters & performers are subject to change. Content will be added when confirmed.
PRE-CONFERENCE, FRIDAY, JUNE 7
You will either select the Arts Leadership Institute or SculptureWalk Sioux Falls walking tour
Arts Leadership Institute Pre-Conference sessions:
The Art of Advocacy
Janet Brown
Past president/CEO of Grantmakers in the Arts
and Nonprofit Arts Consultant
Janet Brown & Associates
Pre-Conference Sessions
The Art of Advocacy &
Arts Education Advocacy Case Study and Discussion
biography
SculptureWalk Sioux Falls walking tour Pre-Conference session:
Join Cameron Stalheim, 2023 SculptureWalk People’s Choice winner
MAIN CONFERENCE, SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Presenter session information will be added as received.
Randy Cohen
VP of Research
Americans for the Arts
12:00-1:30PM
Saturday Lunch Keynote
biography
Keith BraveHeart
(Oglala Lakota)
Artist
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Artist Laureate
Roger Broer
(Oglala Lakota)
Artist
Gwen Westerman
(Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota)
Artist
Talon “Bazille” Ducheneaux
(Crow Creek Dakota & Cheyenne River Lakota)
Artist
Kylie W. ThunderHawk
(Sicangu Lakota)
Artist
Oscar Howe Legacy Exhibition: Across Four Generations (Artist Panel)
featuring Keith BraveHeart (Oglala Lakota), Roger Broer (Oglala Lakota), Gwen Westerman (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota), Talon “Bazille” Ducheneaux (Crow Creek Dakota & Cheyenne River Lakota), Kylie Thunder Hawk [Wanatee] (Sicangu Lakota)
biographies
3:00-4:00PM Closing conference artist panel discussion
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Kellen Boice
Executive Director
Sioux Falls Arts Council
9:00-10:00AM Conference Session
Art, Equity, and the Journey Getting There
biography
Claudia Dail
Certified Business Coach
The Watering Can
9:00-10:00AM Conference Session
Artist Co-ops/ Showcasing & Supporting Local Artists
with Emily Nguyen & Sion Lidster
biography
Emily Nguyen
Artist
Art by Em Nguyen
9:00-10:00AM Conference Session
Artist Co-ops/ Showcasing & Supporting Local Artists
with Claudia Dail & Sion Lidster
biography
Sion Lidster
poet, freelance writer, and blogger
Owner Full Circle Book Co-op
9:00-10:00AM Conference Session
Artist Co-ops/ Showcasing & Supporting Local Artists
with Claudia Dail & Emily Nguyen
biography
Janet Brown
Past president/CEO of Grantmakers in the Arts and Nonprofit Arts Consultant
Janet Brown & Associates
10:30-11:30AM Conference Session
Patience, Persistence and Partnerships: How Arts Advocates Succeeded at City Hall
with Jeff Eckhoff & Maren Engel
biography
Jeff Eckhoff
Director of Planning
and Development Services
City of Sioux Falls
10:30-11:30AM Conference Session
Patience, Persistence and Partnerships: How Arts Advocates Succeeded at City Hall
with Janet Brown & Maren Engel
biography
Maren Engel
Arts Coordinator
City of Sioux Falls
10:30-11:30AM Conference Session
Patience, Persistence and Partnerships: How Arts Advocates Succeeded at City Hall
with Janet Brown & Jeff Eckhoff
biography
Jamie Reindl
Artistic Director
LifeScape Center for the Arts
10:30-11:30AM Conference Session
Accessing the Arts: Ensuring the Arts in South Dakota are Accessible for All
with Ariadne Albright & Deb Workman
biography
Ariadne Albright
Director
Creative Care, L.L.C.
10:30-11:30AM Conference Session
Accessing the Arts: Ensuring the Arts in South Dakota are Accessible for All
with Jamie Reindl & Deb Workman
biography
Deb Workman
Co-Founder, Dakota Players
Director of Education/Teaching Artist
Black Hills Playhouse
10:30-11:30AM Conference Session
Accessing the Arts: Ensuring the Arts in South Dakota are Accessible for All
with Jamie Reindl & Ariadne Albright
biography
Hillary Presecan
Community Placemaking Program Manager
Housing Assistance Council
1:45-2:45PM Conference Session
Rural Design: What’s Working + Resources for Your Community
biography
Panelists:
Patricia Acevedo Fuentes, AIA, NCI CS, Ashley Pourier, Courtney Bergey Swanson
Mike Gussiaas
Chief Marketing & Creative Officer
Travel South Dakota
1:45-2:45PM Conference Session
Marketing TBD
biography
Featured performers:
Performers will be added as confirmed.
Arts Conference Social at StartUp Sioux Falls
and Levitt at the Falls Performance by Kyaira
Friday, June 7
6:30-9:00 PM
Bruce Roseland
South Dakota Poet Laureate
Saturday opening featured performer
The Good Night Theatre Collective
A Classic Rock Cabaret
Saturday lunch performance
