South Dakota Arts Conference May 19-21, 2022
Keynote Speakers, Presenters & Performers
The speakers, presenters & performers are subject to change. Content will be added when confirmed.
Pam Breaux
President And CEO
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Opening Welcome
biography
Laura Zabel
Executive Director
Springboard for the Arts
Keynote – Creative People Power
biography
James Hagen
Secretary
SD Department of Tourism
Keynote
biography
PRE-CONFERENCE
You will select either the Community-Driven Public Arts pre-conference sessions or the AlterNATIVE walking tour.
Community-Driven Public Art Pre-Conference sessions:
Thursday afternoon, May 19 & Friday morning, May 20
Jun-Li Wang
Associate Director, Programs
Springboard for the Arts
Pre-Conference Sessions
Art-Train Agency/Organization Training
biography
Ricardo Beaird
Community Development Director
Springboard for the Arts
Pre-Conference Sessions
Art-Train Agency/Organization Training
biography
Amber Hansen
Muralist/Visual Artist
Asst. Professor | University of South Dakota
Pre-Conference Sessions
Imagining, Connecting and Creating
biography
Sandra Kern Mollman
Theatre-maker, musician, writer, rural artist, organizer
Pre-Conference Sessions
Imagining, Connecting and Creating
biography
Reyna Hernandez
Muralist
Pre-Conference Sessions
Imagining, Connecting and Creating
biography
AlterNATIVE walking tour Pre-Conference session:
Friday morning, May 20
Dr. Craig Howe
Executive Director
Center for American Indian Research & Native Studies
MAIN CONFERENCE
Friday, May 20 & Saturday May 21
Presenters will be added as confirmed.
Friday, May 20
Brian Bieber
writer/filmmaker
IReallyGetIntoIt.com
GhostsAndHorses.com
Let’s Really Get Into It: How we made a little money making art we care a lot about
biography
Brienne Maner
Executive Director
Startup Sioux Falls
Let’s Really Get Into It: How we made a little money making art we care a lot about
biography
Peter Strong
Director | Racing Magpie
Member of the Waterers
Candi Brings Plenty
(Oglala Lakota)
she/her & they/them
ACLU Indigenous Justice Organizer for the South Dakota, North Dakota & Wyoming region
Ted Heeren
Founder/Creative Director
Fresh Produce
Branding can be a Picnic: A fresh perspective on branding
biography
Heidi Marsh
Account Executive
Fresh Produce
Branding can be a Picnic: A fresh perspective on branding
biography
Amber Hansen
Muralist/Visual Artist
Asst. Professor | University of South Dakota
Sandra Kern Mollman
Theatre-maker, musician, writer, rural artist, organizer
Julie M. Johnson
M.A., J.D.
Founder | South Dakota Nonprofit Network
Peggy Schlechter
Community Vitality Field Specialist
SDSU Extension
Saturday, May 21
Dale Lamphere
Artist/Sculptor | S.D. Artist Laureate
DC Lamphere Studio
Elle Larsen
Director of Real Estate and Art Committee Chair
Monument Health
Joshua Feist
Director of Community Support
Arts Midwest
Dexter Carman
Co-Founder/Executive Director
The Cave Collective
The Cave Collective, and The Value of DIY Arts Spaces in Community and Individual Transformation
biography
Jessie Park
LPC AC-T Program Coordinator & Lead Art Specialist
Sanford Arts
Using the brain to advocate for the benefits of creativity and arts programming
biography
Courtney Anderson
BS Artist in Residence and Art Specialist
Sanford Arts
Using the brain to advocate for the benefits of creativity and arts programming
biography
Eliza Blue
shepherd, storyteller & folk-singer
elizablue.net
Start Small, Dream Big: Empowering Artists & Advocates
biography
Rep. Tamara St. John
District 1
Mike Gussiaas
Global Marketing and Brand Strategy Director
SD Department of Tourism
Scrappy and Imperfect: Effective Digital Marketing
biography
Featured performers:
Performers will be added as confirmed.
Stampede Singers
Wanápȟeya Nažíča Okȟá
Friday opening lunch Honor Native Land Acknowledgement
biography
Sophia Beatty
singer/songwriter
sophiabeatty.com
Friday opening lunch featured performer
Friday night opening reception featured music "The Sophia Beatty Band"
biography
Jessie Taken Alive-Rencountre
Hunkpapa Lakota
author, photographer, presenter, speaker
Friday opening reception book signing
biography
"JJ" James Janis
Writer/Performer
Flutter Productions a member of the Black Hills Works family
Saturday breakfast featured performer
biography
Tyler Brink
Performer
Flutter Productions a member of the Black Hills Works family
Saturday breakfast featured performer
biography
Tashina Red Hawk
Sicangu Lakota Oyate, Miss Teen Rosebud
Saturday lunch featured performer
biography
Art Show:
"The Chair Is Not Me" by Flutter Productions
Flutter Productions, part of the Black Hills Works family, creates opportunities for performers of all-abilities to soar, challenging the perception of people with disabilities and creating a new creative community in which performers - with or without disabilities -come together to create works that celebrate the human spirit. To learn more visit: flutterproductions.com.
Artwork from Suzie Cappa Arts Center
Suzie Cappa Art Center, part of the Black Hills Works family, is a non-profit art studio and gallery located in downtown Rapid City; where artists of all abilities create, exhibit, and sell their work. We believe that disability is not a boundary; that all people can be creative in a supportive environment. The artists receive proceeds from the sales of their work and contribute to the cultural and economic life of the Rapid City community. To learn more visit: suziecappaart.com.