CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES SURVEY ON THE ARTS AND GOVERNMENT

Arts South Dakota, a non-partisan and non-profit service organization, advances the arts for South Dakotans and our visitors by connecting, advocating, and educating.

We are collecting responses from candidates for the South Dakota Legislature and US Congress. Arts South Dakota does not endorse candidates for public office and will publish all responses verbatim.

Please complete this form if you are running for the South Dakota Congressional race. We will be accepting submissions up until the election.

BASIC CANDIDATE INFORMATION

Congratulations on your candidacy for elected office. This quick survey will take you about 5-10 minutes to complete, and will help our organizations’ members get to know you better. With a reach of over 5,000 individuals, organizations and businesses, Arts South Dakota will share your responses in our weekly e-newsletter, in our monthly column distributed to every weekly and daily newspaper in South Dakota, on our social media channels, and on our website, ArtsSouthDakota.org.

Thank you for your time. We will be accepting submissions up until the election.

Name(Required)
Office seeking:(Required)
Party:(Required)

Basic Arts Background of Candidate

Question: What is your personal background and experience in the arts?(Required)
(check all that apply)
Question: What arts activities have you attended, participated in, or supported in the last year?(Required)
(check all that apply)
Do you believe all South Dakotans should have access to the arts in their community?(Required)

South Dakota Arts Council

The South Dakota Arts Council is a state agency serving South Dakotans and their communities through the arts.

The South Dakota Arts Council receives support from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

The South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC) will provide support for grants and special arts initiatives totaling $1.9 million in state fiscal year 2025. See “South Dakota Arts Council Annual Report FY2022 and FY2023” for complete information on the state arts agency’s two most recently completed/reported fiscal years’ of grant-making.

Are you aware of an agency of state government – the South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC) – whose purpose is to recognize the importance of creativity in the lives of all South Dakotans, the Council makes quality arts accessible throughout the state by providing encouragement, grants, services and information to artists, arts organizations, schools and the public?(Required)
DO YOU BELIEVE THE SOUTH DAKOTA ARTS COUNCIL, UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, SHOULD RECEIVE STATE FUNDING? Matching funds received from the National Endowment for the Arts benefited all South Dakotans and generated $28.10 for every $1 invested by the state of South Dakota.(Required)
In FY2022, SDAC awarded over $1.5 million in grant support, comprising its federal grant from the National Endowment for the Arts plus state matching funds, resulting in about $17.75 million in local spending.
Would you support a path to index federal funding to both the NEA and NEH at $1 per capita for each agency, so that arts and humanities organizations in your state or district can provide even more accessible cultural programs for all its residents?(Required)
BACKGROUND: The FY 2024 budgets for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are set at $207 million each, amounting to about 62 cents per person, per agency.
Would you support federal legislation that advances more equitable arts education policies, programs, and funding opportunities?(Required)
(For example see the Arts Education for All Act) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5463/text
Would you support the expansion of arts policy and funding opportunities within other federal agencies, such as Department of Labor, Small Business Administration, Defense, and Veterans Affairs?(Required)
Would you like us to contact you with further details on any of these priorities?(Required)
For more detailed information on these arts policy issues, please visit: https://www.artsactionfund.org/cast-your-2024-arts-policy-vote
(optional)

Arts South Dakota

Arts South Dakota, a non-partisan and non-profit service organization, advances the arts for South Dakotans and our visitors by connecting, advocating, and educating.
We believe arts education stimulates creativity, communications and learning, and that arts education is an essential tool for reaching youth at risk.
We believe the arts are an intrinsic part of the well-being of our communities, and that the arts play an important role in economic development and tourism.
We seek the support and endorsement of individuals, businesses and government.

THANK YOU!