Encourage more federal arts funding for SD
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota It was disappointing to see our lone Congressman, Dusty Johnson, recently support a funding bill amendment that would have reduced National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) appropriations [...]
Indigenous flute spotlighted as state instrument
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota South Dakota’s heritage is a unique combination of indigenous and immigrant cultures, and celebrating those elements helps make our state a leader in the recognition of its [...]
Smithsonian combines music and skateboarding in South Dakota
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The Smithsonian Institution has hosted seven Innoskate festivals, high-powered mashups of music, art and skateboarding, the latest of which was in England. This year the cultural combination [...]
Registration is open for the annual Arts Education, Band Director & Choral Director Institutes
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 [...]
Take a road trip to South Dakota’s cultural destinations
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota We’re all ready for a road trip, and South Dakota is loaded with destinations—arts and crafts festivals, community cultural celebrations, musical weekends and summer theater throughout our [...]
Artists show us how to keep learning
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota We hear a lot about the importance of lifetime learning—growing our brainpower and appreciation of the world around us by adding knowledge and new skills as we [...]
Rapid City will host 2022 State Arts Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shari Kosel, Program & Communications Director shari@artssouthdakota.org 605-252-5979 ext. 1 March 24, 2022 Rapid City will host 2022 State Arts Conference South Dakota artists, arts advocates, arts organization members, art lovers [...]
State Arts Conference connects creative community
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Everyone is busy these days—and with more travel and family events, the calendar fills up fast. The biennial State Arts Conference is May 19-21 in Rapid City—and [...]
Videos shine spotlight on state artists
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The South Dakota creative talent pool is deep and wide—and every artist in our state deserves recognition for the work each does in expanding the cultural boundaries [...]
South Dakota’s creative future is on display now
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota A visual art exhibition on display now in the State Capitol in Pierre might be one of the most important art shows you can see this year—and [...]
Arts Advocacy Day at the Legislature is February 9
From Shari Kosel Program & Communications Director Arts South Dakota shari@artssouthdakota.org 605.252.5979 ext. 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Arts Advocacy Day at the Legislature is February 9 Each year artists, arts administrators and citizens who understand [...]
We’re all better together—with the arts
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Last year at this time, most of us were grappling with a holiday season spent in varying degrees of isolation, making connections that mostly involved zoom sessions, [...]