By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Winter in South Dakota can be an exciting time, with sports and activities getting us out of the house to enjoy life during the colder months. And [...]

By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota What does it take to win a Governor's Award in the Arts? Funding a music scholarship? Donating your priceless collection of original paintings? Or attending the high [...]

By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Look around your community and chances are you’ll discover the arts everywhere this season. Maybe there's a play at the school, or a choral concert celebrating the [...]

By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota This time of year, as the harvest is gathered in, we often pause to reflect on the many things we, as South Dakotans, are uniquely thankful for. [...]

By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The arts give us all an opportunity to express ourselves, and there is no time to express yourself like Election Day. This year, on November 6, you [...]