Supporting local arts beats supply chain worries
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota As the holiday shopping season approaches with the speed of a runaway train, we are being warned about this year’s unusual supply chain woes, as stores struggle [...]
Arts education expansion proposed in Congress
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives calls for comprehensive legislation to increase access to arts education. The Arts Education for All Act will [...]
A multitude of career options through the arts
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Students are back in school, with art projects, band rehearsals and class plays stimulating young minds in classrooms throughout South Dakota. These educational experiences in the arts [...]
Audiences enthusiastically embrace summer arts
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Throughout the state, artists, neighbors and visitors are finding a connection through the power of the arts—and gathering to embrace arts opportunities in South Dakota communities. The [...]
Apply now: Rebuild & reimagine with new grant funding for SD non-profits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shari Kosel Program & Communications Director Arts South Dakota shari@artssouthdakota.org 605.252.5979 ext. 1 PIERRE / BROOKINGS, S.D.; AUGUST 10, 2021 — The South Dakota Arts and Humanities Councils are coming [...]
New spaces illustrate commitment to SD arts
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota After a year of Zooming I was finally able to get out without my computer and marvel at the amazing state of create we live in. We've all [...]
Business leaders help grow community arts
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota In every South Dakota community, local business leaders are a driving force for strengthening the arts and helping to grow cultural opportunities. Traditionally, they are among the [...]
Registration is now 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 Arts South Dakota, the South Dakota Arts Council, and Northern State University are taking the 22nd annual Arts [...]
The arts are calling YOU to join in this summer
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The arts in South Dakota are alive this summer—and they are calling you to safely step into a renewed whirl of concerts, plays, performances and parks filled [...]
Federal funding for the arts is a vital investment
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The recent federal legislation to stimulate the economy included emergency aid to the National Endowment for the Arts to provide needed support to our national creative industry [...]
Grassroots advocacy secures emergency funding for the arts
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The South Dakota creative community has been one of the most severely impacted sectors of our state’s economy during the past year. Nearly 50% of South Dakota [...]
Serving South Dakota’s Statewide Arts Community | South Dakota Art Museum Guild Program
South Dakota Art Museum Guild Virtual Program: Serving South Dakota’s Statewide Arts Community Patrick Baker, Executive Director of the South Dakota Arts Council, Jim Speirs, Executive Director of Arts South Dakota Feb. 23 Replay [...]