Nominations open for 24th biennial Governor’s Awards in the Arts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2018 For more information, contact: Shari Kosel, Program & Communications Director shari@ArtsSouthDakota.org Nominations open for 24th biennial Governor's Awards in the Arts Arts South Dakota and the South Dakota [...]
Day of Giving encourages focus on community arts
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The South Dakota Day of Giving is a new statewide program launched to promote local philanthropy across the state. Led by South Dakota Gives, the program enables [...]
Arts help businesses innovate in rural settings
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Many people today mistakenly believe that urban areas are innovative and rural areas are not. While a relatively small number of major metropolitan areas do attract and [...]
Enjoy summer roads with art in all directions
By James D. Hagen, South Dakota Secretary of Tourism Visitors to South Dakota enjoy an incredible range of cultural and artistic events every summer throughout our state. Many plan their trips to South Dakota around [...]
Registration open for 19th annual Arts Education Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Shari Kosel Arts South Dakota Program & Communications Director 605-252-5979 ext. 1 Shari@ArtsSouthDakota.org www.ArtsSouthDakota.org Registration open for 19th annual Arts Education Institute The annual Arts Education Institute (AEI) offers professional development in [...]
Be culturally adventurous this summer
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Summer is a great season to discover something new in the arts, to get away from your normal routine and be culturally adventurous. One of the great [...]
Be a part of the State Arts Conference
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota The excitement is building for the State Arts Conference being held in Sioux Falls May 4-5. The weekend will be packed with fascinating arts and cultural activities [...]
You’re invited to the State Arts Conference
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota South Dakotans from every corner of the state are invited to be part of the State Arts Conference in Sioux Falls May 4-5. The conference will be [...]
Welcome to South Dakota’s front door to the arts
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Arts South Dakota’s newly designed website, ArtsSouthDakota.org, is the front door to our state’s arts scene—and it’s always open! The website is a powerful tool, placing arts [...]
Arts Advocacy Day at the Legislature February 8, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2018 Jim Speirs, Executive Director 605-252-5979 ext. 0 jim@artssouthdakota.org Each year artists, arts administrators and citizens who understand the importance of South Dakota’s creative culture gather in Pierre during the [...]
Arts Advocacy Day celebrates importance of the arts
By Jim Speirs, Executive Director, Arts South Dakota Each year artists, arts administrators and citizens who understand the importance of South Dakota’s creative culture gather in Pierre during the legislative session for Arts Advocacy Day. [...]
South Dakota arts make great gifts
Would you like to present holiday gifts this year that are wonderfully original, totally appreciated and perfectly unique? Give the work of South Dakota artists! You can choose from a multitude of gifts, specially selected [...]
