STATE 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 House, Senate or Governor 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.

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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.

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)
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.
DO YOU BELIEVE THE SOUTH DAKOTA ARTS COUNCIL, UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, SHOULD RECEIVE STATE FUNDING?(Required)
Every $1 of state funding invested in the arts in South Dakota by the Arts Council returned another $28.10! 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.
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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.

THANK YOU!