Arts South Dakota provides an ongoing series of learning and professional development webinars for both artists and arts organizations. Now, more than ever, coming together to learn from the vast shared knowledge within our state’s creative communities is vital to supporting the arts. Below, you can find information on any upcoming scheduled sessions, as well as archived recordings and materials from our past sessions.
If you have any questions, or suggestions for future topics or presenters, please contact Community Development Director Andrew Reinartz at Andrew@ArtsSouthDakota.org. Joining an Arts South Dakota Zoom Webinar PDF
Upcoming Webinars:
This will be updated as webinars are confirmed.
Arts South Dakota is happy to present three sessions in collaboration with the
South Dakota Arts Council with information on their Spring Grant Opportunities.
Grant Application Changes from the South Dakota Arts Council 2025
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
2:00 – 2:30pm CT | 1:00 – 1:30pm MT
WEBINAR LINK:
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(Registration is required for this session, please register with the link above in advance of the session to secure one of the 100 spots available.)
PRESENTERS
- South Dakota Arts Council Staff
Staff from the South Dakota Arts Council will review the changes made to the applications for the Spring 2025 grant opportunities. Open to all applicants, this session will cover overall shifts in the application (to simplify the process), focusing on the budget and work sections.
11:00 – 11:30am CT | 10:00 – 10:30am MT
WEBINAR LINK:
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(Registration is required for this session, please register with the link above in advance of the session to secure one of the 100 spots available.)
- South Dakota Arts Council Staff
Staff from the South Dakota Arts Council will review the opportunities for organizations to apply for one-year project grant funding of up to $5,000 for non-profit arts organizations of all sizes. The application deadline is March 1, 2025, and you can find more information on the SDAC site, or at the Applicant Portal.
- Focused on organizations, this session will cover:
- ELIGIBILITY
- APPROACH (What will you do and how?)
- EFFECT (What will the work do and how will you know?)
- PROOF OF GOOD WORK
Arts South Dakota is happy to present three sessions in collaboration with the South Dakota Arts Council with information on their Spring Grant Opportunities. This is Session 2 of 3, and you can find information and registration links for the other sessions focussing on individual artists and updates to the grant application process on our Webinar Page.
Artist Grant Opportunities from the South Dakota Arts Council 2025
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
12:30 – 1:00pm CT | 11:30am – Noon MT
WEBINAR LINK:
Register Now
(Registration is required for this session, please register with the link above in advance of the session to secure one of the 100 spots available.)
- South Dakota Arts Council Staff
Staff from the South Dakota Arts Council will review the opportunities for individual artists to apply for grant funding. The application deadline is March 1, 2025, and you can find more information on the SDAC site, or at the Applicant Portal.
- Focused on individual artists, this session will cover:
- ELIGIBILITY
- APPROACH (What will you do and how?)
- EFFECT (What will the work do and how will you know?)
- PROOF OF GOOD WORK
Arts South Dakota is happy to present three sessions in collaboration with the South Dakota Arts Council with information on their Spring Grant Opportunities. This is Session 3 of 3, and you can find information and registration links for the other sessions focussing on organizations and updates to the grant application process on our Webinar Page.
Webinar Archives:
Growing Season: Navigating new grant opportunities for SD arts and humanities organizations
PRESENTERS Dr. Ann Volin – South Dakota Humanities Council Hattie Seten – South Dakota Humanities Council Patrick Baker – South Dakota Arts Council Kathryn Vandel – South Dakota Arts Council SLIDE DECK Join [...]
South Dakota Arts Council Touring & Teaching Artist Roster Opportunities
Thursday, July 22 PRESENTERS Rebecca Cruse – Deputy Director | South Dakota Arts Council Sarah Carlson – Arts Program Specialist | South Dakota Arts Council SLIDE DECK Rebecca Cruse and Sarah Carlson from [...]
Equitable and Culturally Informed Calls For Art – Case Studies and Best Practices
PRESENTERS Dr. Craig Howe – Founder & Director, Center for American Indian Research & Native Studies (CAIRNS) | SLIDE DECK Kellen Boice – Executive Director, Sioux Falls Arts Council | SLIDE DECK Arts organizations and [...]
Virtual Presence Matters: How to Show Up as Your Best Self on Video
PRESENTER Patrick McGowan, Founder Punch’n, The Video Presence Company “What proposal are you making with your virtual presence? Presence has always mattered. First impressions are still incredibly important. Video events, video meetings, Zoom [...]
Expand your reach. Engage your board.
PRESENTER Lori L. Jacobwith, Ignited Fundraising SLIDE DECK Does your board help with your fundraising? Should they? Maybe. Maybe not. While your board is among your most powerful assets some board members don’t [...]
Upcoming Grant Opportunities from the South Dakota Arts Council
SLIDE DECK | REFERENCE MATERIALS Join staff from the South Dakota Arts Council as they discuss their upcoming granting opportunities for both Individuals and Organizations. The staff will walk attendees through the grant categories [...]
Virtual Fundraising Events: Case Studies, Tips & Tricks
PRESENTERS Julie Amsberry – Yankton Area Arts Elijah Bonde – Avera Foundation Janet Harvey – Helpline Center Thinking about hosting your annual fundraiser, gala, or other special event virtually? Even before the current pandemic, many [...]
“Just Keep Going” Adapting to New Challenges: Case Studies from the Field
PRESENTERS Linda Anderson, Black Hills Playhouse Nancy Halverson, Levitt at the Falls Jennifer Teisinger, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra BHP SLIDE DECK SDSO SLIDE DECK The current pandemic has affected all of us immensely. [...]
Applying for CARES funds from the South Dakota Arts Council
PRESENTERS South Dakota Arts Council Staff Members SLIDE DECK Arts South Dakota welcomes the South Dakota Arts Council for a session detailing the CARES Act grants from the state arts agency. Staff will join to [...]
In Times of Uncertainty & Fear: How To Fundraise
Lori L. Jacobwith SLIDE DECK Has there ever been a more uncertain atmosphere for fundraising? We’re being barraged nearly every hour with ways COVID-19 virus is affecting our daily lives. And, we’re still [...]
The Monsters I’ve Killed: Crisis Communications 101
Heather Hitterdal Message Map | .doc Message Map | .pdf Each one of us is in a crisis today. It might be a positive COVID-19 test in your office building or family. It [...]
Online Fundraising 101
RESOURCE GUIDE Online fundraising is becoming more and more important for non-profit organizations, with a particular urgency to develop these tools and tactics quickly given the current health crisis. Join Arts South Dakota Community Development Director Andrew Reinartz [...]
Fundraising and Administration During Crisis Management
Brian J. Bonde South Dakota non-profit consultant Brian J. Bonde presents an online webinar on continuing to fundraise and administer your development process during the current health crisis. Open to arts non-profit organizations of [...]
Selling your work and services online: Artists, Performers and Educators
RESOURCE GUIDE Join a panel of South Dakota artists as they discuss their knowledge and experiences selling their art, music, performances, and educational services online. Each presenter will have some time to discuss what has worked [...]
Arts South Dakota partnered with LEAD South Dakota to present a grassroots advocacy training seminar
Advocacy Documents: https://artssouthdakota.org/arts-advocacy/ https://artssouthdakota.org/shareable-infographics/ Learn the tools and tactics you’ll need to support the arts in your community by engaging local, regional, and statewide policy makers and key decision makers. Tell the story [...]
