Arts Alive - South Dakota

The Arts Alive Network is a joint effort of the South Dakota Arts Council and South Dakotans for the Arts.

SD Dept of Education
• Fine Arts Content Standards

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• Guide to Grants
• Touring Arts Roster
• Artists in Schools Roster
• Traditional Arts Program

Online Publications
• SD Festivals
• Powwows Directory
• SD Arts Directory

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South Dakota Arts Alive Network
Information & Resources

For people who cherish South Dakota's art and cultural resources

The Arts Alive Network provides information for arts organizations and administrators, arts educators and students, legislators and policy makers, artists and performers, anyone interested in the arts and culture of and by South Dakotans.

In this online resource for the arts in South Dakota, you will find calendars, arts opportunities, the CANmail announcement network, and many other resources. Sign up for our newsletters, view arts opportunities, and participate in discussions which shape the future of art in our state.

Prairie Arts Management Institute During this week-long institute for arts administrators from mid-America, national arts leaders provide in-depth training for arts organization staff in areas of management, finances, fundraising and programming. Augustana College, Sioux Falls. SAVE THE DATE: JUNE 3-6, 2008 REGISTER NOW!

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Growing the Arts....Growing South Dakota on Vimeo
Narration by Lisa Langer, script by Paul Higbee

PROTECTING THE ARTS

Advocacy & Public Awareness

Important!

Advocacy Alerts! Sign Up Now Current Advocacy Alert Receive notices which instantly mobilize the arts community on critical state and national legislation and discussions affecting the arts.

Public Awareness Find out how you can help protect and increase state and national funding to the South Dakota Arts Council, a state agency, which re-grants those funds to communities, arts organizations, artists, arts educators and schools throughout South Dakota.

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Institutes, Competitions & Deadlines

2008 High School Congressional Art Competition $200 CASH AWARD!! Open to high school students across South Dakota, with a cash award and exhibit in the U.S. Capitol. Sponsored by SD Alliance for Arts Education, South Dakotans for the Arts, South Dakota Arts Council and Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2008 [ more ]

Kennedy Center National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute The KC/SMI is a 4-week summer music program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, for student instrumentalists ages 15-20 who are seriously considering orchestral music as a career and willing to devote themselves to a musical education. 2008 Application Deadline was February 8, 2008 [ more ]

GOVERNOR’S AWARDS IN THE ARTS
The Governor’s Awards are sponsored biennially by South Dakotans for the Arts and the South Dakota Arts Council. The Awards recognize South Dakota’s finest artists and supporters of the arts. SAVE THE DATE: FEBRUARY 17, 2009 Past Recipients

SD Living Indian Treasure Award Presented to Mr. Albert White Hat, Sr., Wahpaha Ska -The sixteenth annual South Dakota Living Indian Treasure Award was presented to an American Indian elder in recognition of contributions to Native American art forms. Artists eligible for the award must be living South Dakota American Indians over the age of 55. The 2007 award was presented on Monday evening, January 22, 2007 as part of the South Dakota Governor’s Awards in the Arts at the Ramkota River Center in Pierre. [more]

All SoDA Programs and Events Find out more about SoDA's programs, including the Governor’s Awards in the Arts, South Dakotans for the Arts Day, Arts Education Programs, Technical Assistance Group and the Performing Arts Bank

ARTS NEWS

Calendars, Press Releases, Newsletters

CANmail (Community Arts Network E-Newsletter) Current CANmail Issue
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As part of South Dakotans for the Arts service to artists & arts organizations in South Dakota, we have coordinated a group email to SD Newspapers, over 250 arts organizations and to over 300 artists totaling 1800 subscribers each week.

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Pat Boyd's Arts Column Advocacy issues, supporting state artists, national, local and statewide issues.

Arts Alive Newsletter Current Issue 2 MB PDF Members of South Dakotans for the Arts are kept informed of opportunities and issues through our newsletter which includes information on artists, local arts organizations and the South Dakota Arts Council.

ARTS RESOURCES

Organizations, Publications and Online Information

South Dakotans for the Arts (SoDA)
Contact South Dakotans for the Arts, the South Dakota Alliance for Arts Education, and the South Dakota Community Arts Network

Arts Opportunities Artists, Teachers, Students, Administrators and Groups can find many grant opportunities and other information.

South Dakota Artisans Connection
• Info & Opportunities for Artists

SD Grant Resources from the SD State Library From the State of South Dakota.

Community Arts Handbook (PDF 9mb) How to operate a successful non-profit community arts organization, including planning, developing a strong board of directors and membership, fundraising, grant-writing, programs, marketing, advocacy and more.

Contact the South Dakota Arts Council
Request grant applications, arts directories & view Events Directories

South Dakota Arts Council Programs
• Guide to Grants
• Touring Arts Roster
• Artists in Schools Roster
• Traditional Arts Program

South Dakota Arts Council Online Publications
• SD Festivals
• Powwows Directory (State of South Dakota)
• SD Arts Directory

Arts Partners

Get information, find resources, contact organizations and people

State of South Dakota
• South Dakota Arts Council (grants, arts organizations, artists & events)
• SD Department of Tourism and State Development
• SD Economic Development
• TravelSD.com

State and National Nonprofits
• South Dakota Public Broadcasting / Arts Reports
• National Endowment for the Arts
• Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN)
• South Dakota Music Educators Association (SDMEA)
• Americans for the Arts
• SupportMusic.com

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