FROM ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE SOUTH DAKOTA ARTS COUNCIL
A PURPOSEFUL PARTNERSHIP
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Arts Journal shows that we are one
outh Dakota is akin to one big city that just happens to be sprawled across 50 million acres of prairie. We witnessed our togetherness a few months ago when the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits competed for a national football championship. Suddenly we were all Jackrabbits. Sports brought us together in January. In every month of every year, the arts do the same. Even as differences threaten to divide us, the arts constantly connect us. They inspire us. They challenge us to cherish our traditions and shared values — and to consider new ideas and perspectives.
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That’s why a partnership was formed one year ago with the purpose of recognizing and celebrating our rich heritage. Staff members of the South Dakota Arts Council, the nonprofit Arts South Dakota and South Dakota Magazine now team up to produce an annual publication called the Arts Journal. Its purpose is to help South Dakotans and interested persons across the USA fully appreciate our diverse arts community. The author C.S. Lewis once said, “We read to know we are not alone.” The second annual Arts Journal is enclosed with this issue of South Dakota Magazine. Its stories and pictures show that, thanks in large part to the arts, we are not alone.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR …
Save The Date!
STATE ARTS CONFERENCE June 7–8, 2024 Sioux Falls The 2024 Arts Conference will have something for everyone, whether you’re an artist, arts organization, educator, policymaker or lover of the arts. For information on grants or scholarships for the conference please visit ArtsSouthDakota.org.
Western Art is Changing Cattle and horses are still popular, but the beloved genre of Western Art is expanding with new styles and perspectives. This year’s Arts Journal delves into the transformation.
Members and donors of Arts South Dakota receive reduced pricing to our events and never pay outside processing fees. Join today and enjoy the benefits!
BECOME A MEMBER! Support the arts by becoming a member of Arts South Dakota! Learn more and give today at ArtsSouthDakota.org!
Community Bands The 2024 Arts Journal features the community bands that perform in parks across the state. The performers range in age from 8 to 80. School music teachers often take a lead role. Did you know that Lennox has the oldest band in South Dakota?
Celebrating Our Diversity South Dakota’s arts community brings us together by celebrating our ethnic and cultural diversity. That is a common thread throughout the Arts Journal.
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.
The South Dakota Arts Council is a state agency serving South Dakotans and their communities through the arts.
Arts Alive is being presented in partnership For additional copies of the 2024 Arts Journal, contact the staff at South Dakota Magazine. Call (605) 665-6655 or email editor@southdakotamagazine.com If you missed last year’s journal, copies of the 2023 Arts Journal are still available.
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PO Box 2496 Sioux Falls, SD 57101 605-252-5979 info@ArtsSouthDakota.org March/April 2024 • 55 www.ArtsSouthDakota.org