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The Power of the Arts FROM ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE SOUTH DAKOTA ARTS COUNCIL
South Dakota’s youth benefit from arts education in many ways. In fact, we’re now learning that the arts and sciences are entwined. Exposure to music, literature and the visual arts helps students succeed in mathematics, sciences and even athletics. “Support and advocacy for arts education must start at the local level,” says Arts South Dakota Executive Director Jim Speirs. Let your local school board know that you appreciate their support of arts programs. And be sure to attend and applaud the arts programs in your community.
ART & MUSIC INSTITUTES Arts education takes center stage every summer in Aberdeen when Arts South Dakota, the South Dakota Arts Council and Northern State University hosts the Art and Music Institutes. The 2023 dates are July 17-20. Educators from other states are welcome!
The Band Director Institute
The Choral Director Institute is an extensive and focused program designed to introduce choral music educators to the best in current and standard literature in addition to teaching methods and materials. The headline clinician will be Chris Maunu – conductor, educator, and composer based in the Denver-Metro area and a 4-time Finalist for GRAMMY® Music Educator of the Year.
The Arts Education Institute offers an educational and fun-filled week of hands-on learning to infuse the arts into classrooms and curriculum development. You do not need to be an educator to attend. Everyone is welcome. All workshops are offered for three graduate or continuing ed credits for teacher recertification.
is an intensive program designed to expose music teachers to the best in current and standard literature in addition to teaching methods and materials. The institute will include new band literature sessions, master classes and clinic sessions that focus on a wide variety of teaching subjects for band directors. The headline clinician will be Stephen K. Rivero, Director of Bands at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and Commander and Conductor of the Florida National Guard’s 13th Army Band.
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91% of people agree that the arts are a part of a well-rounded K-12 education.
The Artists in Schools & Communities program brought artists to 78 sites across South Dakota in 2019 and provided 213 total weeks of education residency; half of those residencies served veterans, at-risk youth and other underserved individuals.
Every $1 invested in the arts returns $21 to the South Dakota economy.
Music education improves memory, study habits, hand-eye coordination and teamwork.
90% of CEOs report participating in the arts in school.
March to the Meridian in Yankton.
THE ARTS MATTER The arts have the potential to impact many aspects of our community and play a role in all aspects of the human experience. One measure of that is the economic impact. The Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 study currently underway will help to illuminate the arts work happening in South Dakota with updated research. While most appreciate the cultural benefit provided to our community, few realize that our local arts industry supports jobs, generates government revenue, and is a cornerstone of tourism.
Arts are the soul of South Dakota. Visit ArtsSouthDakota.org to learn more and become a member with a donation.
South Dakota is home to 1,352 arts related businesses that employ 6,489 people.
Sources: Americans for the Arts; National Endowment for the Arts.
The arts support the social and emotional learning needs of our youth. The arts create jobs and prepare individuals for success in any field.
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 presented in partnership with South Dakota Magazine.
ArtsSouthDakota.org/calendar — Great creative experiences can be found everywhere in South Dakota! Visit us online to see a more complete list of events happening around the state.
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