The South Dakota Arts Council will provide support for grants and special arts initiatives totaling $1.26 million in fiscal year 2021.
Grants awarded to artists total approximately $217,000 and include four artist fellowships, 10 artist career development grants, two traditional arts apprenticeship grants, one artist collaboration grant, two artist project grants, and 31 touring artist grants. These grants contribute to the artists’ professional development and reward their commitment to live and work in the state. Touring Arts grants also provide South Dakotans the opportunity to attend quality performances and exhibitions in small towns throughout the state.
Grant awards to 75 organizations total about $660,000. Additionally, $145,000 has been awarded to support 202 weeks of artist residencies in school, healthcare and community settings. The grants encourage organizations to develop and sustain important arts projects in their communities and provide employment opportunities for artists and arts administrators.
Special initiatives and activities funding totaling $238,500 will support programs such as arts education, public awareness, traditional arts, technical assistance, professional development, excursion grants, Poetry Out Loud, Art for Life and Art for State Buildings.
Arts Council funds are provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and by the State of South Dakota from a portion of the state’s tourism promotion tax. Annually, Arts Council grants help generate $20 million in local spending to complete funded projects and reach more than 1 million audience members statewide. For more information about SDAC programs, visit www.artscouncil.sd.gov.
STATEWIDE
• Arts South Dakota: $55,000.00. Statewide Services grant supports the efforts of South Dakota’s primary arts advocacy organization to implement programming focusing on service to community arts organizations and artists, leadership and support of arts education, and advocacy for the arts on a community, statewide, and national level.
• Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies: $7,525.00. Statewide Services grant supports the Lakota Educational Art Exhibitions Project, part of an ongoing effort by CAIRNS to promote American Indian arts and cultures to the widest possible audience in South Dakota and the surrounding region. Its latest phase incorporates three brand-new museum-based exhibits featuring original works by Lakota visual artists, poets, and musicians, with planned community-based versions set to travel to rural and reservation settings to increase access to the arts. Concurrent design and implementation of exhibit-related, standards-based curriculum will augment the educational impact of this project and directly engage students in classrooms across the state.
• South Dakota Art Museum: $7,250.00. Statewide Services grant supports the juried Governor’s Biennial Art Exhibition, featuring South Dakota artists that tours the state over a two-year cycle. Members of the statewide consortium of organizations that produce and host the exhibition are the South Dakota Art Museum/SDSU, Brookings; the Dahl Art Center, Rapid City; the Washington Pavilion Visual Art Center, Sioux Falls; and the USD University Art Gallery, Vermillion. Additional sites sometimes host the show.
• South Dakota Humanities Council: $10,000.00. Statewide Services grant supports the annual South Dakota Festival of Books, featuring many authors and a variety of other activities. The festival takes place in different locations, and in 2020 will take place Oct. 2-4 in Brookings.
ABERDEEN
• Aberdeen Area Arts Council: $7,485.00. Arts Challenge grant supports yearly programming of the local arts council.
• Aberdeen Area Community Foundation/Aberdeen Community Concert Association: $1,250.00. Project grant supports updating the marketing items used to promote the ACCA within the community, on social media, on the website, and in outgoing communications.
• Aberdeen Recreation and Cultural Center: $23,459.00. Arts Challenge grant supports year-round arts activities sponsored by the Aberdeen Recreation and Cultural Center.
• Aberdeen University/Civic Symphony: $5,000.00. Importation of Musicians grant supports the importation of musicians from outside the community to supplement local orchestra personnel.
• ACT 2, Inc.: $18,020.00. Arts Challenge grant supports ACT’s season of locally produced theatrical productions, classes, workshops, and special events.
• ACT 2, Inc. – South Dakota Film Festival: $4,750.00. Project grant supports a four-day festival held at the historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Aberdeen, featuring films from around the world.
• Dominant 7: $1,700.00. Touring Arts grant supports the group’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Northeast South Dakota Celtic Faire and Games: $4,250.00. Project grant supports Celtic music and dance performances as well as workshops as part of the Celtic Faire and Games.
• South Dakota School for the Blind: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
AGENCY VILLAGE
• Starlight Burley, Winona: $4,000.00. Traditional Arts Apprenticeship supports the artist to study under a master artist to learn the history and construction of traditional Dakota games in order to create their own game sets.
ALLEN
• American Horse School: $2,800.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
ARLINGTON
• Books 4 Kids Program: $2,000.00. Project grant supports the purchase of age-appropriate books with character-building messages to be distributed to students for free.
BATESLAND
• Batesland School: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
BERESFORD
• Beresford Area Arts: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
BIG STONE CITY
• Big Stone City School District: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
BISON
• Bison School District: $1,600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
BOX ELDER
• Sandine, Angela: $3,938.00. Traditional Arts Apprenticeship supports the artist to study under a master artist to advance leather working and saddle making skills.
BRANDON
• Brandon Valley Intermediate School PTA: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
BRITTON
• Northern Fort Playhouse: $500.00. Project grant supports Northern Fort Playhouse’s yearly season of productions.
BROOKINGS
• Brookings Arts Council: $6,168.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the council as it maintains a gallery and art center and provides a variety of arts experiences for the citizens of Brookings.
• Brookings Chamber Music Society: $1,950.00. Project grant supports the 2020-2021 season, which consists of chamber and solo music concerts throughout the school year at various communities in the greater Brookings area.
• Brookings Community Theatre: $2,424.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the BCT’s season of theatrical productions and educational outreach activities.
• Hillcrest Elementary School – Brookings School District: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Prairie Repertory Theatre, Inc.: $14,083.00. Arts Challenge grant supports seasonal programming in both Brookings and Brandon.
• Ragsdale, Aaron: $2,000.00. Artist Career Development grant supports the artist to purchase sound equipment that would allow him to take his programing into new venues and other non-traditional performance spaces.
• South Dakota State University: $5,000.00. Project grant supports a partnership with LaVerne Whitebear (Dakota, Fort Peck) and Derek Brandis (Lakota, Rosebud), students from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society at SDSU, to teach and learn the importance and significance of extracting and dying porcupine quills in a traditional manner.
• South Dakota Art Museum: $23,405.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the collection, preservation, and exhibition of visual art and other year-round programming at the museum.
• South Dakota State University: $3,750.00. Project grant supports the SDSU String Project to strengthen orchestral programs in the public schools.
• South Dakota State University-Civic Orchestra: $5,000.00. Importation of Musicians grant supports the importation of musicians from outside the community to supplement local orchestra personnel.
• Stewart, Christine: $1,800.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
CASTLEWOOD
• Castlewood Arts Council: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
CHAMBERLAIN
• Missouri Valley Arts Council: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• St. Joseph’s Indian School: $1,800.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
DEADWOOD/LEAD
• Chamber Music Festival of the Black Hills: $6,118.00. Arts Challenge grant supports fostering the appreciation of classical music and arts in the Black Hills by presenting
chamber music concerts by world-class musicians with educational programming that extends the organization’s reach to an under-served population.
• Historic Deadwood Lead Arts Council: $3,921.00. Arts Challenge grant supports yearly programming of the local arts council.
EAGLE BUTTE
• Cheyenne River Youth Project: $28,766.00. Arts Challenge grant supports access to arts, arts education, and creative spaces that will nurture youth and lead them toward a more prosperous, healthy future through positive self-expression, exploration of identity, and critical job and life skills.
• Cheyenne River Youth Project: $4,200.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
ELK POINT
• Elk Point Jefferson School District: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
ESTELLINE
• Estelline School District: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
FAULKTON
• Faukton Area Arts Council: $580.00. Project grant supports the creation of a mural, “Flying Tiger,” to be painted on Lyric Theater by local artists Jonathan Imafidor and Dotun Poopla.
• Faulkton Arts Council: $3,400.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
FORT PIERRE
• Jim Szana Trio: $2,380.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
GARRETSON
• Garretson Elementary School: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
GREGORY
• Gregory School District: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
HARRISBURG
• Harrisburg School District Drama Club- Summer Performing Arts Harrisburg: $944.00. Project grant supports an instructional theater program for Harrisburg youth as well as surrounding areas, focusing on the process of putting together a production.
HILL CITY
• Black Hills Film Festival: $5,000.00. Project grant supports the annual festival showcasing independent films for public viewing and featuring educational workshops and sessions for South Dakotans including filmmakers, writers, actors, and cinematographers.
• Hill City Area Arts Council: $6,002.00. Arts Challenge grant supports HCAAC’s season of activities and events.
• Martinez Zubizarreta, Nina: $459.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
HOT SPRINGS
• MJF South Dakota Veterans Home: $1,800.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
HOVEN
• Hoven School District 53-2: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
HURON
• Huron School District/Our Home: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
KIMBALL
• Kimball Elementary School: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Kimball Junior/High School: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
LA PLANT
• Simply Smiles Inc: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
LEMMON
• Lemmon High School: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Lemmon Public Library: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Live,Inc.: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
LEOLA
• Leola: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
MADISON
• Enright, Glen: $2,000.00. Artist Career Development grant supports the artist’s work to develop his skills on the piano accordion in order to enhance his performance of Irish traditional music and his ability to mentor others.
• Madison Area Arts Council: $5,000.00. Project grant supports the work of the local arts council in providing diverse arts programming for the community.
• Madison Public Library: $100.00. Project grant supports the creation of a piece of visual art for the Madison Public Library with the Library Teen Board and the help of local artist Chris Francis.
MANDERSON
• Wounded Knee: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
MARTIN
• Chief Eagle, Dallas: $6,400.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
MCLAUGHLIN
• McLaughlin School District #15-2: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
MILBANK
• Koch Elementary: $1,200.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
MISSION
• Sinte Gleska University: $5,000.00. Project grant supports the 33rd annual Northern Plains Indian Art Market held in Sioux Falls in September.
MITCHELL
• Area Community Theatre: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Area Community Theatre in Mitchell: $11,364.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the theater’s season of performances and activities.
• Patrick, Jean: $1,460.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
MURDO
• Jones County High School: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
NEMO
• Boxelder Job Corps: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
NEW UNDERWOOD
• Reichert, Duane: $1,800.00. Touring Arts grant supports the group’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
ONIDA
• ABO School District: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
PIERRE
• Avera St. Mary’s: $3,225.00. Project grant supports a series of arts activities, music, or other performances at the Helmsley Center on the Avera St. Mary’s campus.
• Capital Area Counseling Services, Inc: $1,400.00. Project grant supports the organization’s efforts to bring the Hegg Brothers Holiday Jam event to Pierre in December.
• GMMS Pierre School District: $1,200.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Kaus, Austin: $2,000.00. Artist Project grant supports the artist’s effort to secure an editor and continue work on “The Pomp Room: The Documentary” which illustrates the history of the former Sioux Falls music club that operated for 30 years, featuring and inspiring generations of musicians.
• Pierre Players, Inc.: $5,199.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the year-round season of Pierre Players Community Theatre.
PINE RIDGE
• Red Cloud Indian School, Inc.: $16,517.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the Heritage Center’s yearlong activities designed to collect, preserve, and exhibit the tribal arts of the Lakota and the fine arts of all Native Americans.
RAPID CITY
• Belakova, Lyudmila: $925.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Black Hills Bluegrass Association: $4,250.00. Project grant supports a three-day festival held in Sturgis, featuring musicians from around the country, region, and state.
• Black Hills Community Theatre, Inc: $16,864.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the BHCT’s season of theatrical productions and educational outreach activities.
• Black Hills Playhouse, Inc.: $29,796.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the summer performance season in Custer State Park.
• Black Hills Playhouse, Inc.: $7,208.00. Touring Arts grant supports the Dakota Players’ tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Black Hills Symphony Orchestra Society: $12,874.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the BHSO concert program series for the Black Hills area and many educational outreach programs and musical opportunities for kids and young people.
• Black Hills Works Foundation: $21,600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Chief Eagle, Starr: $2,800.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Community Health Center of the Black Hills: $500.00. Project grant supports the commission of artworks from the Suzie Cappa Art Center to be used in the Administrative Wing of the CHCBH.
• East Middle School: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• First Peoples Fund: $4,517.00. Project grant supports Dances with Words, a youth development initiative that works with young people, adult mentors, schools, and nonprofit partners targeting Native youth across South Dakota, empowering participants to become engaged civic leaders through literary, spoken word poetry, and other art forms.
• Grandview PTA: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Harris Jr., Paul Henry: $3,200.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Hoy, Amber: $2,000.00. Artist Career Development grant supports the artist to conduct research on South Dakota’s former military sites for a new body of work to disply and to share online with other veteran artists.
• Jandt, Andrew: $2,000.00. Artist Career Development grant supports the artist’s work to create five singles with corresponding music videos in an effort to grow his audience.
• Jefferson, Joyce J: $2,040.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Meadowbrook Elementary PTA: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Performing Arts Center of Rapid City Inc: $14,751.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the vibrant program of performances and events presented in one of the PACRC’s two venues throughout the year.
• Rapid City Arts Council: $22,372.00. Arts Challenge grant supports a variety of visual and performing arts programming available to the people of Rapid City and the larger geographical area it serves.
• RCAS Horace Mann Elementary School: $1,200.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Robinson, Anna: $6,000.00. Artist Collaboration grant supports the artist’s work to explore the collaborating artist’s memoir and producing it into a short film about self-discovery, overcoming obstacles, and forging your own path.
• Rushmore Music Festival: $5,000.00. Project grant supports hosting some of the world’s leading performing artists. Visiting artists will perform in a summer chamber music concert series and serve as the artist faculty in an intensive two-week enrichment program for students ages 10 through early college.
• Two Bulls Jr., Marty: $5,000.00. Artist Fellowship supports efforts to further develop the artist’s artwork.
• Woodrow Wilson Elementary: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Zion Lutheran School: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• North Middle School Rapid City Area Schools: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
ROSCOE
• Edmunds Central: $9,600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
ROSEBUD
• Her Many Horses, Charles: $2,000.00. Artist Career Development grant supports efforts to acquire camera equipment to better share the artist’s artwork online and to create new work in the future.
SCENIC
• Pourier, Kevin: $5,000.00. Artist Fellowship supports the artist’s work to create a variety of pieces using buffalo horn.
SELBY
• Busy Bluebirds 4-H Club: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
SIOUX FALLS
• Baker Jr., Philip: $12,000.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Boerger, Amanda: $2,000.00. Artist Career Development grant supports the artist’s work to create, frame, and exhibit a new collage and assemblage series focused on consumer psychology and culture.
• Carnes, Morgan: $2,000.00. Artist Career Development grant supports the artist’s work to explore traditional old-time and bluegrass music and to increase her knowledge and skills to perform as a solo female musician.
• Comfort Theatre Company, LLP: $4,000.00. Touring Arts grant supports the group’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• DakotAbilities: $4,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Eugene Field A+ Elementary: $1,200.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• First Lutheran Church Foundation: $3,750.00. Project grant supports a community-wide concert celebrating 100 years of ministry. The concert will feature a Grammy-award-winning organist, musicians from the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, and a variety of local singers.
• Flower and Flame: $10,000.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Friends of Levitt Shell Sioux Falls Inc: $5,000.00. Project grant supports a performance by award-winning Native American band Brule’ at Levitt at the Falls, an outdoor amphitheater in downtown Sioux Falls, and a workshop by the band’s founder Paul LaRoche for middle school youth.
• Harmony South Dakota, Inc.: $10,643.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the work by the organization to empower children and positively transform their lives through immersive music education and performance.
• JAS Quintet: $2,475.00. Touring Arts grant supports the group’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• John Harris Elementary: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• LifeScape: $5,000.00. Project grant supports the inclusion and participation of children of all abilities during Camp Bravo, an all-abilities performing arts camp.
• LifeScape: $7,200.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Lin, Yi-Chun: $3,080.00. Touring Arts grant supports the group’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Maggie in the Meantime: $10,000.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Miller, Ben: $5,000.00. Artist Fellowship supports the artist’s work to complete two books studying the phenomenon of a long marriage and present excerpts of the works across the state.
• Robert Frost/Challenge Center: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Sanford Arts: $25,200.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Sioux Falls Arts Council: $5,849.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the year-round activities of the local arts council.
• Sioux Falls Chamber Music Collective: $1,750.00. Project grant supports a week-long chamber music festival to celebrate culture, diversity, and art through chamber music and creative collaborations with music.
• Sioux Falls Children’s Choir: $750.00. Project grant supports SFCC’s annual season of performances and marketing efforts.
• Sioux Falls Christian Elementary School: $1,600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Sioux Falls Community Theatre: $4,096.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the SFCT’s season of theatrical productions and educational outreach activities.
• South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: $45,000.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the symphony’s season of orchestral music, special concerts, and educational and touring programs.
• South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: $36,000.00. Touring Arts grant supports the group’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Su Fu Du Inc: $430.00. Project grant supports the instruction of percussion students that participate in the drumline comprised of area youth, who perform publicly in area parades and festivals throughout the year.
• The Singing Boys of Sioux Falls: $2,157.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the organization’s year-round season of performances and activities.
• Transept: $4,450.00. Project grant supports the group’s endeavor to offer concert projects, educational activities, and outreach throughout Sioux Falls and other areas of the state.
• Vittitoe, Jodi: $2,000.00. Artist Career Development grant supports the artist’s purchase a large kiln and other equipment for her home studio.
• Washington Pavilion Management, Inc.: $45,000.00. Arts Challenge grant supports visual arts exhibitions, performances, and other activities that are part of the Pavilion’s season of arts events.
• Zonunpari, Angela: $2,000.00. Artist Project grant supports the publication of No Business Magazine, which encourages readers to slow down while exploring stories of artists and art-making.
• Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Lewis , Dylan: $2,000.00. Artist Career Development grant supports the artist’s work to create a home studio for high-quality recording and videos in order to expand his digital outreach as a solo musician.
SISSETON
• Sisseton Arts Council: $3,150.00. Project grant supports the installation of two sculptures for roundabouts along SD Highway 10 as it passes through Sisseton.
• Sisseton School District: $5,200.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Sisseton Arts Council: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
SPEARFISH
• Brice Lang Termes: $1,720.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Dragons Are Too Seldom Puppet Productions: $6,800.00. Touring Arts grant supports the group’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• makeSPACE: Spearfish Partnership for Arts, Cycling, and Equity, Inc.: $5,000.00. Project grant supports programs using art as a tool to engage new audiences with art, empower people to explore their own creativity, and increase connectivity in the community of Spearfish.
• Pratt, Gordon: $2,300.00. Touring Arts grant supports the group’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Termes, Richard: $12,800.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• The Matthews Opera House and Arts Center: $18,577.00. Arts Challenge grant supports a wide variety of arts programming throughout the year, including community theater productions, an art gallery, touring performing artists, seasonal art festivals and shows, a foreign film series, and other activities.
STURGIS
• Sturgis Area Arts Council: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Sturgis Center for the Arts, Inc.: $2,993.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the center’s mission to provide an environment of learning and appreciation of the arts by providing music lessons, art classes, and theater workshops to students of all ages.
TIMBER LAKE
• Timber Lake Middle School: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
VALLEY SPRINGS
• Valley Springs Elementary PTA: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
VERMILLION
• National Music Museum: $25,893.00. Arts Challenge grant supports the museum’s mission to serve the people of South Dakota and the nation as an international center for collecting and conserving musical instruments of all cultures and bringing people together to study, enjoy, and understand our diverse musical heritage.
• Rawlins Piano Trio of The University of South Dakota: $960.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• South Dakota Shakespeare Festival: $4,500.00. Project grant supports the South Dakota Shakespeare Festival, which will produce its seventh season of free Shakespeare performances and arts education programming throughout southeastern South Dakota.
• The University of South Dakota Foundation: $590.00. Project grant supports the collaboration between artist Nina Elder and the University Art Galleries to create awareness and empathy for environmental issues, with the conversations culminating in a piece of public art.
• United Way of Vermillion: $500.00. Project grant Supports the collaboration between the organization and Vermillion-based artist Susan Heggestad to complete a community-driven mural in the central dining room/meeting room at the new Community Connection Center.
• Vermillion Area Arts Council, Inc: $3,500.00. Project grant supports the organization’s efforts to provide the region with opportunities and programs for all ages that serve diverse interests through multiple arts disciplines.
• Vermillion Area Dance Organization: $1,250.00. Project grant supports the organization’s efforts to provide dance education and opportunities within the community.
• Vermillion Children’s Choir: $2,450.00. Project grant supports the choir’s efforts to increase participation as well as public awareness of its events in the greater Vermillion area.
• Vermillion Community Theatre, Inc.: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Yarbrough, Stephen: $5,000.00. Artist Fellowship supports the artist’s work to prepare a complete new score and parts for performance in the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra’s Centennial year, 2022.
• Ford, Rebecca: $2,000.00. Artist Career Development grant supports the artist to audition for ballet companies and advance her ballet technique.
• Wadley, Darin: $1,072.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
WAKPALA
• Lakota Performing Arts: $7,600.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
• Wakpala Public School, Smee School District 15-3: $1,000.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
WATERTOWN
• Northern Prairie Arts: $440.00. Project grant supports the expansion of class offerings and the purchase of reusable materials to keep class costs low for participants.
• Northern Prairie Arts: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Town Players: $3,583.00. Arts Challenge grant supports Town Players’ yearly season of productions.
• Watertown Artwalk Inc.: $1,500.00. Project grant supports the organization’s efforts to showcase sculptures in downtown Watertown and its designation as part of the South Dakota Sculpture Trail.
WAUBAY
• Waubay Elementary: $1,600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
WEBSTER
• Day County Arts Council: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
WESSINGTON SPRINGS
• Wessington Springs Elementary: $1,200.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
WORTHING
• Olde Towne Theatre Co. Inc.: $11,533.00. Arts Challenge grant supports a yearly season of theatrical programming with the goal of enriching, entertaining, and educating the Sioux Falls region through performance, benevolence, and volunteer opportunities.
YANKTON
• Human Services Center: $2,400.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Sacred Heart Middle School: $600.00. AISC residency grant supports artists-in-residence activities for sponsor organization.
• Yankton Area Arts Association: $12,088.00. Arts Challenge grant grant supports diverse yearly programming including arts presentations, visual art exhibitions, children’s workshops, and support to artists and other organizations.
CLEARWATER, MN
• Warner, Dennis: $1,700.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
KANSAS CITY, MO
• The Cultural Kaleidoscope: $3,575.00. Touring Arts grant supports the group’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
LAS VEGAS, NV
• Emata, Pierce: $2,040.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
• Simonet, Loretta: $1,600.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
THERMOPOLIS, WY
• Vigyikan, Laurie: $2,448.00. Touring Arts grant supports the artist’s tour of South Dakota non-profit organizations.
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