Sioux Falls Arts Council

10/22/2026

A little over three weeks left to nominate an inspirational artist for the 2027 Awards in the Arts! ✨Get all the details below!

Nominations are now open for the 2027 Sioux Falls Awards in the Arts! ✨

Every year, artists, educators, advocates, organizations, and collaborative projects help make Sioux Falls a more vibrant, creative place to live. Now, it’s time to celebrate the people and work making a difference in our community.

Help us recognize those who inspire, innovate, and strengthen our local arts community!

Nominations are open in five categories:
+ Individual Excellence in the Arts Award
+ Forward Arts Award
+ Innovative Project Award
+ Arts Educator Award
+ Charlotte Carver Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts

Know someone who deserves to be recognized? You can submit multiple nominations, just complete a separate form for each nominee.

Visit the link in the comments to nominate!

Nominations close Friday, November 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CT.

Let’s celebrate the people who make the arts thrive in Sioux Falls!

10/22/2026

For this week's Micro Grant Spotlight we are celebrating Bee!

Bee (.the.void) is a printmaker and multidisciplinary artist whose work explores cyanotypes, collage, photography, zines, and beyond!

With support from a SFAC Micro Grant, Bee has been able to grow their artistic practice, expirament with their work, and bring more creations to life! Want to see Bee's work for yourself? You can check out their cyanotypes and other creations on Instagram at .the.void and find their work on display and for sale at the Occupied Gallery inside The Breaks Coffee Roasting Co. through the end of the month!

Every Micro Grant helps make more creative possibilities a reality for local artists. if you beleive in supporting artists like Bee thrive, consider donating to the SFAC at the link in the comments!

10/15/2026

Nominations are now open for the 2027 Sioux Falls Awards in the Arts! ✨

Every year, artists, educators, advocates, organizations, and collaborative projects help make Sioux Falls a more vibrant, creative place to live. Now, it’s time to celebrate the people and work making a difference in our community.

Help us recognize those who inspire, innovate, and strengthen our local arts community!

Nominations are open in five categories:
+ Individual Excellence in the Arts Award
+ Forward Arts Award
+ Innovative Project Award
+ Arts Educator Award
+ Charlotte Carver Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts

Know someone who deserves to be recognized? You can submit multiple nominations, just complete a separate form for each nominee.

Visit the link in the comments to nominate!

Nominations close Friday, November 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CT.

Let’s celebrate the people who make the arts thrive in Sioux Falls!

10/15/2026

It’s National Arts & Humanities Month! The Sioux Falls Arts Council is joining Americans for the Arts in the campaign.

This October, we’re celebrating Stories Unite Us — highlighting the ways the arts and humanities connect people and communities across every difference.

And the connection is real: 72% of Americans believe the arts provide shared experiences with people of different races, ethnicities, ages, beliefs, and identities.
This year, we’re inviting everyone to and join the national conversation.

Here’s how you can participate:
- Tell Congress why federal arts funding matters.
- Visit ArtsVote.org to access resources to stand up for the arts this election season.
- Host or participate in a National Arts & Humanities Month event in your community.
- Share your personal arts and humanities journey on social media using .

Add your voice. Share your story. Help show how the arts bring us together.

10/11/2026

Still time to sign up!
Calling all local artists! Join us for our very first quarterly Art Room: Works in Progress gathering.
🗓 Date: Tuesday, October 13
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
🏢 Location: SFAC Office @ Nordic Hall
🎟 Cost: Free
This event is meant to be a chill, constructive space to bounce ideas off other artists and creatives. This gathering creates a welcoming, judgment-free space where Sioux Falls artists of all experience levels and artistic mediums can share work, exchange ideas, and receive constructive feedback.
Bring your work, bring your questions, and bring your curiosity. See your current project through fresh eyes and leave with ideas, encouragement, and connections. Up to 15 featured artists will be able to share. Don’t have a piece to share? Join us to bring your support.
Secure your spot and let us know what kind of feedback you are looking for by filling out the form.

10/08/2026

Meet this week’s Micro Grant Winner, James Best!

James received a SFAC Micro Grant to support his work in the literacy arts. A self-published author and freelance illustrator, James has written Astral Paladins, Dead Men Tell No Tales, Chrysandra & Starroc, Jackstone, and The Children of the Watchers.

You can explore more of James’s creative work at his Behance Portfolio here ---> https://www.behance.net/jamesbest or find his books and author information on Goodreads here ---> https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/51413672.James_Best

And if you’d like to meet James in person, you’ll have the chance at Novel Lattes Book Festival on Saturday, October 17, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Denny Sanford Convention Center! The free book fair will feature more than 75 authors, along with books, coffee and book-themed vendors, and more. See his promo video for it here ---> https://youtu.be/6a6zoFNDVIc?si=ejQIzVhaaJoJKe7O

Consider supporting programs like this that invest in local artists by donating here! ---> https://siouxfallsarts.app.neoncrm.com/forms/default-donation-form-individual

10/02/2026

Congratulations to our board advisor and city liaison, Maren Engel, the 2026 The EMBES-A Tribute to Women performing and visual arts winner.
📸: EmBe

10/01/2026

Meet this week’s Micro Grant Winner, Ciera McElroy!

Ciera received a Micro Grant to support her work in the literary arts. She is an author, screenwriter, and founder of Clover & Bee Communications, a film marketing agency that has worked with studios including Amazon MGM, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Fathom, and Angel Studios.

Her debut novel, Atomic Family, was named a 2023 Great Group Read by the Women’s National Book Association and was shortlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. Ciera lives right here in Sioux Falls’ McKennan Park neighborhood with her husband and two children.

You can find Atomic Family locally at Barnes & Noble, and you can meet Ciera and get a signed copy at the Novel Lattes Book Fair on Saturday, October 17th, at the Denny Sanford Convention Center!

Connect with Ciera on Facebook Ciera McElroy and Instagram !

09/29/2026

Calling all local artists! Join us for our very first quarterly Art Room: Works in Progress gathering.
🗓 Date: Tuesday, October 13
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
🏢 Location: SFAC Office @ Nordic Hall
🎟 Cost: Free

This event is meant to be a chill, constructive space to bounce ideas off other artists and creatives. This gathering creates a welcoming, judgment-free space where Sioux Falls artists of all experience levels and artistic mediums can share work, exchange ideas, and receive constructive feedback.

Bring your work, bring your questions, and bring your curiosity. See your current project through fresh eyes and leave with ideas, encouragement, and connections. Up to 15 featured artists will be able to share. Don’t have a piece to share? Join us to bring your support.

Secure your spot and let us know what kind of feedback you are looking for by filling out the form.