Sturgis Area Arts Council

Sturgis Area Arts Council Art is the HeART of the Community!
🎨 🎭 🎶 📚 To achieve this goal, we work closely with all facets of our community.

How we began....

In the mid-1970s, an organization named "Why Not Sturgis?" was formed to promote the presentation of and participation in the arts in the Sturgis, South Dakota community. As an evolution of that group, in 1979, the Sturgis Area Arts Council was founded and officially recognized by local government. The mission of the Sturgis Area Arts Council is "to initiate, sponsor, and conduct

public programs to further the development and awareness of and interest in the arts". We rely greatly upon donations and sponsorships from local individuals and businesses. We encourage local participation by presenting programs using local artists.

Coming up Friday & Saturday
06/07/2026

Coming up Friday & Saturday

From our friends at the Sturgis & Meade County Historical Society 🏫

“LET’S PLAY” by Christine Knapp, from Lyon CO, is the downtown sculpture we’re proud to sponsor.
06/06/2026

“LET’S PLAY” by Christine Knapp, from Lyon CO, is the downtown sculpture we’re proud to sponsor.

One of them is sponsored by US! 😉
06/05/2026

One of them is sponsored by US! 😉

This Saturday, along with the Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau's annual Art Festival and Battle of the Bands, the Downtown Sturgis Foundation will be hosting the Sturgis ArtWalk Unveiling Ceremony. Six new sculptures will be added to city street corners and sidewalks! 🎨🖌️🌳

To be a part of the 2026 Unveiling Ceremony, meet at the Harley-Davidson Rally Point stage at 11 a.m. sharp on Saturday, June 6 to walk as a group and reveal each new statue. Mark Bruch, President of the Downtown Sturgis Foundation will lead the ArtWalk and share information about each artist and artwork.

To read the full story, go to https://www.sturgis-sd.gov/news/post/22790/

This year’s added sculptures are listed below:

• “Let’s Play”
Artist: Christine Knapp, Lyon, CO
Main Street & 4th Street (SE Corner)
Sponsor: Sturgis Area Arts Council

• “Ghost of the Sage”
Artist: Tom Ford, Gillette, WY
Main Street & Harley-Davidson Way (SE Corner)
Sponsor: Greater Sturgis Foundation

• (pictured below) “Can You Hear Me Now?”
Artist: Bobbie Carlyle, Loveland, CO
Main Street & 1st Street (NW Corner)
Sponsor: Downtown Sturgis Foundation

• “Arc of Peace”
Artist: Lorri Acott, Loveland, CO
Main Street (South Side, 1000-Block)
Sponsor: City of Sturgis

• “In a Mystic Forest”
Artist: Bobbie Carlyle, Loveland, CO
Main Street & Junction Avenue (NE Corner)
Sponsor: Downtown Sturgis Foundation

• “So Proud”
Artist: Christine Knapp, Lyon, CO
Main Street & Middle Street (NW Corner)
Sponsor: Greater Sturgis Foundation
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🎨Also, Main Street will be bustling with arts-related booths and activities from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.🎶 Live music during the Battle of the Bands from 1 - 6 p.m. See you there!

06/04/2026
Many, MANY thanks to Deb (Sturgis’ director of communications) for both creating and putting this in this month’s Sturgi...
05/30/2026

Many, MANY thanks to Deb (Sturgis’ director of communications) for both creating and putting this in this month’s Sturgis information paper 😊
Please share - these concerts are free for all!

Come on downtown and visit with us at the Art Festival. Make sure to enter our drawing for a pair of free “Cinderella” ...
05/28/2026

Come on downtown and visit with us at the Art Festival. Make sure to enter our drawing for a pair of free “Cinderella” tickets 😊

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