FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 11, 2023

SOUTH DAKOTA ARTS COUNCIL TO MEET OCT. 18

PIERRE, S.D. – Members of the South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC), the advisory board of the state arts agency, will meet virtually Oct. 18 for the Council’s annual fall meeting.

The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. CDT. An agenda will be posted 72 hours prior to the meeting at https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Meetings.aspx?BoardID=7. The public is invited to listen to the proceedings. For instructions, follow the link provided. For more information or assistance, please contact the SDAC office, 605-773-5084 or e-mail sdac@state.sd.us.

Constituents are also invited to offer public comment in accordance with South Dakota Open Meetings Laws. We invite public comment to be submitted in writing to be read during the meeting or live by joining or dialing in to the virtual meeting. Anyone wishing to offer live comments during the meeting should reach out to our office via email or phone to make arrangements to join.

During the meeting, the Council will elect officers and review panel recommendations for the SDAC’s Touring Arts and Artists in Schools & Communities roster programs.

An office of the South Dakota Department of Tourism, the South Dakota Arts Council’s mission is to provide grants and services to artists, arts organizations and schools across the state, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the South Dakota Legislature. The South Dakota Department of Tourism is comprised of Travel South Dakota and the South Dakota Arts Council. The Department is led by Secretary James D. Hagen.

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