From Rebecca Cruse

Deputy Director, SDAC

605.773.3301

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2022

SOUTH DAKOTA ARTS COUNCIL TO MEET MAY 13

PIERRE, S.D. – Members of the South Dakota Arts Council, the advisory board of the state arts agency, will meet remotely via online/call-in format May 13 for the Council’s annual spring grants meeting.

The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. CDT/8:30 a.m. MDT. The public is invited to listen to the proceedings. An agenda and audio link will be posted 72 hours prior to the meeting at https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Meetings.aspx?BoardID=7.

Constituents are also invited to offer public comment in accordance with South Dakota Open Meetings Laws. Due to the virtual meeting format, we invite public comment to be submitted in writing to be read during the meeting. Constituents may also join the meeting online or by calling in to offer public comment live during the public comment period. Anyone wishing to offer live comments during the meeting should reach out to our offices for instructions. For more information or assistance, please leave a message at the SDAC office, 605-773-3301 or e-mail sdac@state.sd.us.

During this meeting, the Council will review panel recommendations for grant applications from artists and organizations and approve the grants budget for Fiscal Year 2023.

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 Tourism and the South Dakota Arts Council. The Department is led by Secretary James D. Hagen.

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