Let’s get creative and de-stress with an easy activity! Art Journaling is creating a visual diary by combining collage, words, drawing, painting, photographs, and found objects. Artist Eileen Binkley will help you create mixed- media collages in a journal. Ages 12 and above are welcome. -No writing required. - Repeat attendees encouraged! - If you […]
Join us for a South Dakota Art Museum Guild gathering featuring artist Corey Shelsta in a talk entitled, "Art of Charcuterie ." This is the fifth program in the 2024-25 Guild program series. 9:30 a.m. - Coffee and social time 10 a.m. - Corey Shelsta | Art of Charcuterie Guild membership is encouraged but not […]
All Ages | Come-and-Go | Family Style | Museum admission required Make-n-Take Tuesdays offer a rotating lineup of creative activities, perfect for the whole family. Each week, dive into a new hands-on project like clay sculpting, tie-dye, shrink dinks, printmaking, and more. The fee adjusts based on the activity, ensuring a fresh and fun experience […]
Curated by Keith BraveHeart (Oglála Lakota) with curatorial direction for the South Dakota Art Museum exhibition provided by Jhon Goes In Center (Oglála Lakota) and Marlena Myles (Spirit Lake Dakota), "Creation.Story" celebrates Očhéthi Šakówiŋ creation stories through the work of 18 Dakota and Lakota artists. At the center of exhibition is a dynamic engagement space […]
Come enjoy disability and neurodivergent-friendly activities at the Brookings Public Library that are accessible, adaptable, and welcoming. Activities are free and open to the public. This month we're making collages! All ages are welcome.
All Ages | Come-and-Go | Family Style | Museum admission required Make-n-Take Tuesdays offer a rotating lineup of creative activities, perfect for the whole family. Each week, dive into a new hands-on project like clay sculpting, tie-dye, shrink dinks, printmaking, and more. The fee adjusts based on the activity, ensuring a fresh and fun experience […]
Discover embroidery essentials and learn methods to create your own beautifully stitched design. Ages 13+
Customize your own mini terrarium by choosing a faux succulent, moss, and other add-ons. Ages 16+. Click here to register starting February 27.
Join us at the BAC to make a tapestry-style weaving on a lap loom with artist Eileen Binkley. This class is for beginning weavers or those looking to refresh their skills. This is a two-session class. -If you already have a loom, but would like to take the class again, repeat attendees encouraged! -You will get […]
Community Art Day is a fun event full of activities that the community, friends, and family can all enjoy for free! All are welcome!
The 2nd Saturday of every month we move the bikes out of the way and invite local artists into the shop to do... whatever it is they do, and its great, admission is free, and you're all invited. Event is open to all ages to attend. Bluestem Bicycles does not censor their audio or visual […]
Stop by the museum on the second Monday of each month for a Make & Take Monday craft! Each month will bring a new craft for you to stop in, make, and take home to enjoy. The cost is $1 per craft. In March, we are making pollinator masks.
All Ages | Come-and-Go | Family Style | Museum admission required Make-n-Take Tuesdays offer a rotating lineup of creative activities, perfect for the whole family. Each week, dive into a new hands-on project like clay sculpting, tie-dye, shrink dinks, printmaking, and more. The fee adjusts based on the activity, ensuring a fresh and fun experience […]
Design and carve your stamps to add a personal touch to cards, crafts, and more. Ages 13 and up.
Design and create custom ceramic bookends in this beginner-friendly class! Learn hand-building techniques and add your unique style. All materials and firing included. **Note that this is a two session class, one for making and one for glazing. Register for your glazing class HERE. If you're unable to attend the assigned glazing date, you may register for another glazing […]
Learn the basics of linocut block printing in this fun, beginner-friendly, exploration based workshop! Design, carve, and print your own custom creations. All materials included. Ages 12+
All Ages | Come-and-Go | Family Style | Museum admission required Make-n-Take Tuesdays offer a rotating lineup of creative activities, perfect for the whole family. Each week, dive into a new hands-on project like clay sculpting, tie-dye, shrink dinks, printmaking, and more. The fee adjusts based on the activity, ensuring a fresh and fun experience […]
10% off all items in the South Dakota Art Museum Store, 20% off for students and members!
10% off all items in the South Dakota Art Museum Store, 20% off for students and members!
10% off all items in the South Dakota Art Museum Store, 20% off for students and members!
Discover the art of crafting your very own kokedama with local Redhead Green Thumb, Laurie Carruthers. Kokedamas encompass a Japanese method that entails wrapping moss around a soil sphere, with an ornamental plant thriving on the surface. These captivating living creations can be hung or showcased in a container, adding a unique touch to your space. Participants […]
This meeting hosts Lillian Hellickson as she shares her craft of Ukrainian Eggs, called "Lil's Labor of Love."
All Ages | Come-and-Go | Family Style | Museum admission required Make-n-Take Tuesdays offer a rotating lineup of creative activities, perfect for the whole family. Each week, dive into a new hands-on project like clay sculpting, tie-dye, shrink dinks, printmaking, and more. The fee adjusts based on the activity, ensuring a fresh and fun experience […]
Save the bees! Create a ceramic pollinator feeder to place in your garden with local artist Elissa Cox Wenthe. Each participant will create 2 ceramic feeders to hydrate the hardworking pollinators in the summer. This is a single session class--participants will underglaze their piece in class and the instructor will bisque and clear glaze the […]
We love to distinguish ourselves from the pack. Just look to a recent trend of turning laptops, water bottles, and notebooks –all ubiquitous surfaces–into a blank canvas for declaring who we are – through stickers! This project combines the ease of peel-and-stick with the tactile fun of fiber art to create uniquely you patches! All […]
Let’s get creative and de-stress with an easy activity! Art Journaling is creating a visual diary by combining collage, words, drawing, painting, photographs, and found objects. Artist Eileen Binkley will help you create mixed- media collages in a journal. Ages 12 and above are welcome. -No writing required. - Repeat attendees encouraged! - If you […]
All Ages | Come-and-Go | Family Style | Museum admission required Make-n-Take Tuesdays offer a rotating lineup of creative activities, perfect for the whole family. Each week, dive into a new hands-on project like clay sculpting, tie-dye, shrink dinks, printmaking, and more. The fee adjusts based on the activity, ensuring a fresh and fun experience […]
This is the annual Brookings Optimist Jazz Festival which will be held at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the campus of South Dakota State University. Middle school and high school jazz ensembles from the region attend our festival to perform at get feedback from experienced jazz educators. At noon, the SDSU Jazz Ensemble […]
Hand-build and design a unique ceramic planter, perfect for your favorite floral friends! NOTE: This is a 2 session class, one for making and one for glazing. The second class will be on April 30th and must be registered for. Ages 14+ All supplies provided
This winter, the South Dakota Art Museum proudly presents "Illuminated Noir," a captivating showcase of two distinct bodies of work by Spearfish, South Dakota artist Tim Peterson. On view January 11 – April 6, the exhibition highlights Peterson’s versatility across media. Peterson’s velvety pastel nocturnes explore the quiet mysteries of alleys, junkyards, and interstates, capturing […]
