In South Dakota, This Collaboration Is Connecting Orchestras and Lakota Music
The Lakota Music Project has been connecting Indigenous and non-Indigenous Musicians for nearly two decades as part of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.
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Meet Casandra Artichoker, Young Native Artist Reclaiming Lak̇ot̄a Practices
With mentorship from relatives and other artists, Artichoker says she is eager to gain knowledge around traditional art practices and tell impactful stories through her art.
Overcoming Addiction Sometimes Starts With a Meal and Art
How a community in Indiana is bringing creativity and other much-needed resources to adults in recovery, one meal and art class at a time.
Meet South Dakotan Baxter Badure, A Handmade Saddle-Maker
Inspired as a young ranch hand, Baxter considers saddle-making a “nice little hobby” as he spends evenings after full days of ranching to craft distinct hand-tooled saddles.
With ‘Only’ 2 Million Matchsticks Left, Artist Shifts Focus to His Hometown Legacy
Artist Pat Acton has been making “Matchstick Marvels” from his home in Gladbrook, Iowa, for nearly five decades. He says after one more commission from Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, he hopes to keep his remaining work in Gladbrook, where the town built a museum for his sculptures to help anchor the downtown.
From Ideas to Action: Bismarck Leaders Kickstart Projects for the Community
They were brought together by Creative Community Leadership Institute, a cohort program for local leaders in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Participants pursued community-engaged projects that addressed systems change, cultural practice, and community service.
Madeline Island Moves Toward Zero Waste
How residents on a remote Wisconsin island turn trash to treasure.
Artist Carl Pope Inspires Conversations for Social Change
The Indianapolis-based artist makes powerful works that buck up against social conventions by inspiring creativity, conversation, and change.
Artist Residencies Plant Seeds for the Future in Indiana
Painter Yemina Concepcion and photographer Daveed Holmes have been hard at work this last year at For the Love of the Arts, building positivity for young people by encouraging their creativity.
Minneapolis Pedal Maker Mixes Craft and Creativity
At Chase Bliss, designing guitar and synth pedals is as much of an art as the music people make with them.