Congressional District: At-Large

Sacred Pipe Resource Center’s ArtsHERE grant will strengthen the capacity of Sacred Pipe Resource Center’s Arts Council by supporting targeted focus groups, data collection, and visioning around expanded arts programming. Sacred Pipe Resource Center is dedicated to addressing and supporting the social, cultural, emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical needs of Native people of all Tribes living in the Bismarck-Mandan and surrounding area. They provide liaison services between Native and non-Native people to foster a cohesive community.

The First Peoples Fund's (FPF) ArtsHERE grant will support programmatic assessments, the creation of data collection tools, and the evaluation of new and expanded programs at FPF and the Oglala Lakota Artspace on Pine Ridge Reservation. First People's Fund honors and supports the cultural, artistic, and ancestral practices of Native artists, families, and communities, helping them to thrive, heal, and carry forward Indigenous creative expression, teachings, and lifeways.

The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s ArtsHERE grant will support assessment, planning, and capacity building as the grassroots nonprofit organization prepares to construct and open the first facility dedicated solely to arts and culture on the Cheyenne River Reservation. The Cheyenne River Youth Project offers Lakota youth and families access to the culturally relevant, enriching, and enduring opportunities they need to build stronger, healthier communities and a more vibrant future.

Kori Art’s ArtsHERE grant will support staff development, leadership training, stakeholder and community engagement activities, and translation services to ensure inclusivity and accessibility for individuals with limited English proficiency.  Kori Art is a culture and art-based organization that amplifies community togetherness via international arts performances, training, workshops, and festivals led by New Americans and immigrant artists to connect, preserve, and share their cultural heritage.

The Western Plains Opera brings Puccini's beloved opera, La Boheme, to the Ann Nicole Nelson stage on the campus of Minot State University. The production on September 6th & 7th, will include six international solo artists, along with local singers, a children's choir, the Minot Chamber Chorale, and a full orchestra.

The Premiere Premieres Program offers a year long collaborative process that brings locally-written new one-act plays to life on stage. Writers (age 14 and older) have the rare opportunity to identify, develop and share their ideas by attending free playwriting courses, and submitting a One-Act Play for production consideration. This allows open expressive personal and cultural storytelling.

This project supports a residency in November, 2024, with four professional musicians, Jason Neukom and Andrew Giordano, violins, Sean Neukom, viola, and Ryan Ash, cello, performing as the Beo String Quartet. The residency will include a public performance at the North Dakota Museum of Art, a workshop and a masterclass with local student musicians and a class visit to a public elementary school .

The Aberdeen Arts Council will feature The Queen's Cartoonist for two concerts in one day. The day concert will be an outreach, educational show free to local schools, nursing home residents, special needs agency clients, and disadvantaged youth from local programs. The evening performance will be a ticketed event open to the public and outreach attendees for the evening.

Mark Hansen is one of nine winners of the 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities. This award is designed to support accessibility in the arts and celebrate the exceptional work of disabled Midwestern visual artists.

Danielle "Elle" Billing is one of nine winners of the 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities. This award is designed to support accessibility in the arts and celebrate the exceptional work of disabled Midwestern visual artists.