Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 12:00 pm

Categories: Prairie Arts Monthly e-Newsletter

Screenshot of top of NDCA September 2023 NewsletterCheck out NDCA's Prairie Arts September 2023 newsletter for the latest in statewide and national arts-related news, including upcoming EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, and two feature stories: one about the Watford City High School Mural Project and one about Togolese Artist Hamzat Koriko.


Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 11:30 am

Categories: Featured Stories

Watford City High School students painting a mural on a wallWatford City High School students and community members collaborated on the making of six murals at the school. The intent was to establish a sense of pride for anyone walking the halls, including students, staff, and the community at large.

By Rhea Beto


Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 10:00 am

Categories: Featured Stories

Head and shoulders of Hamzat Koriko with toothy smile, short, black hair, wearing a light brown leather suit jacket, orange patterned undershirt and long black and white scarf wrapped around his neckHamzat Koriko's dedication to playwriting, Togolese drumming, and storytelling has enriched his life and woven a tapestry of unity and cultural exchange within the vibrant artistic landscape of North Dakota.

A first-person account by contributing editor Hamzat Koriko, Ph.D.


Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 11:00 am

Categories: Prairie Arts Monthly e-Newsletter

Prairie Arts August 2023 newsletter top screenshotCheck out NDCA's Prairie Arts August 2023 newsletter for the latest in statewide and national arts-related news, including upcoming EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, and two feature stories: one about a world renowned double-reed band called the New York Kammermusiker and one about Native artist Shawna Fricke.


Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 09:00 am

Categories: Featured Stories

New York City skyline with words New York Kammermusiker underneath, all in black inkIn 1969, ND native Ilonna Pederson founded a professional double-reed ensemble called the New York Kammermusiker (NYK), a non-profit organization seeking to expose new audiences to the instruments and music from the Renaissance era. While the group has performed in dozens of countries across five continents, there is one place they keep coming back to – North Dakota.

By Rhea Beto


Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 12:30 pm

Categories: Press Releases

Two men playing their own fiddle togetherNorth Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) has awarded $90,096 in the Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program for Fiscal Year 24, which begins July 1, 2023 and ends June 30, 2024.


Friday, August 4, 2023 at 10:00 am

Categories: Featured Stories

Head and shoulders of Native North Dakota artist Shawna Fricke (Piaute, Taos Pueblo) with long curly black hair, toothy smile, wearing long beaded necklace, patterned shirt and light grey shawlND artist Shawna Fricke, Piaute/Taos Pueblo, believes it’s important to buy art from inspired Natives and not “Native inspired” art. “We are out there trying to make our statement and establish our identity. A Native artist’s work is deeply personal to them, and they want to make sure it matters.”  

By Contributing Editor Alicia Hegland-Thorpe


Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 09:30 am

Categories: Prairie Arts Monthly e-Newsletter

Top screenshot of NDCA Prairie Arts July Newsletter showing the Index and a picture of Cynthia McGuire Theil wearing a long-sleeve teal-blue shirt with short red hair, sewing red roses on a black dressCheck out NDCA's Prairie Arts July 2023 newsletter for the latest in statewide and national arts-related news, including upcoming EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, and a feature story about a Sewist who was chosen as the Artist in Residence at Turtle River State Park.


Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 05:00 pm

Categories: Featured Stories

Cynthia McGuire Theil wearing a long-sleeve teal-blue shirt with short red hair, sewing red roses on a black dressSewist Cynthia McGuire Thiel was “shocked and thrilled” when she was chosen to be the Artist in Residence at Turtle River State Park, July 14-23, 2023. 

By Rhea Beto


Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 11:00 am

Categories: Press Releases

Arts Across the Prairie project designs and portrait of artist for Region 4 installation in NE North DakotaThe Region 4 Selection Committee for Arts Across the Prairie: Placemaking in Rural North Dakota announces large-scale sculptor and designer, James Peterson as the artist for their project titled – “Endless Sky - Dynamic Layers."