Council on the Arts, North Dakota

North Dakota Council on the Arts strengthens the creative capacity of North Dakota for all who live and visit here:
honoring our cultural traditions, empowering excellence and innovation,
inspiring arts and culture opportunities for all.
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Arts Across the Prairie

Placemaking in Rural North Dakota, a public art program.

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Featured Artist

Featured North Dakota artists' works on exhibit at the Capitol.

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NDCA Chair Dr. Shawn Oban Appointed to Board of National Assembly of State Arts Agencies

Categories: Press Releases

waste-up image of Dr. Shawn Oban with a bald head, goatee, closed smile, blue shirt with dark suit jacket and a blurred city backgroundNDCA is pleased to announce that Board Chair Dr. Shawn Oban has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, a professional association of the nation's 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies.

October 2026 NDCA E-News

Categories: Monthly E-news

ND artists Walter Piehl and Shelly Sayler holding clay balls on a stage where they will start to throw them on a wheelNDCA's October 2026 E-news showcases many reasons to celebrate Arts and Humanities Month in North Dakota. Included are photos from the Convening, recognition of Troyd Geist's 35 years as ND's Folklorist and 25 years of Art for Life, and news that nominations are now being accepted for the 2027 Governor's Awards for the Arts.