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Arts in Juvenile Justice: Healing, Hope, and a Microphone

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 04:00 pm

Categories: Featured Stories

Poet and teaching artist Joe Davis talking into a microphone, holding his arms up, snapping his fingers as applauseA powerful arts residency program at North Dakota’s Youth Correctional Center uses poetry, storytelling, and creative expression to help justice-involved youth heal, build confidence, and envision brighter futures.

By Rhea C. Beto


Robin Bosch: A Career of Dedication, Growth, and Gratitude

Monday, March 10, 2025 at 01:30 pm

Categories: Featured Stories

Head and shoulders of Robin Bosch with dark-rimmed glasses, shoulder-length straight dark hair, dark eyes and a closed smile, wearing a dark shirt with a plaid patterned scarf on a textured off-white backgroundAfter 27 years of state service, including 13 at NDCA, Robin Bosch reflects on an inspiring career, the power of the arts, and the exciting adventures awaiting her in retirement.


ND Legislative Chorus: Bridging Politics with Harmony

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 08:30 am

Categories: Featured Stories

Legislative Chorus singing in the Senate Chambers in 2017The ND Legislative Chorus, founded in 2009, has brought legislators, staff, and family members together to honor past legislators through music, evolving over the years to adapt to changing membership while maintaining its tradition of unity and remembrance.

By Rhea Beto


Celebrating ND's Cultural Heritage: A History of the ND Governor's Awards for the Arts

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 03:30 pm

Categories: Featured Stories

three images showing the three styles of ND Governor Awards given from 1977-2025Established in 1977, the ND Governor’s Awards for the Arts celebrates artistic excellence, cultural preservation, and community impact by honoring individuals and organizations who enrich North Dakota through the power of creativity.

By Rhea Beto


ND Disabled Artist Danielle Billing and the Year of the Big Ask

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 03:30 pm

Categories: Featured Stories

Chest-up image of Danielle Billing wearing a short-sleeve, horizontally striped, v-neck shirt, dark-rimmed cat-eye glasses, with her left elbow on the table, holding her chin, showing part of a tattoo that reads Nevertheless in cursive, with a big toothy smile and short purple curly flowing on one side of her head.To grow as an artist and business owner while managing chronic health conditions and helping out aging parents, Danielle “Elle” Billing decided to make 2024 “The Year of the Big Ask” by reaching out for various types of support.

By Rhea Beto