Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 09:00 am

Categories: Press Releases

The ND 2024 State POL Champion, Circe Atkinson holding a large trophy, standing in front of a wall that reads Poetry Out LoudNDCA is pleased to announce Circe Atkinson of Mandan High School, as the 2024 State Champion and first place winner of the North Dakota State Poetry Out Loud (POL) contest. For more details, read the full ND POL 2024 Championship Press Release.


Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 11:00 am

Categories: Press Releases

Alan and Nicole Milligan pictured next to a map of ND showing the installation location near Rugby, along with a stunning rendering of an 80 foot stained-glass feather arching over the prairieThe Region 2 Selection Committee for Arts Across the Prairie: Placemaking in Rural North Dakota announces large-scale sculptors and design team Alan and Nicole Milligan selected for their project titled – “Living Waters, Painted Skies."


Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 01:00 pm

Categories: Prairie Arts Monthly e-Newsletter

Screenshot of top of NDCA February 2024 enewsCheck out NDCA's Prairie Arts February 2024 newsletter for the latest in statewide and national arts-related news, including upcoming EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, and a story about accomplished Dakota artist Holly Young.


Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 09:00 pm

Categories: Featured Stories

Dakota artist Holly Young holder her ledger artFrom the beginning of Dakota artist Holly Young's career, through her remarkable accomplishments, one thing was never lost - her commitment to preserving and sharing traditional art forms and lifeways with her people. 

By Contributing Editor Alicia Hegland-Thorpe


Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 02:00 pm

Categories: Press Releases

NDCA's new ND Artist Training Cohort program is now accepting applications from artists interested in improving their skill levels and capacity for outdoor public art production.


Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 01:00 pm

Categories: Prairie Arts Monthly e-Newsletter

ND Prairie Arts January 2024 Newsletter TopCheck out NDCA's Prairie Arts January 2024 newsletter for the latest in statewide and national arts-related news, including upcoming EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, and (2) STORIES: ND Snow Sculpting & Culture Bearer Frederick Edwards Jr.


Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 09:00 am

Categories: Featured Stories

Circular black, red and white logo with words Team North Dakota Snow Sculpting curved around the edges and a grey-bearded man with a blue hand and face, wearing winter clothing and holding a chisel-style shovel across his shouldersWith a mission to share their passion and train the next generation of artists, the 2023 National Snow Sculpting Champions: Jay Ray, Mike Nelson and Josh Zeis, describe the reductive process, display their tools, show samples of their work, and share what they have learned about snow sculpting.

By Rhea Beto


Monday, January 8, 2024 at 03:00 pm

Categories: Press Releases

Site located in south central North Dakota where artworks will be installed, showing a large pond inside a wheat fieldNorth Dakota Council on the Arts announces request for qualifications for placemaking in Region 6.


Friday, January 5, 2024 at 12:00 pm

Categories: Featured Stories

Waste-up smiling, shoulder-length dreadlocks, African American Frederick Edwards Jr. wearing a dark jean jacket, purple shirt Creative director, teaching artist, and driving force behind Umoja and Fred’s Dissonance, Fred Edwards shares his story and how it empowered him to establish these programs that foster narrative justice and community empowerment. 

A first-person account by contributing editor Frederick Edwards Jr.