Past Events

Interested in creating large outdoor MURALS for, and with, the community? NDCA is putting on a FREE 2-part WEBINAR series with Greta McLain, a Minnesota muralist.

NDCA Bismarck Office, 105 N. 4th St.
Visit with NDCA Staff and Board Members.
Enjoy light appetizers and beverages.

RSVP by Friday, January 28
Email: arts@nd.gov

Join North Dakota Council on the Arts Executive Director, Kim Konikow, Strengthen ND Executive Director Megan Laudenschlager, and Minot Area Council on the Arts Executive Director Justin Anderson to learn more about Arts Across the Prairie: Placemaking in Rural North Dakota in Region 2 (Burke, Renville, Bottineau, Mountrail, Ward, McHenry, and Pierce Counties).

Learn how to get involved, what the program entails, and what's next!

This is a free online webinar event through Zoom. If you are interested in attending, email schmidtk@nd.gov for the Zoom link.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Now more than ever, our students need opportunities for synthesizing and expressing feelings and emotions. To provide a more inclusive program and ensure ALL students in North Dakota have access to rich social/emotional and English/Language Arts learning, our 2020-21 ND POL Program will be going virtual.

Due to COVID restrictions, this year’s POL State Final Competition will be held through a video submission and remote judging process.

School Champions must register for the State Finals and submit video of three poem recitations by February 5, 2021.  Judges will remotely review and score poems from rounds one and two on February 22 - 24.  Scores will be averaged and the top five competitors from rounds one and two will be announced and move forward to a third round of competition.  The third round of competition will again be scored remotely by judges and take place on February 26th.  A pre-recorded video presentation of the top five finalists’ recitations and announcement of the 2021 ND State POL Champion will be aired on March 10th, 2021.

March 7, 2021: ND State POL Competition, online (subject to change)
April 26 - 28, 2021: National POL Competition, Washington, DC

The biennial North Dakota Governor’s Awards for the Arts was presented by the Governor’s Office and the North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) to recognize organizations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the arts in the state. 

The awards were telecast at a special online ceremony on February 3, 2021, 6:30-8:00pm.

NDCA Statewide Arts Convening October 6 - 7, 2020

Accessibility in the Arts Online Convening took place September 24, 2020. Recording available on YouTube.