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As she begins her journey with NDCA, new Executive Director Jessica Christy shares more information on her background, along with her vision for the arts and plans for North Dakota’s future.

Artist and LGBTQ+ advocate Jason Grueneich shares his story growing up gay in North Dakota and why he believes music and the arts can be used to comfort, inform, heal, and help us grow. 

By Contributing Editor Jason Grueneich

Bowman artist Cris Fulton is displaying a collection of original watercolor designs on the 18th, or observatory, floor of the Capitol Building through August 2024.

North Dakota Council on the Arts has been approved for a $933,513 National Endowment for the Arts FY 2024 partnership agreement to address priorities identified at the State level.

North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) is proud to announce and welcome Jessica Christy as the next executive director of the agency.

Check out NDCA's Prairie Arts May 2024 newsletter for the latest in statewide and national arts-related news. It includes upcoming EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, and an article celebrating the accomplishments of outgoing Executive Director Kim Konikow.

During her tenure at NDCA, Executive Director Kim Konikow successfully advocated to increase the agency’s budget, introducing new programs for underserved communities, and expanded staff capacity to manage those programs.  

By Rhea Beto

NDCA and North Dakota Tourism are displaying prints of the winning photographs from the 2022 and 2023-2024 Governor's Photo Contests through May 2024.

North Dakota Council on the Arts announces request for qualifications for placemaking in Region 8.

Check out NDCA's Prairie Arts April 2024 newsletter for the latest in statewide and national arts-related news. It includes upcoming EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, and two STORIES: NDCA Fellow and playwright Kathleen Coudle-King gives an update on her project and Arts Across the Prairie unveils their new brand strategy.