Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 10:30 am

Categories: Press Releases

Assortment of folk art instrumentsNorth Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) has awarded $55,997 in the Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program for Fiscal Year 23, which begins July 1, 2022 and ends June 30, 2023.


Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 03:30 pm

Categories: Press Releases

Head and shoulders framed photos of Efrain Amaya and Michael WittgrafNorth Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) has awarded two artist fellowships, each in the amount of $5,000. The Individual Artist Fellowship recipients in Music are Efrain Amaya of Minot, and Michael Wittgraf of Grand Forks.


Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 09:30 am

Categories: Prairie Arts Monthly e-Newsletter

E-Prairie Arts June 2022 NewsletterCheck out NDCA's Prairie Arts June 2022 newsletter for the latest in statewide and national arts-related news. You will find an article about ND's ONLY trombone choir, along with a variety of opportunities available to artists and arts organizations across North Dakota! 


Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 11:00 pm

Categories: Featured Stories

7 men and 1 women in all black, holding trombones, standing on UND CampusIn the spring of 2022, University of North Dakota (UND) Teaching Assistant Professor, Author and Composer Dr. Chris Gable wrote an eight-part composition for the North Dakota Trombone Choir called Alarum Within. The project was meant to portray the negative impact on society caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

By Rhea C. Beto


Friday, May 20, 2022 at 02:25 pm

Categories: Press Releases

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 01:30 pm

Categories: Prairie Arts Monthly e-Newsletter

Check out NDCA's Prairie Arts May 2022 newsletter for the latest in statewide and national arts-related news, along with a variety of opportunities available to artists and arts organizations across North Dakota! 


Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 11:00 am

Categories: Featured Stories

Wayne Beyer wearing glasses, grey hair, smiling, sitting on a chair with white bulldog on his lapAfter 42 years of service, Wayne Beyer is retiring from Director of Wahpeton Park and Rec. To explain the strong connection he experienced with the art world, Wayne wrote, "Parks and recreation is very diversified and art has been a great way to offer many unique opportunities."


Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 03:00 pm

Categories: Press Releases

7 columns of colorful stacked rocks create sculpture in rural Nevada called Magic Mountains by Ugo RondinoneNorth Dakota Council on the Arts announces request for proposals for placemaking in Region 1.


Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 09:00 am

Categories: Featured Stories

Psyanky - Ukrainian Easter EggsAround 10,000 Ukrainians immigrated to North Dakota between 1896 and 1899, according to a 1984 book by Francie Berg called “Ethnic Heritage in North Dakota.” The timing is significant because North Dakota had just become a state in 1889. Ergo, Ukrainian culture began intertwining with North Dakota heritage during the first few years of statehood.

By Rhea C. Beto