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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.

Check 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.

With 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

North Dakota Council on the Arts announces request for qualifications for placemaking in Region 6.

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.

NDCA announces new indigenous artworks by Linda Whitney on exhibit at the Capitol

Check out NDCA's Prairie Arts December 2023 newsletter for the latest in statewide and national arts-related news, including upcoming EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, and (2) STORIES: Hispanic Advocacy by Yolanda Rojas & ND Native Tourism Alliance by Alicia Hegland-Thorpe.

When Yolanda Rojas moved from Arizona to Watford City in 2014, she saw no signs of her Hispanic cultural traditions and language. To help fill the void, she founded Hispanic Advocacy of ND to provide opportunities that empower and enrich the Hispanic community in North Dakota.    

By Contributing Editor Yolanda Rojas

The ND Native Tourism Alliance, founded in 2016, is a nonprofit organization committed to protecting, preserving, promoting, and educating the world about the culture, history, and environment of the five Native nations of North Dakota. 

By Contributing Editor Alicia Hegland-Thorpe

As of October 31, 2023, North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) awarded $832,413 in nine different grant programs for fiscal year 2024.