Past Events

Art for Life Program participants are invited to attend a 2-day, hands-on conference in Bismarck that will focus on creative aging, arts, and health, facilitated by NDCA Folklorist Troyd Geist.

Visit with local arts community, NDCA staff and Board. Tour the museum. Enjoy light appetizers and refreshments.

Please join us for our biennial Statewide Arts Convening in collaboration with the Main Street ND Summit in Watford City. The Convening will feature sessions that focus on the value of community placemaking through the arts. *Free and open to the public. 

Join NDCA staff and Board, enjoy light appetizers, cash bar. 

All are invited to attend Community Gatherings happening in Region 2 to learn more about their Arts Across the Prairie project titled "Living Waters, Painted Skies."

Picturing Writing: Fostering Literacy Through Art® is an innovative approach to teaching writing and fostering literacy designed to meet the needs of a wide range of learners. This June, Central Regional Education Association and NDCA are teaming up to provide ND teachers with 3 options for Virtual Picturing Writing workshops.

All are invited to attend Community Receptions happening in Region 6 to learn more about their Arts Across the Prairie project titled "Flyways, Byways, and Waterways."

The 2024 North Dakota State Poetry Out Loud Competition will be held on Monday, February 26^th at the ND Heritage Center and State Museum, Russell Reid Auditorium, Bismarck.

All are invited to attend a Community Reception at Grafton High School to learn more about the Arts Across the Prairie project ENDLESS SKY - DYNAMIC LAYERS underway in Region 4.