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South Dakota Art Museum: Strength through Collaboration
“The South Dakota Art Museum aspires to serve the diverse communities of South Dakota as the state’s premier visual arts resource,” says Donna Merkt (left), the museum’s director. Annually, the museum presents around 12 exhibitions, balancing those with a South Dakota or regional focus and those with national or international considerations.
“Collaborating with statewide arts organizations like Arts South Dakota is crucial for the South Dakota Art Museum as it strengthens the cultural ecosystem across the state,” Merkt says.
Merkt believes organizations like Arts South Dakota, the South Dakota Arts Council, the South Dakota Art Museum and others work to educate and introduce art to diverse audiences through advocacy, educational initiatives, research, programming and marketing. These organizations and individuals support artists, cultivate arts and culture philanthropists, encourage art-positive policymakers, and sustain South Dakota’s arts and culture economy.
