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One Book Author Rebecca Clarren Tours State May 4-8

April 19, 2025

Ghost Town Documentary Highlighted at Triple Feature

April 12, 2025

Federal Cuts Threaten SDHC – Humanities Programs Need Citizen Support

April 5, 2025

Support the Humanities in South Dakota!

March 29, 2025

Veterans’ Writing Workshops Offered in Rapid City

March 22, 2025

SDHC Tells Its Story at Humanities on the Hill

March 15, 2025

Celebrate National Reading Month with SDHC & NEH

March 8, 2025

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 14! Humanities Grants Up to $10,000 Available

March 1, 2025

Creation.Story Exhibit at SDAM Highlights Oral Tradition

February 22, 2025

SDHC Awards First Round of FY25 Grants

February 15, 2025

Year-Long Program Culminates in Premieres of Local Plays

February 8, 2025

Apply to Host One Book Author Rebecca Clarren in Your Community!

February 1, 2025

Humanities Grants Up to $10,000 Available Apply by February 28, 2025

January 25, 2025

SDHC Announces 2025 One Book Selections

January 18, 2025

Smithsonian Spark! Exhibition Opens January 18 at Sinte Gleska University

January 11, 2025

Observe Human Trafficking Prevention Month with SDHC

January 4, 2025

Christmas Comes Early for South Dakota Third Graders

December 21, 2024

New Book Club to Go Titles Shine Spotlight on MMIP Crisis

December 7, 2024

13 Moons Earthlodge Gatherings Connect Young Dakotas to Culture

November 23, 2024

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with NEH

November 16, 2024

SDSPS Brings Poetry to a Town Near You!

November 9, 2024

National Humanities Medals Awarded

November 2, 2024

November Writing Workshops Open to Veterans, Families

November 2, 2024

Smithsonian Institution Supports Youth Innovation at Maȟpíya Lúta Owáyawa

October 26, 2024

SDHC Refreshes Brainstorming Schedule, Format

October 19, 2024

Humanities, Poetry Awards Presented at Festival

October 12, 2024

SDHC Grant Applications Due October 15 Submit Proposals for up to $10,000

October 5, 2024

THE 2024 FESTIVAL IS “IN THE BOOKS”!

September 28, 2024

Suggest the Next One Book South Dakota

September 28, 2024

ENJOY SATURDAY & SUNDAY AT THE FESTIVAL!

September 21, 2024

Festival Feature: T.R.: Accessible and Relatable

September 21, 2024

SDHC Grants Support Late September Events

September 14, 2024

12 DAYS TO THE FESTIVAL! Sign Up to Volunteer & Get Your Tickets NOW!

September 7, 2024

Festival Feature: The Art of Storytelling

September 7, 2024

View the Festival Schedule! Get Your Tickets!

August 31, 2024

SDHC Grants Support Early September Events

August 24, 2024

South Dakota Stories Featured at National Book Festival

August 17, 2024

Gear Up for the Festival with Marc Cameron!

August 10, 2024

Festival Feature: A Novel Surprise

August 3, 2024

Make the Festival Happen – Volunteer!

August 3, 2024

2024 Festival of Books Author Lineup Announced

July 27, 2024

“All My Relatives” Music Festival Coming to Sioux Falls

July 20, 2024

Swedish Photographer’s Historic Exhibit Gifted to Siċaŋġu Lakota

July 13, 2024

Portraits of Courage Film Screening, Panel Discussion Set for Sioux Falls

July 6, 2024

Experience American History with Raffi’s Regulars

June 29, 2024

Documentary, Conversations to Address Public Art Impact

June 22, 2024

Lead Festival to Celebrate Italian Heritage, Mining History

June 15, 2024

SDHC to Offer Series of Veterans’ Writing Workshops

June 8, 2024

South Dakota Shakespeare Festival Fosters Understanding

June 1, 2024

Trent Preszler Kicks Off One Book Author Tour June 25

May 25, 2024

Teachers Institute Shares Indigenous History

May 25, 2024

NEH Chair’s Team Welcomes ED Oey to SDHC

May 18, 2024

Nonprofit Gives Voice to Underrepresented in Storytelling Project

May 11, 2024

Smithsonian Exhibition Highlighting Rural Innovation Comes to South Dakota

May 4, 2024

Sharing Your Impact

April 27, 2024

South Dakota’s Prairie Poet Laureate

April 20, 2024

Red Dress Gala for MMIP Examines “The Influence of Art”

April 13, 2024

SDHC Speakers Highlight Power of Poetry and Song

April 6, 2024

SDHC Supports MMIP Programs at Libraries Statewide

March 30, 2024

Celebrate Women’s History Month with NEH

March 23, 2024

SDHC Shares Humanities Success Stories in D.C.

March 16, 2024

Monthly Online Program Highlights Lakota Culture and Values

March 9, 2024

2024 History Conference to Look Back at Y2K

March 2, 2024

Inspirational Women’s Speaker Series Slated for Sioux Falls

February 24, 2024

Young Readers One Book Introduces Two Amigos

February 17, 2024

Celebrate Black History Month with NEH

February 10, 2024

Join the ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Community Read

February 3, 2024

Calling All South Dakota Non-Profits! Grant Application Deadline is February 28

January 27, 2024

Revisiting the 1874 Black Hills Expedition

January 20, 2024

‘Little and Often’ Is 2024 One Book South Dakota

January 13, 2024

Poetry on the Road Delivers Joy of Written Verse Across South Dakota

January 6, 2024

SDHC 2023: A Year in Review

December 30, 2023

“Together, we can continue to make a lasting impact.” – Ann Volin

December 16, 2023

Connecting Humanity One Conversation at a Time

December 9, 2023

We reached our goal on Day of Giving!

December 2, 2023

SDHC Explores MMIP Issues through United We Stand Initiative Lily Mendoza, Red Ribbon Skirt Society: “We need to have the conversation.”

November 25, 2023

Bruce Roseland named South Dakota’s eighth Poet Laureate

November 18, 2023

SDHC Presents Veterans Story Contest Awards at Festival

November 11, 2023

Bridging Cultures Bookshelf Promotes Understanding

November 4, 2023

Boyd Family Wagon Exhibit Brings Pioneer Experiences to Life

October 28, 2023

SDHC Spreads “Magic” to Every Third-grade Classroom in South Dakota

October 21, 2023

National Endowment for the Humanities Officials Visit South Dakota

October 14, 2023

SD Art Museum Hosts Signe Stuart Retrospective

October 7, 2023

Suggest a One Book South Dakota

October 7, 2023

Humanities Awards Presented at Festival

September 30, 2023

Caring for Seeds and Each Other

September 23, 2023

Festival Presenter Feature: Reclaiming a Literary Tradition

September 16, 2023

USD Hosts Northern Great Plains History Conference

September 16, 2023

Hermosa Area Historical Association Brings the Past to Youth

September 9, 2023

Festival Presenter Feature: Fiction and Nonfiction Join Forces

September 9, 2023

View the Festival Schedule & Get Your Tickets

September 2, 2023

Intergroup Dialogues Return to Brookings

September 2, 2023

Humanities Grant Applications Accepted Until Oct. 15

August 26, 2023

Festival Presenter Feature: Fighting for Tech Fairness

August 26, 2023

The Joy of Delight in Poetry and Prose

August 19, 2023

Celebrating the 10th Young Readers Festival with DiCamillo and Despereaux

August 12, 2023

South Dakota Announces Titles for National Book Festival

August 5, 2023

Freelon Inspires Young Storytellers through AnceSTARS Residency

July 29, 2023

2023 Festival of Books Author Lineup Announced

July 22, 2023

Friends of the Children – He Sapa Supports Indigenous Youth

July 15, 2023

SDHC Scholar Betz-Hamilton Explores Familial Identity Theft

July 8, 2023

Dakota Daughters Delight Crowd in Pierre

July 1, 2023

SDHC Awards over $110,000 to Humanities Programs Statewide

June 24, 2023

Registration Open for Teachers Institute 2023

June 17, 2023

2023 Shakespeare Festival Brings the Bard to South Dakota

June 10, 2023

SDHC Sponsors Veterans Story Contest

June 3, 2023

Diane Wilson Kicks Off 2023 One Book Author Tour

May 27, 2023

SDSU to Bring Ancient History to Life in Brookings

May 20, 2023

Hatchery Termesphere To Be Unveiled on Booth Day

May 13, 2023

Fort Sisseton Historical Festival Features Smithsonian’s “Crossroads” Exhibit

May 6, 2023

Jensen Receives $25,000 NEH Grant for Humanities in Higher Education

April 29, 2023

Ansell to Address Health Care Inequality at Sioux Falls Event

April 15, 2023

Music Therapy Week Celebrates Healing through Arts, Humanities

April 8, 2023

Humanities on the Hill Another Success

April 1, 2023

2023 South Dakota History Conference to be Held in Pierre

March 25, 2023

Spring AuthorFest Features Page-to-Screen Writers

March 18, 2023

Brian Turner to Mark Iraq War Anniversary in Sioux Falls

March 11, 2023

One Book Author Tour Applications Available

March 4, 2023

“Drowning in Dirt” Explores Effects of Dust Bowl

February 25, 2023

SDHC Reflects on Anniversary Celebration

February 18, 2023

SDHC Grant Recipients

Humanities Grant Applications Accepted Until Feb. 28

February 11, 2023

Brainstorming, Festival Videos Available on YouTube

February 4, 2023

SDHC Announces 2023 One Book Selections

January 28, 2023

SDHC Awards $40K in Grants

January 21, 2023

Smithsonian’s “Crossroads” Exhibit on Display in Yankton

January 14, 2023

Plan Your 2023 Reading with these Book Lists

January 7, 2023

SDHC Remembers, Honors Jace Decory

December 31, 2022

Kean Shares Science Stories for “Speaking of Health” Series

December 10, 2022

SDHC 50 Years

SDHC’s Programs Receive National Attention on 50th Anniversary

December 3, 2022

Join SDHC in Sioux Falls for “Forming a More Perfect Union: A Conversation with Anand Giridharadas”

November 26, 2022

SDHC Day of Giving Open House

November 19, 2022

Heirlooms with Molly

Creating Heirlooms through Words

November 12, 2022

Vietnam memorial flag

SDHC Announces Veterans Story Contest Winner

November 5, 2022

David Adler Column

David Adler Provides Constitutional Knowledge to Enhance Civil Conversation

October 29, 2022

Museum on Main Street

Museum on Main Street Traveling Exhibition on Tour in South Dakota

October 22, 2022

2022 DAH Awardees

2022 DAH Awards Honor Outstanding Contributions to the Humanities

October 15, 2022

Americana with Raffi

Americana with Raffi

October 8, 2022

Festival Reflections

October 1, 2022

Festival of Books History Writers

Plan Your Festival Experience

September 17, 2022

Festival Event Tickets Available Now!

September 10, 2022

Terrance Hayes

Terrance Hayes on the American Dream

September 3, 2022

NBF 2022 Great Reads

South Dakota Titles for National Book Festival Announced

August 27, 2022

Emily St John Mandel's Sea of Tranquility

Art, Plague, Love and Mystery

August 20, 2022

Speaking of Health

“Speaking of Health” Unites Medicine, Humanities

August 13, 2022

20th Annual Festival of Books

2022 Festival of Books Author Lineup Announced

August 6, 2022

Lake County Museum

Interactive Homestead Exhibit Revitalized at Lake County Museum

July 30, 2022

Trent Preszler

Writing as Therapy

July 23, 2022

Nick Estes Author Tour

Nick Estes Kicks Off 2022 One Book Author Tour

July 16, 2022

SDHC Grant Recipients

SDHC Awards $60K in Grants

July 9, 2022

Veterans Story Contest

SDHC Sponsors Veterans Story Contest

July 2, 2022

Innoskate Event

Innoskate: Bringing the Humanities to Skateboarding

June 25, 2022

Spring Sowings

Amplifying South Dakota’s Voices Through Poetry

June 18, 2022

South Dakota Shakespeare Festival

SD Shakespeare Festival 2022: A Human Experience

June 11, 2022

Lakota Youth Development

Traditional Healing at the Lakota Youth Development Culture Symposium

June 4, 2022

Dakota Daughters Trio

Dakota Daughters Program Gives Voice to the Past

May 28, 2022

Sam Kean

Writer Sam Kean Brings Science to Life

May 21, 2022

Heart of All

Heart of All: Lakota Oral History Project

May 6, 2022

Doug Hansen Wagon Master

On the Trail of History

April 19, 2022

Mary Kay Andrews

Mary Kay Andrews, Other 2021 Holdovers to Appear at 2022 Festival of Books

April 1, 2022

ARP Grant Recipient SDSU Uses Funds to Host Film Festival

March 24, 2022

Smashie McPerter Book Cover

Introducing the 2022 Young Readers One Book: Smashie McPerter and The Mystery of Room 11

March 17, 2022

AuthorFest 2022

SDHC Partnering for Evanovich, DeMille Event

March 15, 2022

Asking the Author: Nick Estes on Tribal History, Writing the 2022 One Book SD ‘Our History is the Future’

MARCH 3, 2022

SDHC 50th Anniversary

Happy 50th Birthday, SDHC!

February 16, 2022

Young Readers

One Book SD

Book Club To Go

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