South Central Region
Bismarck Art & Galleries Association (BAGA) is a private, nonprofit art gallery that is open to the public
at no charge. The main gallery features a different national, regional, or local artist each month. Member artists are shown in the Member Gallery ten times per
year. BAGA provides classes year-round in all mediums. Exhibits will engage a wide spectrum of interests. BAGA also hosts a summer art fair known as Capital A'Fair.
422 East Front Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: (701) 223-5986
Website: bismarck-art.org
Bismarck Downtown Artist Cooperative
Bismarck Downtown Artist Cooperative (BDAC) is an art gallery and working studio space operated by and for local artists. BDAC gives artists at various stages of their careers exhibition space as well as opportunities to show artwork in special themed exhibits.
222 North 4th Street
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 202-3400
E-mail: bismarckdac@gmail.com
Website: bismarckdac.com
Bismarck-Mandan Civic Chorus
The Bismarck-Mandan Civic Chorus is a community chorus that performs three concerts a year, regularly collaborating with other arts and community organizations in the Bismarck-Mandan area.
PO Box 2566
Bismarck, ND 58502
Phone: (701) 400-7774
Website: bismanchorus.com
Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra
Capitol Shakespeare
Capitol Shakespeare produces a fantastic, engaging production of one of Shakespeare’s plays during the summer on the state capitol grounds and a Classic American play in February.
PO Box 2564
Bismarck, ND 58502
E-mail: capitolshak@gmail.com
Website: capitolshakespeare.org
Dakota West Arts Council
Dakota West Arts Council (DWAC) advocates for and advances arts and culture in the capital region, and
develops and sponsors free summer programs. DWAC envisions creating a capital region that utilizes arts and
culture as a catalyst for economic development and personal enrichment, creating a community that values a life-long appreciation of and engagement in the arts. DWAC supports over 60 members and artists in the community. Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month.
400 East Front Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: (701) 222-6640
E-mail: dwac4arts@hotmail.com
Website: artscapital.org
Gallery 522
Central North Dakota’s oldest artists’ cooperative exhibiting approximately 200 original visual arts creations in all mediums by regional artists. Free and open to the public.
200 West Main
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 255-3195
E-mail: lundberg1@bis.midco.net
Website: gallery522.com
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center is a world-class museum in the heart of North Dakota. Here, you'll find state-of-the-art interactive exhibits about the Lewis & Clark Expedition, the story of Fort Clark and the early fur trade, and "Our First Farmers" to the present.
2576 8th Street Southwest
Washburn, ND 58577
Phone: (701) 462-8535
Website: fortmandan.com
Northern Plains Dance
Northern Plains Dance (NPD) provides dance training for students ages 3 to adult. NPD produces three student performances a year providing children with an opportunity to gain performance experience in a professional production.
1125 East Main Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 530-0989
Website: northernplainsdance.org
Sleepy Hollow and Arts Park
Sleepy Hollow Theatre & Arts Park annually produces summer outdoor musical theater Broadway-style shows with a live orchestra at the 38-acre park.
26th Street and Divide Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58503
Phone: (701) 319-0894
Website: shst.org
Theo Art School
THEO Art School offers fine art instruction for the entire family in an affordable, enriching art studio environment with all the high quality art materials and inspiration you need to sculpt, paint, draw, collage, print-make, and more. Create fun, fabulous ART! Activities include art classes for kids and adults, summer art camps, and art workshops. Studios are located at Frances Leach High Prairie Arts and Science Complex.
1810 Schafer Street
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 222-6452
E-mail: theo_art_school@hotmail
Website: theoartschool.org
Bismarck State College Gannon Gallery
Dedicated in 1981 to the memory of Clell and Ruth Gannon, the Gannon Gallery is a light filled space in BSC's new LEA Hall. Regional artists, student work and more rotates through this free public space throughout the year.
1500 Edwards Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58506
Website: https://bismarckstate.edu/community/humanities/artgalleryexhibits/
Central Dakota Children's Choir
The Central Dakota Children's Choir has five children choirs that perform several concerts a year (grades 3-4, grades 5-6, grades 7-9, grades 9-12 and grades 10-12). The organization also has a prechoir for students in the second grade along with summer programming for grades 3-5.
1810 Schafer Street, Suite 4
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 258-6516
E-mail: cdcc@aboutcdcc.org
Website: aboutcdcc.org
Dakota Woodturners
Dakota Woodturners generously share their knowledge, provide an opportunity to develop ideas in the field of wood turning, and mentor new woodturners in this art form. Club meetings are held at 9 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month at the Bismarck State College Vocational Technical Center.
PO Box 243
Bismarck, ND 58502
E-mail: dakotawoodturner@gmail.com
Website: dakotawoodturners.com
Capital Quilters
Capital Quilters meets the first Saturday of each month. Everyone is welcome to attend. Class and meetings are held at Edgewood Vista Senior Center, 3124 Colorado Lane, Bismarck, ND 58503.
PO Box 7092
Bismarck, ND 58502
E-mail: NDCapitalQuilters7092@gmail.com
Website: ndcapitalquilters.com
Dakota Stage LTD
Dakota Stage Ltd. (DST) is a community theater located in the historic GEM Theater on Main Avenue in downtown Bismarck that produces plays, musicals, stand-up comedy, and film viewings. Along with its youth organization, Shade Three Players, Dakota Stage offers year round programming for all ages and sensibilities, not only in performance but also in education and other creative and cultural experiences and opportunities.
412 East Main Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 258-4998
E-mail: office@dakotastageltd.com
Website: dakotastageltd.com
Flickertail Woodcarvers
The Flickertail Woodcarvers provides carving education, with training available to all levels of carvers. At every meeting, a small project is provided and led by one of the members.
PO Box 7473
Bismarck, ND 58507
Phone: (701) 255-0280
E-mail: flickertailwoodcarversnd@gmail.com
Website: flickertailwoodcarvers.org
The Guelph Community Center
The Guelph Community Center features three historical rooms: the School Room with pictures and memorabilia of every class from 1936-1970; the Community Room that archives the Post Office, Veterans’ Corner, along with various other community organizations; and the Farming Room. The Center is open for special events in April, July, and September, and by appointment.
110 Vilas Avenue
Guelph, ND 58474
Phone: (701) 783-4381
E-mail: jthorpe@drtel.net
Website: facebook.com/OffTheSHUELPHatGuelph
Jeberleco
Jeberleco owner Jamie Eberle’s studio space features photography and paintings. Jeberleco also hosts Kids’
Art once a month, and a gallery space featuring a different artist every month. Jeberleco also shows locally produced documentaries and some older feature
length films, as well as allowing bands to perform in this space. Cooking classes following Bountiful Baskets are
set up on a bi-monthly basis.
101 Main Street
Ellendale, ND 58436
E-mail: jamieberleco@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/JEBERLECO/
Missouri Valley Chamber
Orchestra
The Missouri Valley Chamber Orchestra (MVCO) holds performances at a number of venues throughout the concert season, including St. George’s Episcopal Church, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Faith Lutheran Church, and Bismarck State College.
PO Box 252
Bismarck, ND 58502
E-mail: mvco@mvco.net
Website: mvco.net
National Buffalo Museum
The National Buffalo Museum is a 6,000 square foot facility housed in a rustic log building at the Frontier Village in Jamestown, North Dakota. The museum exhibits focus on the history of bison in native American plains cultures, the near extinction of the bison, and the restoration of the species and eventual designation as the United States national mammal.
500 17th Street Southeast
Jamestown, ND 58401
Phone: (701) 252-8648
Website: buffalomuseum.com
Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio
The Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio is the first natural light wet plate studio built in the country in over 100 years. The owner and artist is Shane Balkowitsch.
2703 Big Sky Circle
Bismarck, ND 58503
Phone: (701) 426-7630
E-mail: shane@balkowitsch.com
Prairie Pauls Studio
Prairie Pauls Studio is owned by Theresa and Don Paul and specializes in handmade jewelry and metal sculpture. Open by appointment.
PO Box 24
Edgeley, ND 58433
Phone: (701) 709-0199
E-mail: prairiepauls@gmail.com
Website: prairiepaulsstudio.com
State Historical Society Of North Dakota
The State Historical Society of North Dakota (SHSND) is headquartered at the North Dakota Heritage Center on the Capitol grounds. Experience the beauty and wonder of the new galleries and exhibit spaces at the North Dakota
Heritage Center & State Museum. Thousands of artifacts and specimens, high-tech displays, and interactive exhibits help tell the story of of North Dakota. The SHSND oversees the State Museum, and 55 historic sites. Their mission is to preserve, interpret, and promote the heritage of North Dakota and its people. From dinosaurs to tipis to space
suits, you will find history has something for everyone.
612 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: (701) 328-2666
E-mail: histsoc@nd.gov
Website: history.nd.gov
The Arts Center, Jamestown Fine Arts Association
The Jamestown Fine Arts Association (a.k.a. The Arts Center) serves as the art and cultural hub for south central North Dakota. Our gallery features a rotating fine art exhibit that changes every five weeks. We are also the venue for cultural festivals, readings & humanities presentations, community theater productions, art classes & workshops, resident artists and various performing artists.
115 2nd Street Southwest
Jamestown, ND 58401
Phone: (701) 251-2496
Website: jamestownarts.com
VSA North Dakota, an affiliate of the Anne Carlsen Center
VSA North Dakota: The State Organization on Arts and
Disabilities. VSA North Dakota strives to create and maintain a community where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and have access to the arts. Recognizing that every individual has a creative voice that needs to be both expressed and heard, VSA North Dakota provides, promotes, and furthers arts-centered activities in inclusive settings so people with and without disabilities can experience the arts together.
Main Campus
701 3rd St NW
Jamestown, ND 58402
Phone: 1 (800) 568-5175
Website: http://www.vsanorthdakota.net/the-anne-carlsen-center.html