Editing Sioux Falls, South Dakota (section)

===Arts===
[[File:1bronze michelangelo moses reproduction sioux falls.jpg|thumb|right|Replica of [[Michelangelo]]'s [[Moses (Michelangelo)|''Moses'']] at Augustana University]]
In the beginning of the 21st century, Sioux Falls experienced a renaissance of cultural interest. The Sioux Empire Arts Council continues to lead in the Sioux Falls area arts scene and gives out Mayor's Awards each year in several categories for excellence demonstrated by Sioux Falls residents.<ref>{{cite web| title =Mayor's Awards for the Arts| publisher =Sioux Empire Arts Council| url =http://www.siouxempireartscouncil.com/Mayor.htm| access-date =April 22, 2008| url-status =usurped| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080514072826/http://www.siouxempireartscouncil.com/Mayor.htm| archive-date =May 14, 2008| df =mdy-all}}</ref> The Sioux Falls SculptureWalk was the first visual evidence of the renaissance and is an attraction for both visitors and resident artists, hosting over 55 sculptures including a replica of the [[David (Michelangelo)|Michelangelo's David]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sculpturewalksiouxfalls.com/about/ |title=About |publisher=SculptureWalk Sioux Falls |access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref><ref name="visitsiouxfalls.com">{{cite web|url=http://visitsiouxfalls.com/why-sioux-falls/so-much-to-see-in-sioux-falls/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517021054/http://visitsiouxfalls.com/why-sioux-falls/so-much-to-see-in-sioux-falls/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2015|title=So Much to See in Sioux Falls – Visit Sioux Falls|date=May 17, 2015}}</ref> Work was essential to the renovation of the original Washington High School into the Washington Pavilion (housing two performing arts, a visual arts, and a science center).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpavilion.org/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=150A970F-CCD6-4CC6-98DC-6061447A2AB3&menu_id=E8CADA75-EEF5-4335-90C6-53107DBCE58C |title=About the Pavilion |website=Washingtonpavilion.org |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref>

The Northern Plains Indian Art Market (NPIAM) was established in 1988 by American Indian Services, Inc., of Sioux Falls as the Northern Plains Tribal Arts Show (NPTA). Northern Plains Tribal Arts dominated the Sioux Falls art scene from its inception in 1988. American Indian Services produced the juried art show and market from 1988 to 2003. Since 2004, Sinte Gleca University of Rosebud has been the producing organization. In the first 25 years of its existence—one of the longest-running Indian art shows in the country—over 800 artists from 7 northern plains states and two Canadian provinces exhibited at NPTA/NPIAM. Writers for national publications, filmmakers, and researchers have all joined the audiences over the years.

A permanent Northern Plains Tribal Arts collection is housed in the Egger Gallery at the Washington Pavilion. Since the Washington Pavilion opened its doors to the public in 1999, the collection has called the Visual Arts Center home. Originally the pieces were on an extended loan from American Indian Services, Inc.; in 2013, thanks to many supporters, the works were acquired under the title of the Augustana Tribal Arts Collection, and now officially belong to the Visual Arts Center.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpavilion.org/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=E4652B00-6C9C-4FD3-8450-CD317C6C441D |title=VAC: Northern Plains Tribal Art |website=Washingtonpavilion.org |access-date=March 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828082624/https://www.washingtonpavilion.org/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=E4652B00-6C9C-4FD3-8450-CD317C6C441D |archive-date=August 28, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

As the 21st century began, poetry and literary events became more popular with the opening of the Sioux Empire Arts Council Horse Barn Gallery and due to a National Endowment for the Arts-supported Y Writer's Voice. The Y Writer's Voice included an annual reading series of 38 nationally known poets and writers, who performed works and youth workshops through the Sioux Falls Writers Voice in local performance spaces, at the YMCA after-school program, and in local schools, gaining national attention.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ymca.net/arts_and_humanities/national_writers_voice.html |title=YMCA National Writer's Voice |author=YMCA of the USA |access-date=November 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012130735/http://www.ymca.net/arts_and_humanities/national_writers_voice.html |archive-date=October 12, 2009 }}</ref>

[[File:Washington Pavilion 5.JPG|thumb|left|[[Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science]]]]
The Sioux Falls mayor's awards in literary arts designated movers and shakers during the growth and development of the literary arts scene. In addition to literary awards, there are mayor's awards in visual arts, performing arts, music, organizing in the arts, advocacy, and lifetime achievement, per the mayor's discretion.<ref name="artssiouxfalls.org">{{cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.artssiouxfalls.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Mayors-Award-for-the-Arts-History-of-Honorees.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922212743/http://www.artssiouxfalls.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Mayors-Award-for-the-Arts-History-of-Honorees.pdf |archive-date=September 22, 2016 |access-date=August 11, 2016}}</ref>

The [[Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival]] is a three-day outdoor musical event featuring two stages and is free to the public. It is held the third weekend in July at Yankton Trail Park.<ref name="siouxfallsjazzfest.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.siouxfallsjazzfest.com/festival-info/about-jazzfest/ |title=About JazzFest – Sioux Falls JazzFest 2017 |website=Siouxfallsjazzfest.com |date=July 15, 2016 |access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzfestsiouxfalls.com |title=Sioux Falls JazzFest 2017 |website=Jazzfestsiouxfalls.com |date=July 15, 2016 |access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> The Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society hosts national musicians during its annual concert series. Each year the series includes approximately five concerts with acts from all over the world. JazzFest, with over 125,000 in annual attendance, has expanded over the years to include the Jazziest Diversity Project, the All-City Jazz Ensemble, the Concert Series, and JazzFest Jazz Camp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sfjb.org/about-us/history-of-sfjb/ |title=History of SFJB &#124; Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues |website=Sfjb.org |date=August 12, 2016 |access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> 2016 was the festival's 25th anniversary year.<ref name="siouxfallsjazzfest.com"/>

In 2019, Levitt at the Falls launched its first season of free concerts in a state-of-the-art outdoor amphitheater in Falls Park West. Downtown Sioux Falls boasts Ipso Gallery.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dtsf.com/events/details/ipso-gallery-presents-boonie/2015-6-5 |title=Ipso Gallery Presents: Boonie &#124; Downtown Sioux Falls |website=Dtsf.com |date=June 5, 2015 |access-date=March 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103052911/http://www.dtsf.com/events/details/ipso-gallery-presents-boonie/2015-6-5 |archive-date=January 3, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the Orpheum Theater, SculptureWalk, The Premiere Playhouse, The Good Night Theatre Collective, Sioux Falls State Theater, the Museum of Visual Materials, the Interactive Water Fountain, Falls Park, Creative Spirits, Eastbank Art Gallery, Levitt at the Falls, and the Washington Pavilion, home to the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, the occasional Poets & Painters show, and the Spotlight Theatre Collective (formerly known as the Dakota Academy of Performing Arts.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dakota Academy of Performing Arts Rebrands to Spotlight Theatre Company: Where Everyone Has a Place in the Spotlight {{!}} Washington Pavilion |url=https://www.washingtonpavilion.org/newsroom/dakota-academy-performing-arts-rebrands-spotlight-theatre-company |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.washingtonpavilion.org |language=en}}</ref>