Welcome to the North Dakota Council on the Arts!
The North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) is a service and program agency of the state, established in 1967 by the State Legislature to develop the arts and to promote and support the arts in North Dakota. Grant funds are made available by the National Endowment for the Arts and appropriations from the state of North Dakota. It is the mission of the North Dakota Council on the Arts to promote, preserve and perpetuate the arts in North Dakota.
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 NDCA Announces a Groundbreaking Compilation 30 Years in the Making! Sundogs and Sunflowers: Folklore and Folk Art of the Northern Great Plains is a groundbreaking compilation thirty years in the making celebrating the proud folk heritage of the Northern Great Plains. Published by the North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA), it is compiled and edited by North Dakota State University Professor Emeritus Dr. Timothy J. Kloberdanz and NDCA folklorist Troyd A. Geist. Published collections of North American folkways seldom include folklore texts or representative traditions from the Great Plains region. Invariably, much attention is given to such areas of the country as New England, Appalachia, the Ozarks, and the Deep South. Duncan Emrich’s Folklore on the American Land, for example, runs more than 700 pages but other than for a few black-and-white photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s, it is nearly impossible to find folklore examples from the northern plains. Sundogs and Sunflowers represents a concerted effort to remedy this oversight and to focus long overdue attention on the folk traditions of North Dakota and the Northern Great Plains. This 352 page, coffee-table-size, full color, hardcover volume features more than a thousand examples of folklore and folk art, as well as more than three hundred images. NDCA invites you to take a look at the following short online video promotion below, or via this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIDJ6zQstZ8. The book is only $34.95 plus tax! For further information, or to order in time for the holidays, contact the NDCA at (701) 328-7590, or via email at comserv@nd.gov. You can also find the book at: Elizabeth’s on Broadway in Williston; Books on Broadway in Williston; KB Jeweler’s in Hettinger; Main Street Books in Minot; Jamestown Fine Arts Association in Jamestown; Valley Drug in Valley City; Barnes County Historical Society in Valley City; Eagle’s Nest Book Store in Valley City; Germans from Russia Heritage Center in Fargo; NDSU Memorial Union Bookstore in Fargo; NDSU Bookstore in downtown Fargo; Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Zandbroz Variety in Fargo; Barnes & Nobles stores in Minot, Bismarck and Fargo; ND State Historical Society’s gift shop in Bismarck; Germans from Russia Heritage Center in Bismarck; Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation in Washburn, Hunter C & I Bar in Hunter, ND; Neumann Drug in Cando; Ho-den-attes On Main in Lisbon; Historical Society of Clay County in Moorhead, MN; and at Timber Lake Area Museum in Timberlake, SD.
NDCA's Special Edition Ornaments
**Looking for a unique piece of art? Would you like to help support the arts in North Dakota? Then be sure to check out NDCA's 5th Annual Special Edition ornament, limited quantities of this, and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th edition ornaments are available for purchase! These ornaments make a great gift for yourself or someone special!**
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NDCA's 4th Annual Special Edition Ornament |
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**NDCA's 2nd Annual Special Edition Ornament |
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North Dakota Council on the Arts
1600 East Century Avenue, Suite 6
Bismarck, ND 58503-0649
(701) 328-7590
(701) 328-7595 (fax)
Hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on national holidays.
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