​OUR BOARD
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Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Rapid City Arts Council is the organization's elected governing body guiding operations since 1968. Members are elected for a three-year term and represent arts, education, civic and business sectors within the community.
​OFFICERS:
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EIRIK HEIKES, President
President, TerraSite Design

ANJELICA SASSE, Vice President
Compensation Analyst, Black Hills Energy

HEATHER PICKERING, Secretary
Artistic Director, Flutter Productions
Black Hills Works
DIRECTORS:

SARAH HANZEL
Manager, Planning Projects Division of The City of Rapid City

DR. JIM BUCHANAN
M. D., Retired

NORA LEINEN
Foundation Director, Western Dakota Technical College

CHARLIE ABOUREZK
Justice of the Supreme Court,  Rosebud Sioux Tribe

QUINTIN OWENS
Studio Art Professor, Black Hills State University

AMY SAZUE
Executive Director, Rapid City Indian Boarding School Lands Memorial Project

MATTHEW WHITEHEAD
Apex Gallery Director & Art Lecturer, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

ELIZABETH ZIEGLMEIER

PAT ROSELAND
Art Collector, Retired

BILL EVANS
City Council Liaison
The Rapid City Arts Council staff and Board of Directors thanks the City of Rapid City for continuously supporting our mission and the arts. The generosity of our many volunteers, donors, and members drives our mission to champion inclusive, innovative and inspiring arts opportunities to enrich the communities we serve.  Additional support comes from the South Dakota Community Foundation, Black Hills Community Foundation, and the South Dakota Arts Council with funds from the State of South Dakota through the Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts. Special thanks to our events sponsor, Bierschbach Equipment. ​​The Dahl Arts Center is a municipal facility of the City of Rapid City and is managed by the Rapid City Arts Council on behalf of the Rapid City community.
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