Promoting Arts in Our Community
Organized in 1967, the Aberdeen Area Arts Council (AAAC) is funded through memberships, the City of Aberdeen, grants from the SD Arts Council, and other grants. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life through the arts by initiating, sponsoring and encouraging art opportunities and promoting the arts through education in the Aberdeen area. We serve six counties in northeast South Dakota – Brown, Spink, Day, Edmunds, Marshall and McPherson.
A 501c(3) organization, the AAAC promotes arts in our community by hosting varied programming, co-sponsoring the ARCC Dance program, sharing information about each month’s events through radio, newspaper and Facebook and facilitating meetings of those involved in the arts. We also work closely with South Dakotans for the Arts to keep current on arts advocacy issues.
Programming presented annually includes events such as Arts in the Park, Winterfest, Storybook Land Festival, Storybook Land Theatre, and the Membership Extravaganza. Please visit our AAAC events page for a list of all upcoming AAAC events and our Area Arts Calendar for all arts events in the community.
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AAAC Staff
AAAC Board of Directors
Lucas Quail, President– Inventory Control Specialist, Midcontinent
Katrina Schnabel, Vice President – Human Resource Manager, Kessler’s Food and Grocery
Brad Olson, Secretary/Treasurer – Director of Finance – Sanford
Angie Cleberg, Past President– Communication & Impact Coordinator, United Way
Rachael Cramond – Business Counselor, Grow SD
David Eckert – Supervisor – Aberdeen Recreation & Cultural Center
Tara Engquist – CPA/Partner, Eide Bailly
Jay Hopkins-Entzel – Curatorial Assistant – Exhibits, Dacotah Prairie Museum
Angela Huff – Administrative Assistant
Josh Phillips, – Graphic design, photographer – Production Monkeys
Heather Scott – Instructor of Psychology/Department Chair, Northern State University
Art Agencies
