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
Katrina Schnabel, President – Human Resource Director, Freelance
Brad Olson, Secretary/Treasurer – Director of Finance – Sanford
Tara Engquist, Vice President – CPA/Partner, Eide Bailly
Lucas Quail, Past President– Inventory Control Specialist, Midcontinent
Lane Bauer – Employee Benefits Customer Service Representative, Insurance Plus
Jaclyn Collier – Vice President of Environmental; Health & Safety, Agtegra Cooperative
Rachael Cramond – Business Counselor, Grow SD
David Eckert – Supervisor – Aberdeen Recreation & Cultural Center
Jessica Holscher – Retail Banker, Plains Commerce Bank
Jay Hopkins-Entzel – Curatorial Assistant – Exhibits, Dacotah Prairie Museum
Dr. Audrey Miller – Associate Professor of Clarinet and Director of Bands, Northern State University
Heather Scott – Instructor of Psychology/Department Chair, Northern State University
Art Agencies
