THE DAHL |
  | Your Community Arts CenterThe Dahl Arts Center has served as the premier western South Dakota arts center for contemporary visual arts, arts education and performing arts since it opened in 1974. It is a public facility owned by the City of Rapid City.
The Dahl houses a flexible use 280-seat event center (which can also seat 200 at a sit-down dinner when it is not set up in theater setting), three visual arts galleries, an interactive kid's hands-on gallery, the Bernard P. Thomas Cyclorama Mural of American History, and adult and children's art classrooms. It is also the home of the Rapid City Arts Council. The community arts center was a gift to Rapid City from Mr. & Mrs. A.E. Dahl, a prominent Rapid City banker and his wife Agnes. The Rapid City Arts Council, under contract with the city of Rapid City, has administered the Dahl Arts Center since its opening in October, 1974. The "new Dahl" opened in January of 2009 after a $7.8 million dollar renovation. $3.25 million dollars of the project was funded through the Vision 2012 program of the City of Rapid City, with remaining funds raised through generous community and foundation donors. In its inaugural year, the Dahl hosted events from 90 different groups including arts & community groups as well as commercial rentals which help offset building operations costs. |
