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We Are Better Together With You:
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DIY Face Masks for Hospitals in Need!
With surgical face masks at an all-time low, hospitals are asking those who sew to create them from home!
Do you know someone who sews? Make sure to SHARE this!!! 
Get the full tutorial and download here: https://sweetredpoppy.com/how-to-sew-a-surgical-face-mask/
*Homemade masks will not prevent someone from becoming infected with COVID-19. They are approved by the CDC to be used as a last resort when all other PPE options have run out. Health providers with handmade masks can use them on lower-risk patients allowing N95s to be reserved for emergency cases.
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Attention!!!
Monument Health is anticipating a shortage of essential protective equipment when COVID-19 impacts our area in the coming weeks. Please review the items being requested. The shortage of these items across the country has devastating consequences. PLEASE consider donating what you can.
Items being requested are:
New and unused:
* Earloop masks
* N-95 respirator masks
* Surgical isolation masks
* Isolation masks with visors
* Full face shields (with forehead straps)
* Eyeshields
* Goggles
Thank you.
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Support Local Artists
In a time where people are struggling, a Rapid City artist's t-shirt designs are taking off.
All original design in Lakota Beadwork Iconography. The shirt itself tells a story. Each shirt is hand-printed; the design is personally created. It's my hope to share cultural knowledge in ways that aren't expected. The shirt looks as if it's only a strong, simple design but holds keys to this knowledge that only those who spend time with beadworkers are aware of. This empowers anyone who wears the shirt to be a teacher.
From the artist Focus:
"Creating the design with simplicity in mind to honor the way it was done when my great great great great grandparents did. The design tells a story itself - in that one meaning of the star quilt is that it represents the community. You'll see at the peak of every direction is a triangle that is the symbol for home. This calls upon the knowledge that there are all people involved in creation. In between the houses are the symbols for the thunders, and lighting signifies the things that strengthen us through adversity. What we as humans bond over just as much as love. Each house has a feather underneath to carry it upwards. The three-tiered triangle above the home is the symbol for earth. A nod towards that we aren't above the earth but of the earth. Leading upward to the cloud symbol. Above the clouds is the symbol for the tuswecha(dragonfly) protector of children as were all children. Tuswecha is sacred.
Wrapping around the edges of the circle are the symbols of stars. The symbol is about community."
Prices - $20 per shirt. Out of state orders, please include an additional $6 per order to help with shipping.
Proceeds support our community.
Sizes are Small to 3XL right now. If you need of a larger size, please let me know.
All shirts run in Black.
Contact us for more information.
Payment via PayPal or Cash App.
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Turn your Family Fare receipts into a donation for the Arts!
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Every Receipt Gets Us That Much Closer!
Allied Arts Fund has the opportunity to earn $1,000 from Spartan Nash, simply by shopping at any local company-owned Family Fare Center. Through the Direct Your Dollars program, we can turn eligible receipts into cash for our organization!
It’s easy to help us “Direct Your Dollars.” Every time you shop at any Family Fare Center, save your receipts and send them to us at:
Allied Arts Fund
PO Box 4080
Rapid City, SD 57709
Proceeds will benefit the
Arts
in the Black Hills!
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Thank You For Voting For Us!
We should have the results from Target soon, and we will share those with you when they come in.
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EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUND
The Allied Arts would like to form an Emergency Financial Assistance Fund, with YOUR help.
Pursuing a career in the creative or cultural sector can be fraught with challenges. It's not uncommon for individuals emerging in their careers to live from paycheck to paycheck, making it difficult to establish any type of substantial financial safety net. Those who operate in the gig economy aren't guaranteed the comfort of a steady paycheck, which means their monthly income often fluctuates. These conditions can make it extremely hard for individuals in the sector to be adequately prepared when an emergency strikes.
Creative and cultural professionals, which includes artists of all disciplines, who have experienced a disruption to their income stream can request assistance from the Allied Arts once the fund is established. Awarded funds will be used to assist with necessary living expenses, such as housing, utilities, or groceries. The objective is to provide financial support in moments of crisis to those in the sector who are experiencing financial hardship.
This fund will be made possible through generous donor contributions to the Allied Arts.
We are starting with a $500 gift to kickstart this fund!
Contact us for more information.
THANK YOU!
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STAGES ARE CLOSED THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY!
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has created a substantial disruption to earned revenue for organizations and income streams for individuals. Many performances and events have been canceled or postponed.
Please consider donating the cost of your unused tickets back to those organizations. This generous gesture would greatly help them through this difficult time.
Thank you!
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SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE HEART OF OUR TOWN!
They supported us, let’s now support them! Small businesses are the heart of our town, and they need us during this difficult time! Purchase some gift cards or shop online every click counts❣️#shopsmallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness #rapidcitystrong #bettertogether❤️
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Thank you to everyone that participated in our Eat For The Arts!
Your orders helped not only our nonprofits but also the employees at the Colonial House Restaurant and Bar and delivery services.
Keep in mind that as long as you are buying from someone in your community, you're helping to keep people in their jobs.
Spread a little kindness during this difficult time, not germs. 😊
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ART ACTIVITIES TO ENJOY FROM YOUR HOME!
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BHCT Ghostlight Series
Even though all remaining productions of its 52nd Season have been postponed for at least eight weeks, Black Hills Community Theatre still feels that they must inspire, entertain, and educate the community with quality theatre. The Ghostlight Series will provide new content on Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the forms of Livestreams or pre-recorded videos featuring talented BHCT artists until we can gather in groups again. The content will be posted initially on BHCT's Facebook page and will also be posted here on our website.
Enjoy!
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What better way to improve your heart health during a time of quarantine, than by showing off your best dance moves!
Spring theater performances, dance recitals, and a symphony concert came to a standstill as COVID-19 prompted closures and cancellations. Though live shows can’t go on right now, local actors and dancers are using online tools to take entertainment and classes safely into living rooms across the Black Hills.
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A list of free, online, boredom-busting resources!
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You know what's fun to do when you get bored at home? Science! Here's is a big list of easy, fun home experiments for you to try out. PLEASE SHARE and post here if you try them out.
http://www.sciencebob.com/
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Many museums, zoos, and aquariums have set up virtual tours and webcams of their facilities. Now more than ever is it easier to visit destinations around the world from the comfort of your couch.
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15 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home
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Grab some crayons and have fun coloring any one of these 1000 Free Disney Coloring Pages. This massive collection of Disney Coloring pages has all your favorite Disney Characters!
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You Make The Difference!
Thank you for your support of the Arts!
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Supporting Community Projects!
"I would like to personally thank the Allied Arts Fund for their support, which allows me to create awareness pieces that, in return, support organizations in our community." Art heals, art transforms. The "Last of Me", 12x36 mixed media on canvas was auctioned at The Vagina Monologues, and the proceeds were donated to Working Against Violence, Inc. (WAVI) - Kristina Simmons, Ruminative Arts
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With your help and the support of US Bank, we were able to provide a grant through our Share-a-Seat program so that local students could participate in a cultural dance workshop with the Young Irelanders. The students performed those dances that night on stage at the Rapid City Concert Association event.
Thank you for making these opportunities possible for the children in our community. Find out more about our Share-a-Seat program here:
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STANDING TOGETHER FOR THE ARTS TODAY AND ALWAYS!
The Allied Arts need your support now more than ever.
Our world-class arts, education, and development programs are at risk without the investment from all of our patrons.
Help us inspire, inform, enlighten, educate, and entertain our youth, seniors, and the Black Hills community.
Your donation will help to support the tradition of excellence and accessibility of our nonprofit arts organizations.
Allied Arts help to keep gallery doors open, spotlights shining, toes tapping, tickets and classes affordable and the fun never-ending for these amazing Black Hills' arts non-profit organizations:
Bells of the Hills
Black Hills Bluegrass Association
Black Hills Chamber Music Society
Black Hills Community Theatre
Black Hills Dance Theatre
Black Hills Showcase Chorus
Black Hills Pow Wow Association
Black Hills Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Music Festival of the Black Hills
Dakota Artists Guild
Dakota Choral Union
Rapid City Children’s Chorus
Rapid City Concert Association
We appreciate your continued investment in arts programming that makes our lives and community a great place to live, work, play, and educate our kids and grandkids!
Make the Arts experience come true for our next generation, and we ask you to encourage a friend to do the same.
Make a gift TODAY and help support the future of the Allied Arts! Thank you for enriching Rapid City and the Black Hills, we indeed are better TOGETHER!
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Thank You For Making Our Work Possible!
Allied Arts’ Organizations donate tickets to children, schools and our underserved communities, provided over $10,300 in local scholarships, and created 217 events for children and hosted hundreds of FREE programs in our local schools.
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