Granary Partners

The Granary partners with several organizations in programming, service to the fine arts, and funding.

• Dacotah Prairie Museum

  PO Box 395 21 South Main Street Aberdeen, SD 57402 Phone: (605) 626-7117 Email: dpm@brown.sd.us	Open to the Public Tuesday thru Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday and Sunday, 1:00pm to 4:00pm Admission Free Donations appreciated

• Aberdeen Area Arts Council - The AAAC has been an excellent resource in program development. The Granary participated with the AAAC to implement a Community Cultural Plan to coordinate activities as well as follow through on community needs.
• Aberdeen Convention and Visitors Bureau - The Granary is a featured stop on the "Yellowstone Trail" promoted by the visitors bureau. Bus tours and other coordinated activities take place throughout the summer. the CVB has been an excellent resource for assistance with brochures and other publicity. For information call (800) 645-3851 or www.aberdeencvb.com or e-mail info@aberdeencvb.com
• Artworks Cooperative Gallery - Artworks Cooperative Member Artists:

  Kelly Face Nick Fischer Nicole Fischer Pat Meacham Fries Carol Weber Green	C R Venegas Cheryl Olson Dan Parsons Paula Guhin Ben Hulsing
  Located: Lakewood Mall East 6th Avenue Aberdeen, SD, 57402 (605) 725-0913	20 minutes from the Granary

• Brown County Teen Court - the Granary provides supervision and guidance for the performance of community service work by Brown County youth. In addition to providing these at-risk youth a place for productive and prideful work, their visits to the Granary exposes them to the contributions and creativity of artists.
• Northern State University - Numerous students and faculty at the university have participated in the development of Granary programming. Art Department Faculty and other university staff have served as speakers, mentors, judges, and exhibitors at the Granary. The Granary provides an active laboratory for the students and faculty for real-world experience.
• Retired Senior Volunteer Program - RSVP members frequently assist with Granary mailings, an serve as gallery attendants.
• South Dakota Artists Network - The Granary works closely with members of the organization, offering a site for retreats and an exhibition venue for their members. The full range of expertise of SDAN members has been helpful in creating a vibrant program for the Granary, keeping us linked statewide.
• South Dakota Community Foundation - The Granary has established an "Advised Fund" with the South Dakota Community Foundation. The fund is made a part of the Foundation's perpetual endowment that assists the Granary along with numerous cultural project throughout South Dakota.
• South Dakota State University - Students of the "Design Theory and Graphic Illustrations" class along with Martin Maca, Associate Professor of Landscape Design, and class instructor Shawn Gallagher, Professional Landscape Architect, adopted the Granary's landscape as a class project in 1999, and developed the original conceptual design for the Granary's "Walk with Dakota" project. Future classes will participate in various stages of the landscape development project.
• Avera St. Luke's Holistic Center - The Granary provided the setting and space for the installation of a Chartres-style labyrinth that was privately funded by a local donor, and constructed by community service labor. Patrons of St. Luke's Holistic Center as well as the general public use the labyrinth. Open sunrise to sunset all year.