Our mission is to act as a coordinating, educational, & service organization to foster, promote, encourage & increase the knowledge of the arts in DK Co.
The Arts Council of Dickinson County is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts among families in Dickinson County. We are supported by our members, local business and local and state grants.
Operating as usual
A fantastic concert! 🎶 Make plans for their 2023 concert, which will be held in Concordia, KS. 18 musicians are from Dickinson County and the rest of the band lives throughout our great state of Kansas.
The Heart of America concert returned to Abilene Sunday afternoon. A crowd attended to hear the band, which is made up of roughly 70 area music teachers, play under the
Talkin' turtles with Bob Robert C Bow and the ABC program at McKinley School. 🐢 Bob talked to the students about turtles, their characteristics and turtle species. The art project was to design their own turtle shell, based on their favorite colors, interests and personalities. If the students were turtles, their "shell" would be how they would be recognized in their environment. Thanks to Bob, our volunteers, and the staff at McKinley School.
There is plenty of parking, and the auditorium is the perfect venue for an excellent way to spend a Sunday afternoon. 🎶 Everyone is invited!
The 32nd Heart of America concert returns to Abilene with a free show at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 at Abilene High School.
New addition to cowboy boot art trail goes up at courthouse
A boot celebrating the history of wheat farming in the community has gone up outside the Dickinson County Courthouse as part of an ongoing public art installation by the Arts
After a multi-year absence, the Heart of America Band is back! Sponsored by the Arts Council of Dickinson County, the 32nd Heart of America Band concert is scheduled for 3 p.m. Nov. 20 in the auditorium of Abilene High School, 1400 N. Cedar Street. The concert is open to the public at no charge. The Heart of America Band is comprised of 70 musicians whose experience spans decades, including professors, instructors, and students. "All are playing for the love of music and to share with the community. You'll no doubt hear familiar tunes ranging from pop music, patriotic music, movie tunes, and classic hits," the Arts Council of Dickinson County noted in a news release. The performance will be the band's first since 2019.
FREE CONCERT! Everyone is invited to attend. A great opportunity for families, friends and small groups to attend. There is plenty of seating, (and parking!) there will be familiar tunes for all ages.
32nd Annual Heart of America Band Concert🎶🎶
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Abilene High School Auditorium
3:00 p.m.
We are proud to sponsor the 32nd Heart of America Band concert on stage Sunday, November 20, 2022 at the Abilene High School auditorium, 1400 N. Cedar Street, Abilene. Admission is free. The concert will begin at 3:00 p.m.
The Heart of America band is made up of 70 musicians whose experience spans decades. The band has professors, instructors, students, and all are playing for the love of music and to share with the community. You'll no doubt hear familiar tunes ranging from pop music, patriotic music, movie tunes, and classic hits.
This concert will be their first performance since 2019. Everyone is welcome to attend. For information, call or text the Arts Council of Dickinson County (785)280-0543.
Abilene's latest boot installation, check out the "History of Farming in Dickinson County"
by Steve Huff
Dickinson County Courthouse, 109 E. First Street
It's awesome.
It's up & running, 70 years to the day of the Reflector front page news! From November 5, 1952 to here we are November 5, 2022. A fitting image for an historical moment in Abilene. Did you know that 9 out of 10 voters in Abilene voted for Ike? There was cause for celebration in the streets, no doubt.
"Ike Wins" by William Counter, completed November 5, 2022.
Our beautiful weather has been helpful for artist William Counter as he paints Abilene's newest mural. Suitable temperatures will ensure the quality of the image season after season. 🖼
Getting things done! Throwback to 1952, just as lovely and joyous seventy years later to today. 🇺🇸
💜Share acts of kindness today.💜
Our creative friends at McKinley School's after school program drew and colored joyful (and colorful!) messages, which were sent to over 130 residents in Abilene with Meals on Wheels, Senior Friendship meals, and also to the residents of Abilene Place. Thanks to our Arts Council volunteers, the staff and students at McKinley school, and the staff at Abilene Senior Center, Abilene Place, and Village Manor for their help in spreading kindness today
Hmmmmm. 🤔😳
"Altered Hopscotch" chalk activity with the students in the ABC after school program at McKinley School. Each student drew an obstacle they imagined to be jumped on, or over. When the student started the course, they were to proclaim something good about themselves or the world.
The group participation activity emphasized cooperation, creativity and physical
activity using chalk as medium. When the game was finished, the students had time for free chalk drawing. They each started by drawing a frame.
Thanks to McKinley's staff and ACDC volunteers. Would you like to volunteer with the Arts Council? We have lots of ideas and vision; with your time and talents we can do so much more!
A blank canvas, getting ready for the next masterpiece!
What's in your diet for today? 😋
"Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one I lingered over. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I wrote, “Dear Jim: I loved your card.” Then I got a letter back from his mother and she said, “Jim loved your card so much he ate it.” That to me was one of the highest compliments I’ve ever received. He didn’t care that it was an original Maurice Sendak drawing or anything. He saw it, he loved it, he ate it.”
Maurice Sendak
Where the Wild Things Are written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Undoing, before Redoing.
The Arts Council of Dickinson County is assisting with the growing needs of the ABC Strings program for the 2022-2023 school year. On loan are 7 violins from their own Strings program. The violins will be used by students enrolled in the program while receiving instruction from Kansas State University violin students. The mission of the Arts Council is to act as a coordinating, educational, & service organization to foster, promote, encourage & increase the knowledge of the arts in Dickinson County. The violins are synonymous with their mission.
The ABC Strings program has been made possible by a donation to the Community Foundation of Dickinson County from the Jordan family, whose love for music will benefit the youth of today. Mary Kate Mary Kate Luty
Head over to Broadway in Downtown Abilene for Oktoberfest this afternoon! 🇩🇪
Updating Ike: Arts Council to paint over old mural with different image of Eisenhower
William Counter of Chapman starts to powerwash the "Digitized Ike" mural along Buckeye Avenue. He and the Arts Council of Dickinson County are planning on painting a new mural in
Extra Extra - Read all about it!
Due to its condition, the 15-year-old “Digitized Ike” is being stripped away and replaced with a new design by the original creator, William Counter. Yesterday, Counter, who is leading the
This is "just a hint" of our new mural coming soon to the corner of Buckeye and NE 4th Street! Ike and Mamie together.
Our oldest / soon to be newest mural, making some changes to the overall space!
“The object of art is not to
reproduce reality, but to create
a reality of the same intensity.”
🎨 Alberto Giacometti
“Art is unquestionably one
of the purest and highest
elements in human happiness.
It trains the mind through
the eye and the eye through
the mind.
As the sun colors flowers,
so does art color life.”
🌼 John Lubbock
Our Sister City, Omitama, Japan 🇺🇸🇯🇵
【姉妹都市展第2弾✨】
令和6年に迎える姉妹都市アビリン市との提携40周年に向けて、今年度も「姉妹都市展」を開催します😄
今年度は、これまでの交流の様子や歴史が分かる「写真展」を実施します！
是非、ご来場をお待ちしております🙇♂️
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令和4年10月1日（土）～10月16日（日）
◾️場所
四季文化館みの～れ
陽だまり横丁（小美玉市部室1069）
◾️参加費
無料
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🌻 Celebrate Seniors 🌻
May she rest in peace from a life well lived. 😔🌈
ICON.
Queen Elizabeth II, R.I.P.
🏛 private collection
Queen Elizabeth II, 1955 Pietro Annigoni Tempera, oil and ink on paper. Fishmongers' Hall, London
Longtime veteran journalist Bernard Shaw died today. He is quoted as having said the following in an interview with Ailsa Chang on NPR: "I would urge anyone - pursue your dreams. Don't let anyone tell you what you cannot do." And that's what he did. May he rest in peace.
Photos from Arts Council of Dickinson County's post
🥇🥈🥉 For all participants who placed in Open Class Art and Open Class Crafts at the Central Kansas Free Fair, your winnings are ready to be picked up! 712 S. Buckeye M-F 8am-5pm. Way to go for everyone who entered their work - we can't wait to see what you create for next year!
Care to weigh in? Look to the comments for ideas if you can't think of one right away. 📽
Today, the United States celebrates Labor Day. The very first Labor Day event took place on this date in 1882. There’s some disagreement about who came up with the idea first; according to the U.S. Department of Labor, it was a man named Maguire, but sources differ on whether it was Peter Maguire, a union leader in the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, or Matthew Maguire, a machinist.
Either way, it was the Central Labor Union in New York City that organized that first event: a parade and a picnic featuring speeches by union leaders. It was intended to celebrate labor unions and to recognize the achievements of the American worker. On that first Labor Day, 20,000 workers crowded the streets in a parade up Broadway. They carried banners that said, “Labor creates all wealth” and “Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for recreation!” After the parade, people held picnics all over the city. They ate Irish stew, homemade bread, and apple pie. When it got dark, fireworks went off over the skyline. The celebrations became more popular across the country in the next 10 years. In 1894, Congress made Labor Day a national holiday.
-The Writer's Almanac (original text and audio) by Garrison Keillor, September 5, 2016
Do you realize that sometimes in life if you can imagine something, no matter what anyone else's opinion of it might be, that you can make it happen?!!!
Share your pooch pics here, old and new! 🐾
What is International Dog Day?
International Dog Day was founded in 2004 by pet & family lifestyle expert, animal rescue advocate, conservationist, dog trainer and author, Colleen Paige. written by Ashley Gibbs at petsradar.com
'Hiro' - photo taken by his friends at Almost Home Dog Boarding.
Become your own statue of David.
Photos from Travel With Sara's post
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Last week, Abilene was filled with activity including the fair, the rodeo, and demolition derby — and now the cowboy boot public art installment by the Dickinson County Arts Council
401 N. Cedar Street
Abilene, KS
67410
| Monday | 9am - 1pm |
| Tuesday | 12pm - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 1pm |
| Thursday | 12pm - 4pm |
| Friday | 9am - 1pm |
CONCERTS: Concerts are held throughout the year featuring a wide variety of genres.
SCHOOL PROGRAMS: Picture Person Program
ART & MUSIC PROGRAMS: Chaffee-Bradshaw Summer Youth Art (grades 4-12); Drawing Fun & More for Children (grades K-3); Senior Citizen Fine Arts Courses; Digital Discovery Youth Photography; Photography Competition & Exhibit; Group Violin Classes for Youth
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Another successful night for Canvas & Cocktails!
Les performing Sinatra's Classic, "My Way".
"detention Blues" by Rob & Robbie Keener of Abilene, KS. DICKINSON COUNTY STAGE
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Theatre Dep
R Street, Washington D.C.Prairie Horizons Studio for the Creative Arts
North Marshall, ChapmanEdvard Grieg Society of Minnesota
Franklin Avenue E, Minneapolis