Founded in 2015, Racing Magpie is a Lakota-centric arts and culture organization located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The institution is guided by Lakota principles of respect, reciprocity, and collectivity; all of its activities and internal structures are considered holistically in relation to time, land, and individual expression. These considerations extend to the Racing Magpie’s approach to participation in the foundation’s Regional Regranting Program as well; artists eligible for grants from the Sinew Fund include all Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires) artists and culture bearers including groups of Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota people dispersed across the country. Racing Magpie presents exhibitions and public programs; operates a studio program for artists and elders; and runs Winter Camp, a major annual knowledge-sharing program.
Racing Magpie
2007
The Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program was launched in 2007 in celebration of the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary. This unprecedented program donated over 28,500 photographs by Andy Warhol to educational institutions across the United States. More than 180 college and university museums, galleries and art collections throughout the nation participated in the program, each receiving a curated selection of original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints.