Our Communities Biggest Gallery

Art Alley, established in 2003, is a pillar of Rapid City’s artist community. Artists from near and far come to share their work and talents with the community. Colorful and swooping graffiti meets meticulous attention to detail in our city’s most fluid art gallery. Art Alley is a place where you can get lost in the art, and also found. 

In the beginning Art Alley was a community gallery with canvases hung on the historic brick walls, and in 2016 Art Alley moved to a permitting system which is managed by the Rapid City Arts Council. Today, artists paint directly on the walls in spray paint and acrylics. Now, after almost two decades the alley is now covered in layer upon layer of talent and thousands of hours of work and is a hub for art lovers and artists from across the country.

Art Alley continues to be a family friendly and free community gallery that is home to dozens of artists across the country. Anyone can apply for a permit to paint in Art Alley and contribute to a lasting and honored tradition of downtown Rapid City. Today the Rapid City Arts Council would like to invite the community to give back to Art Alley by coming out and volunteering for Art Alley Clean Up Day on Saturday May 31st from 9am to 2pm. 

If you would like to paint in Art Alley, visit artalleyrc.com to apply for an online permit, or visit the Education Department at the Dahl Arts Center. Come prepared with your driver’s license and an idea of what you would like to paint in the alley. Children under eighteen years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

Help us keep our thriving arts community alive and well by participating in Art Alley Clean Up Day. We hope to see you there!