The talent is here. What’s missing is a place to be seen.
Help us keep the arts alive in the heart of downtown Spearfish.
The Black Hills has always been full of talent. Musicians, painters, actors, and kids who don’t yet know how good they are. What our artists have too often lacked is a stage worthy of it, and a community that gets to see it.
Since 1906, The Matthews has been that stage. A home for the arts in downtown Spearfish, and a place where our whole community comes together. Your support is what keeps the lights on and the season going.
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150+events every year
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40,000+people reached
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200+artists given a stage or a wall
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120years in downtown Spearfish
Makes Possible
Keep Artists Here
A real stage for local and regional talent, so our best artists don’t have to leave home to be seen.
Give Kids Their First Stage
Youth theater and arts education that help more than a hundred young people a year find their voice.
Keep Downtown Alive
A full house on Main Street, busy shops and restaurants next door, and a reason for thousands of people to come downtown all year long.
To Stand With Us
Become a Friend of The Matthews
A monthly gift, at whatever level feels right, that keeps our stage lit and our season going all year.
Partner With Us as a Business
Through our Impact Credits program, local businesses invest in the arts and in downtown, and we build a real partnership around what matters to you. A collaboration, not an ad buy.
Shape What The Matthews Can Become
For those able to give at a transformational level, a major gift shapes what The Matthews can become for the next generation of Black Hills artists.
Give With Confidence
We run lean, on purpose. We would rather put a dollar on the stage than on the rent.
NEA Big Read Award
This past year The Matthews earned a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read award.
Bush Prize Invitation
Invited to compete for the Bush Prize, one of the most competitive honors in the region.
501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law, with a receipt for every donation.
Local partners like Coeur Wharf, Monument Health, Black Hills Energy, and First Interstate Bank stand behind our work.
Questions
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Yes. The Matthews is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 36-3652212). Your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law, and we send a receipt for every donation.
Where does my money go?
To the mission. We run lean and direct our resources to programming and artists rather than overhead, so your gift does as much as possible for the arts in Spearfish.
Can I give in honor or memory of someone?
Absolutely. Note it with your gift, or reach out and we’ll help.
Can my business get involved?
Yes, and we’d love that. Our Impact Credits partnership program is built around what your business cares about. See our Partnerships page, or contact Heath directly.
Who do I talk to?
Heath Johnson, Executive Director, at [email protected]. We’d genuinely love to hear from you.
The talent is already here. With you, so is the place to show it.
Every gift, of any size, goes straight to work on our stage.
