Piper Arts earns its place on Minnesota Ave by being the kind of arts store Sioux Falls actually needed — specific, stocked with intention, and not trying to be everything to everyone.
They carry art supplies and materials for painters, illustrators, crafters, and makers who know what they want and don't want to explain themselves. Whether you're sourcing substrates, restocking a studio, or hunting down that one medium you can't find anywhere else in town, Piper Arts is where you go before you resort to ordering online and waiting a week.
Locals keep coming back because the selection reflects someone who actually uses this stuff — not a generic big-box assortment padded with glitter glue. When you need to compare, browse, or just hold the thing in your hand before you buy it, that's the whole point of a place like this.