Recent News
Recent News
Dedication Day 2023
September 19, 2023
Dedication Day 2023 was September 18. Dedication is a Perpich tradition where new students and faculty/staff are welcomed into the Perpich community. The ceremony featured speeches from seniors in all art areas: Elyse Ulmen, Dance; Rowan Hilden, Literary Arts; Grace Mathews, Media…
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Aiyana Beaulieu (Visual Arts 2024) Exhibiting at Friedli Gallery and Studio
November 6, 2023
Aiyana Beaulieu (Visual Arts 2024) received the third place Juror’s Choice awardWork by Aiyana Beaulieu (Visual Arts 2024) is featured at the Friedli Gallery and Studio for their exhibition, “We Are Still Here” Indigenous Arts Showcase. The exhibition features…
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Avery Seed (Music 2024) Receives Empower Rising Star Award
October 31, 2023
Avery Seed (Music 2024) received the Empower Rising Star Award from TeamWomen at the TeamWomen WaveMaker Awards on October 12, 2023.Congratulations to Avery Seed (Music 2024) on receiving the Empower Rising Star Award from TeamWomen. The award was…
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Minnesota State Senators Visit Perpich Center for Senate Capital Investment Tour
October 26, 2023
Left to Right: Dr. Charles Rick, Executive Director; Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (9); Sen. Sandy Pappas (65); Sen. John Jasinski (19); Sen. Karin Housley (33); Dr. Wendy Barden, Director of PDR; George Terry Jr., Arts High School Assistant Principal.Perpich…
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Darrius Strong Visits Perpich as a Guest Artist in Dance
Guest choreographer, Darrius Strong (left), with Mary Harding, Dance InstructorOctober 25, 2023
Guest choreographer, Darrius Strong, worked with Perpich Dance students over several days in October to set a dance on them for their December dance concert.
Darrius Strong is a highly accomplished…
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Haunted Tales from Perpich Library
October 24, 2023
Haunted Tales! The Perpich Library has been gearing up for spooky season by creating some scary good lists of nightmare novels and short stories with ghosts and haunted houses.
All items on this list are available at the Perpich library. Click on titles…
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Walz, Flanagan Announce Appointments to Perpich Board
October 18, 2023
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced the following appointment and reappointments to the Perpich Center for Arts Education Board of Directors. Joining the Board is: Rebekah Doyle. Reappointed to the Board are: Steven Anderson, Sally Grans Korsh, and Pasha… -
Students Present “Sketches & Observations” in the Neo-Futurist Tradition
October 18, 2023
Perpich Arts High School presented “Sketches & Observations” on October 16 and October 17, 2023. In the Neo-Futurist tradition, the sketches & observations from Feiffer’s People by Jules Feiffer and The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe were presented in random order….
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Missy Whiteman (Visual Arts 1995) Shares Artist Talk with Studio Arts Students
October 17, 2023
Missy Whiteman (Visual Arts 1995) joined Studio Arts students and faculty on Monday, October 16, 2023 for an hour-long artist talk about her recent work and practice. Whiteman is one of the visiting artists who attended the Mini Portfolio Day exercise in…
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Tory Peterson, Theater Instructor, Accepted for U of M’s Global Perspectives of Civics Fellowship
Tory Peterson, Theater InstructorOctober 16, 2023
Congratulations to Tory Peterson, Theater Instructor, who was accepted for the University of Minnesota’s Global Perspectives of Civics Fellowship this past summer. The multi-year selective fellowship brings together six high school educators from Minnesota and…