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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Perpich Students Attend Performance of “The Mood Room” at Walker Art Center, Meet Annie-B Parson, Choreographer and Director
Annie-B Parson, Choreographer and Director, met with Perpich students before the February 8th performance.February 12, 2024
Perpich students and Tory Peterson, Theater Instructor, attended the February 8th performance of Big Dance Theater’s “The Mood Room” at the Walker Art Center’s McGuire…
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Chloe Laun (Visual Arts 2024) Receives First Place Honors, Studio Arts Student Work Featured in Concordia University St. Paul’s 2024 High School Honors Exhibition
February 9, 2024
Students from Perpich Arts High School, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, and Woodbury High School were honored at the exhibition’s award ceremony on February 8, 2024.Congratulations to our Studio Arts department! Work by several Studio Arts students was…
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Perpich Theater and Musical Theater Students Visit Chicago for 2024 National Unified Auditions
February 8, 2024
The group at the Palmer House, where they stayedEvery February, inside the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, the theater departments of several dozen colleges converge to hold the National Unified Auditions, a make-or-break, do-or-die audition week for anxious,…
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Caitlin Knight (Theater 2002) Speaks to Students During Common Experience
Caitlin Knight (Theater 2002)February 5, 2024
Perpich alum, Caitlin Knight (Theater 2002), spoke with students during Common Ex on Monday, February 5th. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students often hear about the artistic life from practicing artists, many…
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2023-2025 CAPP Committees Gather for Spring Conference
Kristi Johnson, CAPP Specialist, speaks to the CAPP Co-ChairsFebruary 7, 2024
This week, Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) committee co-chairs gathered at Perpich Center in Golden Valley for their spring conference. Topics included working with their local school boards with Kathryn…
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18 Arts Educators are Among the Candidates for 2024 Minnesota Teacher of the Year
February 6, 2024
Perpich Center for Arts Education is excited to celebrate the 18 dance, music, and visual arts educators who are among the candidates for 2024 Minnesota Teacher of the Year! We recognize and honor their work as representative of Minnesota’s thousands of excellent…
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Perpich Studio Arts Presents “Beauty in Variety”, “Beyond The Classroom Exhibition”, “Creative Endeavors: Faculty & Staff Exhibition”, and Darkroom Photography Exhibition
February 2, 2024
Perpich Studio Arts students presented multiple exhibitions on Thursday, February 1, 2024. The exhibitions are showing in the Upper Gallery, Lower Gallery, and Basta Gallery through February 22, 2024.
“Beauty in Variety” features artwork by every studio arts student at Perpich during their…
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Addy Miller (Literary Arts 2024) Receives Third Place Honors in St. Catherine University’s 2023 Fashion Competition
January 30, 2024
Congratulations to Addy Miller (Literary Arts 2024) who received Overall Third Place honors in St. Catherine University’s 2023 Fashion Competition!
The annual virtual fashion competition, a design challenge open to all high school students, provides an opportunity to submit designs within the two…
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Perpich Students Attend Theater Performance of Aya Ogawa’s “The Nosebleed”at Walker Art Center
Following the performance, students met with Aya Ogawa, playwright and director; Philip Bither, Walker Art Center’s Senior Curator of Performing Arts; and members of the cast.January 26, 2024
Perpich students and Tory Peterson, Theater Instructor, attended the January 25th performance of Aya Ogawa’s “The…