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  • Perpich Student Work Featured at Golden Valley Library

    March 5, 2025

    Work by Perpich Visual Arts and Media Arts students will be on display at the Golden Valley Library through April, 2025. The exhibition features work from some current students and many previous Perpich students.

    Work by Rowan Dupay (Visual…

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  • Cleo Mack (Dance 1994) Shapes the Future of Arts Education

    March 3, 2025

    Cleo Mack (Dance 1994)

    Earlier this winter, Cleo Mack (Dance 1994) returned to the Perpich campus as a guest presenter for the 2025 Dance Summit hosted by Mary Harding, Perpich’s Dance Education Specialist. Over thirty years since she danced…

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  • Julia Pauly (Visual Arts 2025) Receives Gary Fink Scholarship

    February 21, 2025

    Julia Pauly (Visual Arts 2025) has received the Gary Fink Scholarship valued at $20,000! This honor is awarded to a senior visual arts student at Perpich Arts High School to attend a post secondary college with the intent of majoring in the…

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  • Perpich Students Attend MN Opera’s “The Snowy Day” at Ordway Thanks to Generous Donor

    February 7, 2025

    Thanks to the generosity of a parent of a Perpich alum, Perpich students in several arts areas attended a special dress rehearsal performance of the Minnesota Opera’s “The Snowy Day” on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Students studying Music, Theater, Musical Theater, and…

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  • Walz, Flanagan Announce Four Appointments to Perpich Board

    February 7, 2025
    Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced four appointments to the Perpich Center for Arts Education Board of Directors. Joining the Board are: Shannon Finnegan, Megan Haley, Dominique Pierre-Toussaint, and Timothy Wollenzien.
    The Board of Perpich Center for Arts Education manages…

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  • John Heimbuch (Theater 1996) Speaks to Students During Common Experience

    January 28, 2025

    Perpich alum, John Heimbuch (Theater 1996), spoke with students during Common Ex on Monday, January 27th. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students often hear about the artistic life from practicing artists, many of whom are Perpich graduates.

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  • Board Members Leslie LeCuyer and Janet Mohr Say Farewell

    January 24, 2025

    Perpich Board Members Leslie LeCuyer and Janet Mohr attended their final official Board meeting on January 23, 2025. LeCuyer was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton in 2017 and reappointed to the Board in 2021 by Governor Tim Walz. Mohr was appointed by…

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  • Sheena (Dean) Jimmick (Theater 2006) Makes a Difference for Minnesota Youth

    January 23, 2025

    Sheena (Dean) Jimmick (Theater 2006) is the database manager for Avenues for Youth where they partner with youth experiencing homelessness to help them achieve their dreams. When Sheena was a student at Columbia Heights High School, a drama director there told her…

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  • Minnesota State Representatives Visit Perpich Center

    January 22, 2025

    Perpich Center for Arts Education was pleased to welcome members of the Minnesota House of Representatives to campus on January 22, 2025. Rep. Mary Frances Clardy (53A), Rep. Mike Freiberg (43B), and Rep. Bianca Virnig (52B) were in attendance.

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