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  • Mikal Nabors

    Board Member Mikal Nabors Says Farewell

    June 27, 2022

    Perpich Board Member, Mikal Nabors, has retired from the Perpich Board after two terms. His last official meeting was February 24, 2022. Nabors, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was appointed to the Board by Governor Mark Dayton. He was appointed in October of 2014…

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  • Shannon Hannigan Retires After 31 Years at Perpich

    June 3, 2022

    Shannon Hannigan, Literary Arts Instructor, is retiring from Perpich after 31 years of service. Her last day at Perpich is Friday, June 3rd. Shannon started at Perpich in 1991, working as the school’s evening supervisor. In 1994 she became a full-time Literary…

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  • Perpich Arts High School Graduation 2022

    May 27, 2022

    The Perpich Arts High School Class of 2022 graduated on May 27 in a ceremony at Ted Mann Auditorium on the University of Minnesota campus. The ceremony was also livestreamed on Facebook. Perpich is proud to announce that 100% of the Class…

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  • David Hansen (Literary Arts 1999) Speaks to Students During Common Experience

    May 13, 2022

    Hansen is pictured with Shannon Hannigan, Literary Arts Instructor.

    Perpich alum David Hansen (Literary Arts 1999) spoke with students during Common Ex this past Monday, May 9th. Sandwiched between readings he shared with students, David gave an authentic, passionate…

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  • Walz, Flanagan Announce Appointment to Perpich Board

    May 3, 2022
    Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced the following appointment to the Perpich Center for Arts Education Board of Directors:

    Dr. Ronald Manuel Salazar joining the Board

    The Board of Perpich Center for Arts Education manages the Perpich Center agency. The…

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  • Alexei Casselle (Music 1999) Speaks to Students During Common Experience

    April 14, 2022

    Alexei Moon Casselle, a.k.a Crescent Moon, (Music 1999) spoke to students during Common Ex on Monday, April 11.

    On Monday, April 11, Alexei Moon Casselle, a.k.a Crescent Moon, (Music 1999) spoke to students during Common Ex. Common Ex is…

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  • David Bowman, Media Arts Instructor, Named to Nazareth Academy’s Fine Arts Hall of Fame

     David Bowman, Media Arts Instructor

    April 7, 2022

    After two years of sheltering in place and teaching online, it was a sweet and unexpected adventure for David Bowman, Media Arts Instructor, to drive to Chicago to be inducted into the Nazareth Academy…

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  • Two Perpich Students Selected for Access/Print Teen Mentorship Program at Highpoint Center for Printmaking

     Nina Holding Eagle-Bushaw (Visual Arts 2023) and Bridget Wallace (Visual Arts 2023) are two of the seven students participating in the program this season. They are shown here with mentors from the program and other participants.

    April 5, 2022

    Two Perpich students…

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  • Walz, Flanagan Announce Appointments to Perpich Board

    April 5, 2022
    Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced the following appointments to the Perpich Center for Arts Education Board of Directors:

    Board member Paul Hustoles has been reappointed to the Board.
    Joining the Board are: Rebecca Lynn Petersen and Janet Mohr.

    The…

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