Arts High School News

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  Perpich Students Welcome French/UK duo Bert and Nasi to Artist Talk

  February 6, 2026

  Perpich students in Dance, Theater, and Musical Theater, along with their instructors, attended the February 5th performance of Bert and Nasi: L’Addition at the Walker Art Center’s McGuire Theater. The following day, Bert and Nasi (Bertrand Lesca & Nasi Voutsas) visited Perpich…

  
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  Perpich Arts High School Literary Arts Students Present “Guerilla Glue: A Mixed Media Disruption” a Lit Reading

  February 6, 2026

  The Literary Arts Department of Perpich Arts High School presented “Guerilla Glue: A Mixed Media Disruption” on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. With pens and laptops and no fear, their reading focused on speaking their minds in order to, as Angela Davis said,…

  
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  Studio Arts Celebrates the 2026 Minnesota Regional Scholastic Art Awards

  February 5, 2026

  Perpich Studio Arts (Visual Arts and Media Arts students and staff) is celebrating a year of hard work and success in the 2026 Scholastic Awards! We are very pleased to announce the recipients of 2026 Minnesota Regional Scholastic Art Awards. Congratulations to…

  
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  A Note from our Executive Director, Allegra Smisek – January 23, 2026

  January 23, 2026

  Greetings from Perpich Center for Arts Education!
  The past weeks have been heavy for Minnesota and for many of the communities we serve. The fatal shootings in Minneapolis involving federal agents have shaken our region and raised deep concerns about the safety and…

  
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  Books About Resilience and Rebirth from Perpich Library

  January 22, 2026

  This month, new library teaching assistant students created a wonderful display with books about resilience and rebirth. In stressful times, it is important to be resilient and willing to change in order to adapt in an ever-shifting world. These books reflect how…

  
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  From Spanish Major to Museum Designer: A Nonlinear Creative Path for Board Member David Hastings

  January 22, 2026

  Perpich Board member and graphic art director, David Hastings, visited with Craig Farmer’s Museum Studies students on Thursday, January 22. By following curiosity instead of a rigid career plan, Hastings built a creative career that eventually led him to his current role…

  
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  Perpich Students Use Art to Support Community Healing After Annunciation Shooting

  January 13, 2026

  Perpich Arts High School students used creativity as a tool for healing, volunteering at FletcherFest, a community memorial event honoring Fletcher Merkel, a victim of the Annunciation Catholic School mass shooting.

  Elspeth O’Brien (Visual Arts 2026) hosted tables of…

  
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  Representative Nathan Coulter Meets with Students at Perpich Arts High School

  January 12, 2026

  Perpich was pleased to welcome Minnesota Representative Nathan Coulter (51B) to campus on January 12, 2026. Rep. Coulter met with a group of student leaders who are taking active roles in building community and learning how their voices matter.

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  Photographer Jaida Grey Eagle Speaks to Students During Common Experience

  January 12, 2026

  Documentary photographer Jaida Grey Eagle spoke with students during Common Ex on Monday, January 12th. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students often hear about the artistic life from practicing artists, many of whom are Perpich graduates. Grey Eagle shared…