2026 Minnesota Dance Summer Workshop: Creating A Space of Belonging

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  • 2026 Minnesota Dance Summer Workshop: Creating A Space of Belonging

    August 20, 2026

    Dance educators from across Minnesota gathered on August 19th for their annual Summer Workshop. This year’s workshop celebrated the legacy of TU Dance Founding Artistic Director, Toni Pierce-Sands, and her profound impact on the field of dance education. Toni inspired and helped…

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  • Could Popular Music Education Enhance Your Music Program?

    August 19, 2026

    Presenter Mary Claxton introduces participants in Modern Band 101 to a guitar chord

    Approximately 35 music educators participated in a popular music professional development workshop on August 18, 2026, organized through a collaboration of the MN Department of Education,…

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  • New Visual Arts Books from Perpich Library

    August 17, 2026

    The Perpich Library has an extensive collection of visual arts books to be utilized for teaching, creating, and learning. Here are a few of the amazing books we added to the collection this summer.

    All items on this list are available at the…

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  • From Reflection to Action: CAPP Cohort Begins Year Two

    August 14, 2026

    Erika Nesvig, Sarah Christian-Garceau, Laura Grimm, Morgan Losure, and Mariah Dant of Waconia analyze the Brainerd strategic arts plan and give feedback.

    Earlier this week, the Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) started its second year of programming for the…

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  • Jeff Baenen Creates Housing Scholarship for Perpich Student

    August 12, 2026

    For Jeff Baenen, a lifelong love of the arts has taken many forms: journalism, theater, music, comedy, and even playing the voice of God.

    Now, that passion is helping make a Perpich education more accessible to a student living on campus.

    Baenen, a retired…

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  • Perpich Hosts BIPOC Authors and Illustrators Book Fair

    August 11, 2026

    On August 10, Perpich Center hosted the 2nd Annual Book Fair: Celebrating BIPOC Authors and Illustrators. The afternoon event featured guest speakers MN State Senator Mary K. Kunesh and author/spoken word artist/program administrator Bao Phi. Several book sellers such as Black Garnet…

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  • Summer Music Professional Development Workshops 2026

    August 10, 2026

    Over 100 music educators attended a series of five professional development workshops last week, hosted on the Perpich Center campus. The sessions appealed to a wide variety of educators, including elementary classroom teachers, arts administrators, general music teachers, band, choir, and orchestra…

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  • Theater Educators and Directors Reconnect to the Practice of Play

    August 7, 2026

    At this year’s annual, day-long Theater Director and Educator Conference – “Empowerment Through Play-Filled Learning, Leadership, and Mindsets” – guest presenters Malia’Kekia Nicolini and Christopher Beaulieu of Play Pathways Initiative deeply engaged participants from across the state in a pedagogy of play….

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  • Families Give Perpich Summer Camp 2026 High Marks

    August 4, 2026

    Perpich’s 2026 Summer Camp wrapped up with overwhelmingly positive feedback from families. Campers participated in: African Movement: Grounded Rhythm and Contemporary Flow, Beginning Guitar, Camp Literary Magazine, Creating Children’s Lit, Drawing Crash Course, Intro to Modular Origami, Introduction to Screenprinting, and Introduction…

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