Kate Vinson Presents at Association for Experiential Education Conference

February 23, 2021

Kate Vinson, Visual Arts Instructor, recently presented a workshop at the Association of Experiential Education (AEE) South East Regional Conference. The workshop, titled Art, Making & Experiential Education: Creating Connections focused on deliberate connections, intersections, and the benefits of using art, and art-making,…

Black Poets for Black History Month

February 18, 2021

“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” -Rita Dove

This is a selection of some of the amazing poetry collections by black poets in the Perpich Library Collection, curated by our Perpich librarian, Anne Dennison. The items listed below are…

Lunar New Year Arts Resources

February 12, 2021

Lunar New Year 2021 is February 12 and this is a Year of the Ox.

According to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, “People born in the Year of the Ox are strong, reliable, fair and conscientious, inspiring confidence in others. They…

Studio Arts Students Present “The Kids are Alright, I Guess: Resilience in Creativity Curriculum Exhibition”

February 5, 2021

Perpich Arts High School Media & Visual Arts students present their quarter two Exhibition, The Kids are Alright, I Guess: Resilience in Creativity Curriculum Exhibition starting Friday, February 5th, 2021. This is an online-only exhibition that can be easily accessed and shared….

Literary Arts Celebrates the 2021 Minnesota Regional Scholastic Writing Awards

February 2, 2021

Perpich Literary Arts students and staff are celebrating another year of Scholastic Arts hard work and success!

We are very pleased to announce the 2021 Minnesota Regional Scholastic Writing Awards! Congratulations to the Perpich Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention award winners…

Board Member Jody Grams Says Farewell

February 1, 2021

Perpich Board Member, Jody Grams, will not apply for a second term to the Board, thus ending her service at the end of January, 2021. Grams, from New Prague, Minnesota, was appointed to the Board by Governor…

Katie Jecha (Visual Arts 2014) has Designs for a Creative Career

January 28, 2021

Katie Jecha (Visual Arts 2014) has designs for a creative career, sparked by her experience at Perpich Arts High School. Katie’s fashion design aesthetic is feminine, but strong. She uses contrast in her selection…

Hopeful Nonfiction for the New Year

January 20, 2021

With the start of a new year comes hope: hope for a better future, hope for a better world, and hope for a better life – this year more than ever. Hope gets us through tough circumstances, giving us the courage to…

Jeremy Holien Gives Commencement Address at Minnesota State University Moorhead

January 14, 2021

Jeremy Holien, Education Specialist in Visual and Media Arts, was honored to be the commencement speaker for Minnesota State University Moorhead’s December ceremony for the Schools and Departments of Arts and Humanities. During his speech, he encouraged the graduates to “live in…