Visual Arts & Media Arts Cohorts Kickoff Work in November

November 24, 2025

This month, three statewide cohorts—Elementary Visual Arts, Media Arts Introduction, and Media Arts Advanced—met for their first of three workshops. In each cohort, participants pushed their practice forward through hands-on learning, standards-driven design, and thoughtful conversation about what high-quality arts education actually…

Perpich Sponsors Dr. Tasha Golden Keynote at ACDA-MN State Conference

November 21, 2025

Perpich Center for Arts Education was proud to sponsor Dr. Tasha Golden, the keynote speaker on November 15, 2025 at the state conference of the American Choral Directors Association-MN (ACDA-MN) chapter. This annual conference takes place in Mahtomedi, MN and is attended…

Classroom Visits: Meaningful Professional Development for Arts Educators

November 19, 2025

This fall, Education Specialists at Perpich Center facilitated visits into the classrooms of arts educators at Ely Public Schools (Dance), Marcy Arts Elementary School (Theater), Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School (Music), and PiM Arts High School (Theater).

Mary Harding…

Graphic Novels by Indigenous Authors and/or Illustrators from Perpich Library

November 18, 2025

November is Indigenous Heritage Month! Here are some fantastic graphic novels by Indigenous authors and/or illustrators.

“Sequential storytelling and graphic media has a long history. Sadly, though, much of those historical materials portray Indigenous characters fraught with dehumanizing stereotypes, tropes, and, at times,…

runo plum (Music 2016) Debuts with “patching”

November 17, 2025

Nearly ten years after high school graduation, runo plum (Music 2016) found herself in very different surroundings than her northern Minnesota upbringing. It was while runo was on tour in Europe that we connected with her to celebrate her debut album, “patching”….

Perpich Students Partner with City of Golden Valley for Climate Equity Plan Arts Event

November 14, 2025

Perpich students partnered with the City of Golden Valley for a Climate Equity Plan Arts event on November 13, 2025. The event took place at Brookview Golden Valley and was a free, family-friendly event open to all. Attendees learned about simple ways…

Canoe Club Explores Lake Nokomis

November 14, 2025

In October 2025, students from the new Canoe Club went to Lake Nokomis to go canoeing. “Student leaders and presidents of the club, Aurora Gallagher (Visual Arts 2026) and Wilder Stinson (Visual Arts 2026), did an excellent job educating their peers on…

Perpich Arts High School Literary Arts Department Presents “Running Into Yesterday” a Lit Reading

November 13, 2025

The Literary Arts Department of Perpich Arts High School presented “Running Into Yesterday” on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Their first reading of the school year represented the culmination of months of work from new and returning writers. The writers shared poems, short…

Mayo Clinic’s Christian Hanson Speaks to Students During Common Experience

November 10, 2025

Christian Hanson, a simulation engineer at Mayo Clinic’s Anatomic Modeling Unit, spoke with students during Common Ex on Monday, November 10th. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students often hear about the artistic life from practicing artists, many of whom…