Recent News

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…

New Library Materials – Fiction: Literary, Realistic, Historical – Fall 2021

Afterlife – Julia Alvarez

Another Roadside Attraction – Tom Robbins

Birthday – Meredith Russo

The Black Flamingo – Dean Atta

A Burning – Megha Majumdar

Call Me by Your Name – André Aciman

The Committed – Viet Thanh Nguyen

Concrete Rose – Angie Thomas

Deacon King Kong – James McBride

Dear Justyce –…
New Library Materials – Fiction: Fantasy, Paranormal, Science Fiction – Fall 2021

Akata Witch – Nnedi Okorafor

All Systems Red – Martha Wells

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – Suzanne Collins

Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard – Echo Brown

A Blade So Black – L.L. McKinney

The Bone Shard Daughter – Andrea Stewart

Cemetery Boys –…
Mona Mavluda (Music 2022) Named Rose Rees Peace Award Recipient

April 21, 2022
Mona Mavluda (Music 2022), Perpich Arts High School’s selection for the 87th Annual Rose Rees Peace Award
Congratulations to senior Mona Mavluda (Music 2022) for being named Perpich Arts High School’s selection for the 87th Annual Rose Rees Peace…
Dr. Wendy Barden Named Director of Professional Development and Resources

April 21, 2022

Perpich Center for Arts Education is happy to announce that a staff member will be taking on a new role. Dr. Wendy Barden was hired as our PDR Director in the Professional Development and Resource Programs department. Wendy’s start date is Wednesday,…
Books in Verse from Perpich Library

April 20, 2022

In honor of National Poetry Month, the library is highlighting some of our incredible books written in verse, a form of narrative poetry. All items on this list are available at the Perpich library. Click on titles for more information.

1. Apple: Skin…
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…
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…
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…
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…