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Dedication Day 2023

September 19, 2023

Dedication Day 2023 was September 18. Dedication is a Perpich tradition where new students and faculty/staff are welcomed into the Perpich community. The ceremony featured speeches from seniors in all art areas: Elyse Ulmen, Dance; Rowan Hilden, Literary Arts; Grace Mathews, Media…

  • New Library Materials – Poetry – Fall 2021

    African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song – Kevin Young, editor

    American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin – Terrance Hayes

    Catrachos: Poems – Roy G. Guzmán

    Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver – Mary Oliver

    Finna: Poems – Nate Marshall

    Halal If You Hear…

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  • Hennepin Theatre Trust Partners with Perpich for Exposed Brick Theatre Workshop For Educators

     Photo courtesy of Ari Koehnen Sweeney, Hennepin Theatre Trust.

    March 3, 2022

    Along with our partners at Hennepin Theatre Trust, Perpich Center for Arts Education was excited to offer a professional development opportunity for theater educators and directors on Saturday, February 26….

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  • Gabrielle Abram (Dance 2015) Speaks to Students During Common Experience

    March 2, 2022

    Gabrielle Abram (Dance 2015) with Mary Harding, Dance Instructor

    On Monday, February 28, Gabrielle Abram (Dance 2015) spoke to students during Common Ex. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students hear about the artistic life from practicing…

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  • 2022 Minnesota Dance Summit

     Participants and presenters for the 2022 Minnesota Dance Summit

    February 18, 2022

    The 2022 Minnesota Dance Summit brought dance instructors and dancers together at Perpich Center on February 12, 2022. This event was hosted by Perpich Center for Arts Education in collaboration…

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  • Fantasy and Science Fiction by Black Authors

    February 23, 2022

    For Black History Month, the library is highlighting some of the incredible Black science fiction and fantasy authors we have in our collection. All items on this list are available at the Perpich library. Click on titles for more information.

    1. The Gilded Ones…

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  • Craig Farmer to Study Winslow Homer with Education Minnesota Foundation Professional Development Grant

     Craig Farmer, Art History Instructor

    February 7, 2022

    Craig Farmer, Art History Instructor, has earned a summer Professional Development Grant from the Education Minnesota Foundation. Farmer was pleased to share the news, adding, “This is my second time receiving a grant from…

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  • Rebecca Bullen Selected for 2021-2022 Inaugural Class of Minnesota ASCD Emerging Leaders

     Rebecca Bullen, Perpich Arts High School Assistant Principal and Studio Arts Chair

    February 2, 2022

    Congratulations to Rebecca Bullen, Perpich Arts High School Assistant Principal and Studio Arts Chair! Bullen has been selected to be a member of the inaugural 2021-2022 Class…

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  • Lunar New Year Arts Resources 2022

    February 1, 2022

    Lunar New Year 2022 is February 1 and this is the Year of the Tiger.

    According to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, “People born in the Year of the Tiger are born leaders, who walk and talk assertively and inspire respect….

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  • Literary Arts Celebrates 2022 Minnesota Regional Scholastic Writing Awards

    January 31, 2022

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

    We are very pleased to announce the 2022 Minnesota Regional Scholastic Writing Awards! Congratulations to the Perpich Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention award winners…

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