Allegra Smisek to be Interim Executive Director of Perpich Center for Arts Education for Remainder of 24-25 School Year

November 11, 2024

We are happy to announce that we have a new member of the Perpich community. Allegra Smisek (smee-sheck) will serve as our interim executive director for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year. Allegra’s start date will be 11/20/24.

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Perpich Arts High School Studio Arts Department Presents: “New Moon” Curriculum Exhibition

November 8, 2024

Perpich Studio Arts students opened their second exhibition of the school year on Thursday, November 7th, 2024. The exhibition is showing in the Perpich galleries through January 15, 2025.

Titled “New Moon”, the show features work made during the 1st Quarter by every…

Jennifer Mills (Music 2003) Composes and Documents a Creative Life

November 6, 2024

Jennifer Mills (Music 2003) is a writer and producer for the NPR show Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Originally from Shoreview, Minnesota, Mills has been composing and documenting her creative life for decades, long before she moved to Brooklyn, New York. Her…

Perpich Students Attend Roger Guenveur Smith’s “In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat” at Penumbra Theatre

November 4, 2024

On October 23rd, Tory Peterson, Theater Instructor, brought several students to Penumbra Theatre to see Roger Guenveur Smith’s “In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat”. Obie Award-winning actor, playwright, and director, Roger Guenveur Smith, returned to Penumbra with an intimate one-man show honoring his…

Nadia Oian Vust (Literary Arts 2025) Published in “The Beatnik Cowboy”

November 1, 2024

Congratulations to Nadia Oian Vust (Literary Arts 2025) who was recently published in the literary magazine “The Beatnik Cowboy”. Nadia had been looking at literary magazines for a long time, searching for places she could submit her work, but only recently began…

Perpich Arts High School Music Department Presents: 24/25 Sound Works I

October 28, 2024

The Music Department of Perpich Arts High School presented the first concert of the year on Thursday, October 24th with a repeat performance on Friday, October 25th. The concert was a culmination of the work created by students in their small ensembles…

Members of Pangea World Theater Visit with Theater and Musical Theater Students about Political and Social Justice Theater

October 28, 2024

Perpich Theater and Musical Theater students welcomed special guests from Pangea World Theater to their classroom on Friday, October 25th. Sir Curtis Kirby III, Directing Fellow, and Sarah Tan, Education Lead, were invited to speak on political and social justice theater and…

Horror Graphic Novels for Spooky Season from Perpich Library

October 23, 2024

Happy October! It’s the spooky season again, which means it’s time for some scary books! This month, the library is featuring some of the best horror graphic novels we have to offer. Enjoy!

All items on this list are available at the Perpich…

Former Lt. Governor Marlene Johnson Visits Perpich Center

October 22, 2024

Perpich Center for Arts Education was pleased to welcome former Lt. Governor, Marlene Johnson, to campus on October 22, 2024. Johnson served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Minnesota, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as the running mate…