Play Anthologies by and about BIPOC, LGBTQ, & Women

Fall, 2021

The Perpich Library has an extensive selection of scripts and play anthologies in its collection that are free and available for you to peruse! This list features play anthologies by and about BIPOC, LGBTQ, & Women. Check these out (literally!), and check in…

Plays by BIPOC, LGBTQ, & Women Playwrights

Fall, 2021

The Perpich Library has an extensive selection of scripts and play anthologies in its collection that are free and available for you to peruse! This list features plays by BIPOC, LGTBQ, and women playwrights. Check these out (literally!), and check in with Perpich’s…

New Library Materials – Nonfiction Visual Arts Books – Fall 2021

1500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor: Achieve Precise Color When Painting Landscapes, Portraits, Still Lifes, and More – William F. Powell

Abstract Art: A Global History – Pepe Karmel

Adam Pendleton – Alec Mapes-Frances, Adrienne Edwards, Andréa Picard

Ai Weiwei – edited by Hans Werner Holzwarth 

Alison…

Jessica Chipman, RAT-L, Honored with Theater Educator of the Year Award

September 20, 2021

Jessica Chipman, one of Perpich Center’s Regional Arts Teacher-Leaders (RAT-L), was honored with the Minnesota Theater Educator of the Year award from the Minnesota Educational Theater Association (META) at the Communication & Theater Association of Minnesota conference…

Jerry Girton Honored with META’s Dedicated Lifetime Award

September 20, 2021

Jerry Girton, a theater educator and director with a wealth of experience both at Perpich Center and across the state, was honored with the Minnesota Educational Theater Association’s (META) Dedicated Lifetime Award at the Communication & Theater…

Celebrating National Arts in Education Week 2021

September 17, 2021

This week we celebrate National Arts in Education Week. Recently I came across an article by Americans for the Arts that highlights 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2021. I encourage you to check out the article. After reading it, the…

Books About Fashion

September 14, 2021

Fashion Week MN is September 12-18; the library is celebrating with a display of fashion-filled books chosen by library TA Rosella Stewart. Listed below are just a few examples of what we have to offer. All items on this list are available…

Perpich Studio Arts Presents “Active Reactions” Self-Portrait Exhibition, Dance and Literary Arts Students Perform at Opening

September 3, 2021

Perpich Studio Arts students opened their first exhibition of the 2021-2022 school year on Thursday, September 2nd, 2021. The exhibition is showing in the Perpich Gallery through October 30, 2021.

Titled Action Reactions, the show features artwork created over the summer by Perpich…

A Note from Conn McCartan on the Start of the 2021-2022 School Year

August 23, 2021

As I write this, I am most anxious to start the school year. I choose the word anxious intentionally. There is so much to look forward to as the school year begins. We have a student body that is 40% larger than…