Craig Farmer Accepted into National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Workshop

March 30, 2021

Craig Farmer, Art History Instructor, has a busy summer ahead as he has been accepted into a week-long National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Teacher Workshop entitled “Mapping a New World: Places of Conflict and Colonization in 17th Century New England.”…

Celebrating Lola Perpich

March 26, 2021

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we want to recognize and remember Lola Perpich as a pioneer in playing an integral role in the creation of the…

Kat Baumann (Visual Arts 2009) At Home in the Comics World

March 25, 2021

Kat Baumann (Visual Arts 2009), a Mankato-based illustrator and comic artist, can’t remember a time in her life when she was not drawing. Growing up in the small southwestern Minnesota town of Wabasso, she…

Books About Women Artists

March 17, 2021

Women artists have been creating art for millennia but their contributions have historically been overlooked and undervalued. This selection of books aims to highlight the accomplishments of women artists, giving them their rightful place in art history. All books on this list,…

Hailey Petersen (Visual Arts 2021) Named 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Gold Medalist, Scholarship Winner

March 17, 2021

Today, the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers announced the National Medalists of the 98th annual 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for young artists and writers in grades 7–12. Perpich Arts High…

Perpich Arts High School presents Studs Terkel’s “Working”

March 15, 2021

Perpich Arts High School students presented the musical Working by Studs Terkel on March 11, 12, and 13, 2021. The students performed live to a limited in-person audience and also live-streamed the performances for an audience at home. Most of their preparation…

Jeremy Holien Begins Role on National Art Education Association Board of Directors

March 15, 2021

Jeremy Holien, Education Specialist in Visual and Media Arts, recently began his role as Director of Supervision and Administration of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Board of Directors. The transition from Division Director-Elect to Director took place at the NAEA National Conference, held virtually, in…

Ryan McCartan Speaks During Wellness Wednesday

March 10, 2021

Actor and musician, Ryan McCartan, spoke to Perpich students on March 10th as part of the school’s “Wellness Wednesdays” program. He spoke to the students about the intersection…

Digital Illustration Students Present “Dusk to Dawn” Collaboration

March 1, 2021

Students in Perpich’s Digital Illustration course recently published a website of their work titled, Dusk to Dawn. All of the design, copy, and work was planned and made by the students. Committees of scholars worked on various aspects of the site and…