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Perpich Arts High School Graduation 2026

May 22, 2026
The Class of 2026 took the stage at the Ames Center in Burnsville, Minnesota in a heartfelt and deeply personal graduation ceremony on May 22, 2026 that celebrated not only artistic achievement, but also community, resilience, and self-expression at Perpich Arts High…

  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • Fox Lopez (Visual Arts 2022) Receives National Scholastic Art Award

     The print, “Strike a Pose”, which earned Fox Lopez (Visual Arts 2022) a 2022 National Scholastic Art & Writing Competition Silver Medal.

    March 30, 2022

    Congratulations to Fox Lopez (Visual Arts 2022) for receiving a 2022 National Scholastic Art & Writing Competition…

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  • Dr. Kevin Lally, English Instructor, Writes Book on Whiteness and Antiracism

     Dr. Kevin Lally, English Instructor

    March 23, 2022

    Dr. Kevin Lally, English Instructor, has his first book coming out this spring from Teachers College Press. Whiteness and Antiracism – Beyond White Privilege Pedagogy will be published on April 29, 2022.

    Teachers College Press…

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  • Refugee Stories

    March 22, 2022

    The current refugee crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine has been the focus of many news stories these days. Unfortunately, war and persecution have long been forcing people from their homes, but most of these refugee’s stories have been under reported…

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  • Perpich Musical Theater Ensemble Presents “Jasper in Deadland”

    March 18, 2022

    Perpich Arts High School Musical Theater opened their spring musical, Jasper in Deadland, on March 16, 2022. This fresh, compelling pop-rock musical, inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, follows 16-year-old Jasper Jarvis as he travels through the afterlife on a…

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  • Perpich Studio Arts Department presents “Capstone 2022 Exhibition”

    March 17, 2022

    Perpich Studio Arts Seniors presented Capstone 2022 Exhibition on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The exhibition is showing in the Upper Gallery, Lower Gallery, and Basta Gallery through April 29, 2022.

    Capstone grants artists of both visual and media arts the opportunity to devote…

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  • Music Department Presents Sound Works III Concert

    March 11, 2022

    The Perpich Arts High School Music Department presented their third concert of the school year, Sound Works III, on Thursday, March 10. The concert showcased the work done by student ensembles during the past quarter. The music presented was chosen or created…

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