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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…

Two Perpich Seniors Named College Board National Recognition Programs Awardees

January 14, 2022

Two Perpich seniors have been named College Board National Recognition Programs awardees! Bryne Croyle Johnson (Literary Arts 2022) has received the National Indigenous Recognition Award. Elle Hall-Holt (Visual Arts 2022) has received the National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award.

The College Board…
Art History and Museum Studies Students Visit Walker Art Center

December 17, 2021

The final week before winter break, all of Craig Farmer’s Beginning Art History and Museum Studies students traveled to the Walker Art Center to see the Julie Mehretu exhibition. The students spent a half hour creating artworks inspired by Mehretu’s painting method…
New Library Materials – Professional Visual Arts Books – Fall 2021

Adaptive Art: Deconstructing Disability in the Art Classroom – Bette Naughton

Art for All: Planning for Variability in the Visual Arts Classroom – Liz Byron

Art for Children Experiencing Psychological Trauma: A Guide for Art Educators and School–Based Professionals – edited by Adrienne D. Hunter, Donalyn…
Hennepin Theatre Trust Partners with Perpich for Intimacy Direction Training & Slay! Workshop For Educators
Brian Bose leads a workshop. Photo courtesy of Ari Koehnen Sweeney, Hennepin Theatre Trust.
December 15, 2021

Along with our partner, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Perpich Center for Arts Education was excited to offer a workshop for educators from IDC, Intimacy Directors and…
Lit Kid Picks

December 14, 2021

The Literary Arts students at Perpich Arts High School were asked for their recommendations for good books that they think others should read. Here is the diverse list they compiled along with their reasons for loving the book, as represented by their…
Perpich Arts High School Theater Ensemble presents “Weird Nightmares”

December 10, 2021

Perpich Theater Ensemble presented Weird Nightmares, a dramatic presentation of four Hans Christian Andersen stories (The Deep Bell, Most Incredible Thing, The Red Shoes, and Little Match Girl) and the lyrics to Charles Mingus’ song Weird Nightmares on Thursday, December 9, 2021. The students played…
Perpich Dance Students Unite in “Convergence of 9 – A Dance Concert”

December 6, 2021

Perpich Dance students united to perform their fall concert, Convergence of 9 – A Dance Concert. The event was the culmination of a semester of work. The dancers demonstrated their creativity, choreographic skills, and performance expertise in 13 student-choreographed works, a faculty-choreographed…
New Library Materials – Professional Theater Books – Fall 2021

175 Theatre Games: Warm-up exercises for Actors – Nancy Hurley

American Indian Theater in Performance: A Reader – edited by Hanay Geiogamah and Jaye T. Darby

Black Acting Methods: Critical Approaches – edited by Sharrell D. Luckett with Tia M. Shaffer

Directing in Musical Theatre: An Essential…
New Library Materials – Professional Music Books – Fall 2021

Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers – Michael Linsin

Complicating, Considering, and Connecting Music Education – Lauren Kapalka Richerme

Composition Concepts for Band and Orchestra: Incorporating Creativity in Ensemble Settings – Alexander Koops and John L. Whitener

Creating Music: What Children from Around the World Can…