Recent News
Recent News
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…
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Little Kids Rock! (And their teachers too!)
Perpich Center hosted a Little Kids Rock workshop. Attendees had their thinking challenged a bit, stretched out of their comfort zones, and had a lot of fun! The Little Kids Rock approach emphasizes performing and creating music over reading and writing notation. Special thanks…
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Kate Vinson Receives McKnight Foundation Scholarship
Congratulations to Kate Vinson, Visual Arts Instructor, for being selected to receive the McKnight Foundation Scholarship to attend the Americans for the Arts 2019 Annual Convention in the Twin Cities from June 13-16. To learn more about the conference program, take a look at…
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Registration is Now Open for Equity Through the Arts: Change Starts With/In Us
A conference for Arts Educators to better understand: WHAT WE’VE INHERITED, WHAT WE CARRY, HOW WE RELATE, and WHAT WE CAN DO TO START DISMANTLING INEQUITY IN AND THROUGH THE ARTS.
Registration for the upcoming Equity Through the Arts: Change Starts With/In Us conference is…
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Regional Arts Teacher Leaders Meeting
Members of the Regional Arts Teacher-Leader Network gathered at Perpich Center in Golden Valley for two days of intense professional development on March 4 and 5.
Members of the Regional Arts Teacher-Leader Network gathered at Perpich Center in Golden Valley for two days of intense…
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Paulson Appointed to State Education Policy Network
The State Education Policy Network is sponsored by Americans for the Arts.
Dr. Pam Paulson was appointed to the National Steering Committee of the State Education Policy Network (SEPN), sponsored by Americans for the Arts. SEPN is an outgrowth of the State Policy Pilot Project…
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Perpich Alumni Named Jerome Hill Artist Fellows
The Jerome Foundation recently announced the first recipients of the new Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships program and two of them are Perpich alumni.
The Jerome Foundation recently announced the first recipients of the new Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships program and two of them are Perpich… -
Zosha Warpeha (Music 2013) Awarded 2019 Fulbright Award
Her studies will be based at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, Norway.
Zosha Warpeha (Music 2013) has been awarded a 2019 Fulbright Award. Zosha will pursue graduate studies in Nordic folk music and the Norwegian hardanger fiddle while exploring the intersections between traditional…
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French Trip is Magnifique!
The students experienced art, music, theater, and French family life all while exercising their language skills.
Six Perpich students (Josie Tellin, Ava Hutchinson, Nora Malueg, Catherine Hinz, Emma Thomas, Jane Mulcahy) spent spring break in France with Mme. Trina Keller. The students experienced art, music,…
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Nimene Wureh (Theater 2016) Visits Campus
Nimene Wureh (Theater 2016) is a New York based actor, improviser, and musician.
Nimene Wureh (Theater 2016) is a New York based actor, improviser, and musician. She had her first New York theater experience working as the personal assistant to actress and playwright Jocelyn Bioh…
