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  • Allegra Smisek Named Executive Director of Perpich Center for Arts Education

    March 26, 2025

    We are happy to announce that Allegra Smisek (smee-sheck) was offered and accepted the role of executive director for Perpich Center for Arts Education after a public interview on March 25, 2025. Allegra has most recently served as Perpich’s interim executive director…

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  • Books with Female Protagonists from Perpich Library

    March 21, 2025

    To celebrate Women’s History Month, the library TAs, Aliya and Quinn, put together a fantastic display of novels with women protagonists. These are just a few of the books on display in the library this month.

    All items on this list are available…

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  • Author Kim Sigafus Presents in Native Authors & Artists Series

    March 12, 2025

    Perpich Center for Arts Education welcomed Kim Sigafus (White Earth Nation) as our guest on March 11, 2025 in our Native Authors & Artists Series. Kim is an internationally-published, award-winning author and speaker. She writes in many genres, and talked about bringing…

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  • Cohorts Continue to Empower Arts Educators Across Minnesota

    February 21, 2025

    This month, three cohorts returned to Perpich Center to further their practices in Visual Arts or Media Arts. Jeremy Holien, Visual & Media Arts Education Specialist at Perpich Center, described the experiences, saying that “these cohorts serve as collaborative learning spaces where…

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  • Black Women Artists from Perpich Library

    February 21, 2025

    In honor of Black History Month, the library is highlighting some of our books featuring incredible Black women artists.

    All items on this list are available at the Perpich library. Click on titles for more information.

    1. Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful edited by…

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  • Perpich-Sponsored Clinicians at 2025 MMEA Convention Well-Received

    February 18, 2025

    Music educators from across Minnesota gathered at the Minneapolis Convention Center February 13-15 for Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Midwinter Convention 2025. This annual conference serves many purposes including opportunities for music educators to hear inspiring performances, to learn about new strategies…

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  • Walz, Flanagan Announce Four Appointments to Perpich Board

    February 7, 2025
    Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced four appointments to the Perpich Center for Arts Education Board of Directors. Joining the Board are: Shannon Finnegan, Megan Haley, Dominique Pierre-Toussaint, and Timothy Wollenzien.
    The Board of Perpich Center for Arts Education manages…

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  • 2025 Minnesota Dance Summit

    February 4, 2025

    Minnesota dance educators came together this past weekend for the 2025 Dance Summit hosted by Mary Harding, Perpich’s Dance Education Specialist. This year’s guest presenter was Cleo Mack (Dance 1994), Director of Dance at Middlesex County Magnet Schools in New Jersey, co-owner…

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  • In Memoriam from Perpich Library

    January 24, 2025

    This month we are featuring a few of the visual and performing artists we lost in 2024. Although they are no longer with us, their work will live on.

    All items on this list are available at the Perpich library. Click on titles…

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