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  • Rootedness & Futurity: Integrating Arts + Philosophies of Minnesota Native Americans in Curriculum Development

     Iyekiyapiwiƞ Darlene St. Clair, Mdewakaƞtuƞwaƞ Dakota and a citizen of the Lower Sioux Indian Community, speaks to the gathered educators

    August 15, 2024

    The Professional Development and Resource Programs (PDR) group at Perpich Center for Arts Education brought together 130 arts educators…

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  • 2023-2025 CAPP Cohort Kicks Off Second Year of Program

    August 14, 2024

    The Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) is starting its second year of programming with the 2023-2025 CAPP cohort. Every two years, school districts and charter schools are eligible to apply to this state-funded program. The 2023-2025 CAPP cohort (Bluffview Montessori (Winona), Central…

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  • Perpich Center Partners with Hennepin Arts in Annual Theater Director and Educator Conference

     A scene from Theater Director and Educator Summer Conference 2024 with Hennepin Arts (formerly Hennepin Theatre Trust)

    August 13, 2024

    On August 7th, Perpich Center for Arts Education partnered again with Hennepin Arts (formerly Hennepin Theatre Trust) to convene the annual Theater…

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  • Summer Music Professional Development Workshops 2024

    August 12, 2024

    Thanks to the many music educators who attended our series of Summer Music Professional Development workshops for music teachers the first week of August. The group explored guitar pedagogy, African drumming, Music Literacy, and Orff in the Elementary classroom. Time flies when you’re…

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  • Data + Arts Can Equal Success!

    August 9, 2024

    This month, arts educators from across the state convened to study a topic not usually associated with arts education—data. “Data-Driven Excellence: Enhancing Arts Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Advocacy” workshops were held on August 5th in Rochester and August 7th in Duluth. Sessions…

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  • New Art Books from Perpich Library

    July 16, 2024

    The Perpich Library has been busy adding lots and lots of books to our collection this summer. Especially art books, of course! Here are a few of our favorites.

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

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  • Board Members Molly Chase and Dan Loritz Say Farewell

     Left: Molly Chase; Right: Dan Loritz

    June 14, 2024

    The terms of Perpich Board Members Molly Chase and Dan Loritz have come to an end. Chase was appointed by Governor Tim Walz in 2020. Loritz was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton in…

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  • New LGBTQ+ Titles from Perpich Library

    June 12, 2024

    June is Pride Month and the Perpich Library is adding several brand new LGBTQ+ titles to the collection this summer! Here are just a few of them.

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

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  • Books, Music, and Movies from Perpich Alumni in the Perpich Library

    May 21, 2024

    It’s Graduation Week!

    It’s a week of celebration and bittersweet reflection. There’s excitement about the future, and sadness about the end of an era. To honor this time of year, we are looking at the accomplishments of past graduates. The following items are…

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