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  • K-12 Educators in Rushford-Peterson Schools Learn with Perpich Center Specialist

    February 11, 2026

    In early February, Jeremy Holien, Perpich Center’s Visual and Media Arts Education Specialist, facilitated professional development for the faculty of Rushford-Peterson Schools. In this session, the K-12 educators discussed opportunities to include contributions of Minnesota tribes and communities in their content areas,…

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  • Eleven Arts Educators are Among the Candidates for 2026 Minnesota Teacher of the Year

    February 2, 2026

    Perpich Center for Arts Education is excited to celebrate the 11 dance, music, and visual arts educators who are among the candidates for 2026 Minnesota Teacher of the Year! We recognize and honor their work as representative of Minnesota’s thousands of excellent…

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  • MSBA Leadership Conference Provides Great Opportunities for Perpich to Connect

    January 26, 2026

    Perpich Center for Arts Education had a strong presence at the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Leadership Conference January 15-16 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, engaging with school board members and education leaders from across Minnesota.

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  • Educators Gather for Arts Integration Work Day

    August 18, 2025

    Teams from five metro schools, teaching grades 1st – 8th, came to Perpich Center on August 14, 2025 for the Arts Integration Work Day. Goals for the day were to 1) take away a working understanding of arts integration and 2) collaborate…

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  • Phoebe Moyer, East Central High School, First Minnesota Reflective Artist Award Recipient

    May 27, 2025

    Congratulations to the first recipient of the Minnesota Reflective Artist Award, Phoebe Moyer! Moyer is a junior at East Central High School in Finlayson, MN. Phoebe’s advisor was Amber Benner, East Central Theater Director of the fall and spring plays.

    Phoebe is completing…

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  • Nine School Districts Selected for Minnesota’s 2025-2027 Comprehensive Arts Planning Program

     The 2025-2027 award recipients for CAPP: Academias La Paz, Alexandria Public Schools, Big Lake Schools, Brainerd Public Schools, International Spanish Language Academy, Inver Grove Heights Schools, Kasson-Mantorville Schools, Little Falls Community Schools, and Waconia Public Schools.

    May 5, 2025

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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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  • Author Marcie Rendon Presents in Native Authors Series

    November 20, 2024

    Perpich Center for Arts Education welcomed Marcie Rendon (White Earth Nation), award-winning author, playwright, poet, and freelance writer as our guest on November 19, 2024 in our Native Authors Series. The series of guest speakers is specifically designed to introduce K-12 educators…

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  • Former Lt. Governor Marlene Johnson Visits Perpich Center

    October 22, 2024

    Perpich Center for Arts Education was pleased to welcome former Lt. Governor, Marlene Johnson, to campus on October 22, 2024. Johnson served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Minnesota, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as the running mate…

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