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  Two Faculty Members Speak to Fifty-Six Museum Guides at Mia

  November 5, 2021

  Two Perpich Arts High School faculty members, Kathryn D’Elia (Visual Arts Instructor and Gallery Coordinator) and Craig Farmer (Art History Instructor) prepared presentations for the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) to support their museum guides in engaging with visitors of a high…

  
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  Kate Vinson Exhibiting at Susan Hensel Gallery

  April 25, 2021

  Work by Kate Vinson, Visual Arts Instructor, is currently on display at the Susan Hensel Gallery in Minneapolis. The exhibition will run through June 20th, 2021.

  In her artist statement, Vinson says, “This work represents my continued love of the tactile. Art making…

  
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  Craig Farmer Accepted into National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Workshop

  March 30, 2021

  Craig Farmer, Art History Instructor, has a busy summer ahead as he has been accepted into a week-long National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Teacher Workshop entitled “Mapping a New World: Places of Conflict and Colonization in 17th Century New England.”…

  
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  Kate Vinson Presents at Association for Experiential Education Conference

  February 23, 2021

  Kate Vinson, Visual Arts Instructor, recently presented a workshop at the Association of Experiential Education (AEE) South East Regional Conference. The workshop, titled Art, Making & Experiential Education: Creating Connections focused on deliberate connections, intersections, and the benefits of using art, and art-making,…

  
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  Kathryn D’Elia Exhibiting at Susan Hensel Gallery

  December 21, 2020

  Work by Kathryn D’Elia, Visual Arts Instructor, is currently on display at the Susan Hensel Gallery in Minneapolis. The exhibition will run through February, 2021.

  In her artist statement, D’Elia says, “This exhibition is a collection of work created through gathered observations: a…

  
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  Three Perpich Faculty Featured in Mia’s “Foot in the Door 5” Exhibition

  November 1, 2020

  Three of our Perpich Arts High School faculty members are featured in this year’s Foot in the Door 5 – The Virtual Exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia). Rebecca Bullen (Studio Arts Chair), Kathryn D’Elia (Visual Arts Instructor), and Kate…

  
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  Mary Harding, Dance Instructor, Elected to the Board of Directors of the National Dance Education Organization

  October 12, 2020

  Mary Harding, Perpich Dance Instructor, was elected to the policy board of directors for the National Dance Education Organization in October, 2020. Her three year term begins in November, 2020.

  The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to advancing dance…

  
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  STEPHANIE LEIN WALSETH AWARDED 2020 ARTIST INITIATIVE GRANT BY MN STATE ARTS BOARD

  Congratulations to Stephanie Lein Walseth, PhD, Theater Education Specialist, for being awarded an Artist Initiative Grant by the Minnesota State Arts Board. Lein Walseth will create The Empathy Project, a new play based on interviews of Minnesotans, exploring empathy across lines of geographic, political,…

  
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  JEREMY LUNDQUIST AWARDED 2020 ARTIST INITIATIVE GRANT BY MN STATE ARTS BOARD

  Congratulations to Jeremy Lundquist, Visual Arts Instructor, for being awarded an Artist Initiative Grant by the Minnesota State Arts Board. Lundquist will create and exhibit a new series of large-scale etchings based on the minimal media coverage of the end and subsequent continuation of…