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visual arts
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Franconia Sculpture Park Field Trip
October 2, 2025
Students from Media Arts, Spanish 2, Plein Air Painting and Drawing, and Material Manipulation classes took a field trip to Franconia Sculpture Park on Thursday, October 2, 2025. Also on the field trip were there instructors: Khalid Ali, Media Arts Instructor; Sarah York,…
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Perpich Students Shine for Portfolio Day/College & Career Day 2025
September 30, 2025
On Monday, September 29, students at Perpich Arts High School participated in Portfolio Day, celebrating college and career readiness. For over 25 years each fall, Perpich sponsors a Portfolio Day, offered in conjunction with a national portfolio day at Minneapolis College of…
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Visiting Artists for Studio Arts Mini Portfolio Day
September 23, 2025
On Monday, September 22, Perpich hosted two visiting artists: Jacob Docksey and Carolyn Swiszcz. Alongside the Perpich Studio Arts faculty, the visiting artists reviewed art portfolios and provided feedback to our seniors in Visual Arts and Media Arts. Their comments served to make improvements…
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Mat Ollig (Visual Arts 2002) Speaks for Dedication 2025
September 16, 2025
Mat Ollig (Visual Arts 2002)Dedication Day 2025 was September 15. Dedication is a Perpich tradition where new students and faculty/staff are welcomed into the Perpich community. The faculty speaker, Ryan Meaney (English Instructor), spoke about discovery, “School is…
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Perpich Arts High School Studio Arts Department Presents: “Reflections” Exhibition
September 12, 2025
Perpich Studio Arts students opened their first exhibition of the 2025-2026 school year on Thursday, September 11th, 2025. The exhibition is showing in the Perpich galleries through October 17, 2025.
Titled “Reflections”, the show features artwork created over the summer by Perpich Visual…
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Perpich National Art Honor Society Members Volunteer at Sonnesyn Elementary
May 21, 2025
On May 16, nine students involved in Perpich’s National Art Honor Society (NAHS) volunteered at Sonnesyn Elementary, a local school in the Robbinsdale School District, for their annual Carnival event. Perpich students hosted a Perpich table, oversaw games, and staffed booths at…
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Perpich Arts High School Studio Arts Department Presents: Junior Curriculum Exhibition “Maybe the Art (Show) was the Friends We Made Along the Way”
May 9, 2025
Perpich Studio Arts Juniors presented their Curriculum Exhibition “Maybe the Art (Show) was the Friends We Made Along the Way” on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The exhibition is showing until early September, 2025.
“We had a spectacular final gallery opening of the year!”…
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Tilo Rethmeier (Visual Arts 2025) Earns Top Award at 2025 EDU Film Festival, Studio Arts Student Work Honored
May 7, 2025
Work by Visual Arts and Media Arts students was selected and screened as part of the 2025 EDU Film Festival on Friday, May 2, 2025. Several Perpich submissions were selected as finalists with some receiving Best in Fest awards! The students had…
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Perpich Students Place in Congressional District Art Competitions
May 1, 2025
Shelby Whaley (Visual Arts 2025) is pictured with Rep. Ilhan Omar at the April 24th 5th Congressional Art Show exhibition.Congratulations to Jamie Davis (Visual Arts 2026) and Shelby Whaley (Visual Arts 2025) for earning second place in their…
