visual arts

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  Missy Whiteman (Visual Arts 1995) Receives 2020 McKnight Fellowship for Media Artists

  Missy Whiteman

  June 10, 2020

  Missy Whiteman (Visual Arts 1995) has been named one of four Minnesota artists selected to receive the 2020 McKnight Fellowship for Media Artists. The other fellows are David J. Buchanan of Minneapolis, Cy Dodson of Minneapolis, and…

  
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  Student Films Selected for 2020 EDU Film Festival

  May 21, 2020

  The 2020 EDU Film Festival has selected two short films by Perpich seniors. The films will be included in this year’s streamed film festival on May 29, 2020.

  Breath of Spring is about a young woman on a picnic who impulsively dances when a sentimental song plays…

  
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  Oliver Lee Cygan (Visual Arts 2016) Selected as Student Speaker for UMD Graduation

  May 14, 2020

  University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) is honoring its 2020 graduates with a virtual commencement on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. It will be a commencement for the history books with the COVID-19 pandemic and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s stay-at-home order…

  
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  2020 National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

  March 20, 2020

  Congratulations to the Literary Arts, Visual Arts, and Media Arts students, recognized below, on their successes in the 2020 National Scholastic Art & Writing Competition! And congratulations to their educators, as well!

  Our students are part of almost 3,000 teens across the country…

  
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  Eleanor Koster (Visual Arts 2019) Curates “Lost & Found” Exhibition

  Eleanor Koster

  March 9, 2020

  Eleanor Koster (Visual Arts 2019) is a contractor at Perpich this year, working closely with the Studio Arts department. One day, while sifting through the frame room, Koster discovered boxes of artwork. “This can’t just sit here…

  
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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…

  
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  Studio Arts Students Present “Weighted Blanket” and “Apples & Oranges”

  Perpich Arts High School Media & Visual Arts students presented Weighted Blanket and Apples & Oranges on January 30, 2020.

  The curriculum exhibition Weighted Blanket is showing in the Upper Gallery through April 3, 2020. Weighted Blanket features artwork by every studio arts student at Perpich….

  
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  2020 Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards

  We are very pleased to announce the 2020 Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards! Congratulations to the Perpich Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention award winners and our hard working and inspiring teachers! With this list of impressive students, Perpich ranks in the top 3…

  
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  Studio Arts Students Present Threshold: A Curriculum Exhibition

  Perpich Arts High School Media & Visual Arts students presented Threshold: A Curriculum Exhibition on November 7, 2019. The exhibit featured work made in classes during Quarter One. A wide range of work was represented: drawings, prints, sculptures, paintings, animations, digital art, photography, video, and…