WBCA will be closed for Thanksgiving Thursday, 11/28 and Friday, 11/29

White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to:

ENRICH LIVES by Celebrating Art
NOURISH IMAGINATION by Inspiring Creativity
BUILD UNDERSTANDING by Connecting People

Dallas Rising

Dallas is a yoga and meditation teacher specializing in accessible somatic approaches to mental health and wellbeing. In addition to teaching in traditional studio settings, she’s also taught in workplaces, schools, nonprofits, community centers, outdoors, and online. She’s been a figure model for over twenty years and loves to use artistic tools to access the benefits of mindfulness.

Beth Lunsford

Beth is an intuitive watercolor artist and art teacher who sees art as a means of self-expression and healing.  She earned a BA in art education from Asbury University in 1978 and has studied watercolor with several regionally known artists since then. Beth teaches classes in watercolor technique and color theory for adults and children, both in an elementary school and community education setting.

Sushila Anderson

Sushila is an award-winning glass artist in the Twin Cities area and owner of Dynamic Glass Design.

She creates stained glass, fused glass, and mosaic glass artwork. She started working with glass in 2008, making small fused glass jewelry. Over the years, she has worked her way up into large commissions, displaying artwork in Minnesota art galleries, winning awards, and teaching classes in the Twin Cities area.

What Visitors Are Saying:

"WBCA is such a wonderful place to participate in the art scene.  You don't have to have any skills, but you are welcomed in and celebrated as an artist.  The ability to have all of the resources available as part of the class is invaluable"

“Signing up for classes at WBCA is the best thing I've done for myself in decades. Thank you for providing such a wide range of class formats and a beautiful facility to utilize.”

“I am thrilled WBCA is now a consistent part of my life. Thank you for a great art center that brings creativity into so many lives.”

“It is great to have such a variety of knowledgeable instructors. I especially enjoy classes that show how art can reach so many different areas of our lives. It is always a surprise when I meet the artist within and the discovery me, expressed in multiple mediums.”