Founded in 1968, White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA) is a non-profit community art center serving people of all abilities and generations. WBCA offers art classes, showcases exhibitions from a diverse range of artists, and connects the community to art resources.
Upcoming Classes/Events
Frank Zeller
Frank Zeller has a masters degree in art education and the fine arts. He has taught watercolor workshops in the U.S., Italy, and Spain. He has been an active part of the White Bear Center for the Arts for many years serving on the board as well as teaching.
An award-winning watercolor program designed by Frank Zeller is currently being taught in the White Bear Lake Elementary Schools.
Louise Cardinal
Louise, a St. Paul native, has been involved in art since childhood. Louise grew up with an artistic mother who encouraged her to draw and paint.
Recently, Louise owned a successful art gallery in Florida, representing her own as well as local artist’s work. Since returning to Minnesota, her love for art and exploring ways to use/create with a variety of materials is an important part of her daily life. She loves learning new techniques, sharing her ideas, and teaching them to others.
Beth Lunsford
Beth is an intuitive watercolor artist and art teacher who sees art as a means of self-expression and healing, both for herself and for her students. 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.
She has also expanded her love for layering from watercolors to mixed media and clay.
