White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to:
ENRICH LIVES by Celebrating Art
NOURISH IMAGINATION by Inspiring Creativity
BUILD UNDERSTANDING by Connecting People
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.
Amber Johnson
Amber is an award-winning narrative and documentary filmmaker who has worked in video production for 15 years. She has been teaching video production since 2021, using her expertise in production and post-production to help students learn the essentials to create successful videos and films.
She is an Adobe Certified Expert in Premiere Pro and focuses on keeping track of changing technology and trends in the industry.
Leslie Perrine
Leslie is an illustrator and book artist living in St. Paul, MN. She loves making up creatures and the worlds they live in through comics, zines, pop-up books, clay creatures, illustrations, and anything that can tell a small story.
Her love of the arts has spanned through decades of arts organizing, tabling at events, and exhibiting in shows.
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.”
8th St. is currently under construction. Please use the suggested detour. Thank you for your patience during this time!
Detour Instructions (approaching from the south)
1. Turn left onto 7th St
2. Turn right onto Washington Ave
3. Turn right onto 8th St
4. Turn left onto Long Ave