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
Wendy Peterson
Wendy is the current president of the Lake Country Pastel Society in Minnesota. She is an award-winning artist and is excited to be working with the White Bear Center for the Arts and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to teach pastel classes in 2024.
Wendy's creativity was obvious at a very young age and her mother was always her number one fan. Instead of pursuing art, Wendy enjoyed a long and successful career in the insurance industry. In 2019, she took a short art retreat cruise to spend time exploring her creativity. It was a life-changing decision that set a course for her artistic journey.
In 2023 Wendy retired from her insurance agency creating space to pursue her life as an artist near the beautiful St. Croix River in Wisconsin with her husband Dan.
Bonnie Dordal
Bonnie has been a basket weaver for over 9 years. When she learned weaving in Tucson, AZ, she also sold them at an art gallery. Her baskets are one of a kind, creating them as she weaves.
Katie Reeves
Katie Reeves is a queer ceramic artist based in Minneapolis. They make functional work focusing on the themes of intimacy, sexuality, femininity, and classicality.
