White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to:
ENRICH LIVES by Celebrating Art
NOURISH IMAGINATION by Inspiring Creativity
BUILD UNDERSTANDING by Connecting People
Polly Carlson
Polly Carlson has worked with all kinds of glass art for over 40 years.
For the last 25 years, her emphasis has been on warm glass, also known as kiln-formed or fused glass. Her favorite aspects of working with glass are experimenting and teaching. Wonder, joy, curiosity, fun, and respect for the medium best describe Polly's classes and work.
Rebecca Jo Malmstrom
Rebecca has been creating her own ornaments, toys, and stuffed animals since she was a child growing up in the White Bear Lake/Mahtomedi area.
She has continued to create fantastical creatures and weird little things in her current position as the buyer for the props department at the Guthrie Theater. Se also produces Duckie Uglings, a line of stuffed animals and ornaments that are available in the WBCA gift shop!
Anna Orbovich
As an avid outdoors-person, Anna’s time working and conducting research in the harsh and remote wild places, ranging from the Arctic to the desert to the Superior Hiking Trail in Northern Minnesota, have vastly influenced the direction of her work.
Primarily focused in printmaking and drawing she continues to find ways to bring her art practice outdoors.
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.”