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.
Sylvia Benson
Sylvia has been working in watercolors for 35 years. She was an instructor at Concordia University and has been an artist-in-residence in North Metro Schools and schools in Wisconsin for 10 years. She has also taught classes at the Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, Wisconsin. Her work in watercolor, acrylics, oils, and encaustic is currently in galleries in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Her encaustics have been presented in Door County and galleries in the metro area.
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.”