White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to:

ENRICH LIVES by Celebrating Art
NOURISH IMAGINATION by Inspiring Creativity
BUILD UNDERSTANDING by Connecting People

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.

Mary Anne Kinane

Mary Anne has been making and creating art for over 30+ years. She works in ink, calligraphy pen drawing, acrylics, watercolors, and oil, greatly influenced by nature.

Coralette Damme

Coralette has built a reputation as a printmaker using the moniker, The Crafty Hag. She has two decades of printmaking experience.

As a working artist, Coralette has carved thousands of rubber stamps and designed hundreds of screens for printing and will happily guide you through an introduction to these hands-on printmaking processes.

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.”