White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to:

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

Family Clay Exploration: Heart Pockets

Feb 15, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM

Yoga in the Gallery

Feb 18, 2025 12:00PM—Mar 25, 2025 1:00PM

Studio Social

Feb 19, 2025 6:00PM—9:00PM

Lecture: Who Was Cary Grant?

Feb 20, 2025 6:30PM—7:30PM

Minnesota Mosaic Wood Panel

Mar 03, 2025 6:00PM—Mar 10, 2025 9:00PM

Art is for Everyone

Mar 04, 2025 1:00PM—Mar 25, 2025 2:30PM

Life Drawing

Mar 04, 2025 10:00AM—Apr 08, 2025 12:30PM

Storytelling with Watercolor Pencils

Mar 04, 2025 6:00PM—Mar 25, 2025 9:00PM

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.

Orbovich earned an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2019 and a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in printmaking and book arts in 2012.

Suzann Beck

Suzann holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Moorhead State University and studied portraiture with atelier-trained painter Judith Anthony, and classical glazing technique portraiture with Jeffery Hurinenko.

Suzann has the unique ability to capture the essence and spirit of a subject and combine it with masterful likeness. Her inspiration and passion comes from the classical old masters, and she is particularly influenced by the Russian painters of the 19th century. Intrigued and motivated by the depth and craft of masterworks hundreds of years old, Suzann works to understand classical methods and disciplines and leverage them with contemporary practices and sensibilities to create representational realism.

Jane Grant-Abban

Jane is a British artist living and working in the St. Croix River Valley since 2006. Her work explores the intersection of life, emotion, and childhood to create unique, captivating, and timeless paintings.

Using oil and mixed media, she strives to communicate the beauty of life’s complexities through her work. She's inspired by everyday moments, stories, and memories that make life extraordinary. Her paintings are a way of expressing the joy, sadness, and complexity of life. She looks to capture the beauty of the nuances of life and to create art that evokes emotion and captures the imagination.

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."

“I LOVE WBCA, the staff, the facility, and the people I take classes with!”

We love White Bear Center For the Arts!! Best thing I have been a part of in a very long time!! You rock!”

“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 discover me, expressed in multiple mediums.”