White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to:

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

Haley Harnagel

Haley is a fiber artist who started her adventure into fiber arts in 2019 with macramé and branched into tapestry weaving in 2020. Haley started teaching macramé and tapestry weaving in 2021 and completed a large-scale community project called Intertwining Stories: A Macro Macramé Project that focused on bringing the community together after the pandemic.

Beth Lunsford

Beth is an intuitive watercolor artist and art teacher who sees art as a means of self-expression and healing, both for herself and for her students. She earned a BA in art education in 1978 and has studied watercolor with several regionally known artists since then. Beth teaches classes in watercolor technique and color theory for adults and children, and has expanded her love for layering from watercolors to mixed media and clay.

Lisa Stauffer

Lisa received her Master’s in Design at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and studied Illustration at Parson’s School of Design in NYC. She works primarily in pastels, teaches painting workshops, and competes in plein air painting competitions.

Lisa's paintings have won awards and have been juried into esteemed shows. Her work has been features in articles in PleinAir MagazinePastel Journal, Stephen Dohertyʼs book, The Art Of Plein Air Painting, and in two PBS specials on painting.

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.”