Vision and Verse

Vision & Verse: High School Visual Arts and Writing Exhibition April 14-May 16, 2025 In the Ford Family Gallery & Exhibition Hall The competitions celebrating the creative talents of high school students in both visual and literary arts have now evolved into “Vision & Verse: White Bear Center for the Arts’ High School Visual Arts…

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Vision & Verse: Giving High School Artists a Platform to Shine

Sometimes all it takes to inspire someone to continue pursuing their artistic dreams is to give them a platform for their work. That’s one of many reasons why White Bear Center for the Arts’ annual high school visual arts and writing contests are so powerful. Each year, local students in grades 9-12 submit their poems,…

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Swoon

SWOON SWOON: Linocuts Inspired by Nature Coralette Damme In the Community Hall now through April 30, 2025 Swoon (verb): to faint from extreme emotion. Built upon the thrill of discovery, this collection of linocuts is inspired by many hours spent observing nature, the sensation of being immersed in the woods, and the joy of losing…

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Pop Up Exhibitions

Pop-up Exhibitions Inspiring art by our wonderful teaching artists is popping up in WBCA’s Community Hall! “Soil Song” by Brianna HarringtonNovember 9, 2024-January 4, 2025 “Soil Song” explores the decaying vibrancy of the world’s soil. Learn More “Glass in all Seasons” by Sushila AndersonJanuary 11-March 1, 2025 “Glass in All Seasons” is an exhibition featuring…

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SOAR! Showcase

SOAR! Showcase In the Community Hall and Community Studio April 24-May 23, 2024 SOAR! Mixed Media Mentoring has been a staple at White Bear Center for the Arts for over 15 years, inspiring hundreds of students. Spearheaded by Sue Hartzell Vannelli, the class focuses on helping artists “see what they can’t see,” and inspiring them…

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Vision & Verse: Short Story 2025

Vision & Verse: Short Story Back to Vision & Verse Writing Contest > The 2025 Vision & Verse writing contest features original writing in poetry, short story, creative nonfiction, and persuasive essay from high schoolers across the Northeast Metro. Scroll on to read this year’s short stories. Best of Short Story: Okkoto, “you never really…

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Vision & Verse: Poetry 2025

WriteNow! 2024 Poetry Selections Back to Vision & Verse Writing Contest> The 2025 Vision & Verse High School Writing Contest features original writing in poetry, short story, creative nonfiction, and persuasive essay from high schoolers across the Northeast Metro. Scroll on to read this year’s selected poems. Best of Poetry: Darriq Grisle, “Puzzle” Honorable Mention:…

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Restoring The Child Within

Restoring The Child Within Pop Up Exhibition at Hanifl: Tuesday, April 16-Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Pop Up Exhibition at WBCA: Saturday, June 8-Wednesday, August 16, 2024 View artwork by WBCA Teaching Artist Jane Grant-Abban in her pop up exhibits titled Restoring the Child Within. Jane is a British artist living and working in Minnesota since…

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Elizabeth St. Hilaire

Elizabeth St. Hilaire Meticulously torn bits of hand-painted papers, delicately put together, form the exceptionally vibrant collages created by Artist Elizabeth St. Hilaire. Richard Colvin, executive director of the Lake Eustis Museum of Art says, “Elizabeth St. Hilaire’s artworks have a fresh quality that belies the way they are constructed.” St. Hilaire published her book…

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