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- Artist Highlight with Candice DavisCandice Davis is a conceptual artist from San Antonio, Texas and working in Minneapolis. Her practice is focused on the use of digital media, installation,…
- Inspired by Kids’ Art with Tim NybergJoin 2021 Northern Lights Best of Show artist Tim Nyberg as he teaches you how to create a painting inspired by kids’ art. This is…
- Artist Highlight with Erica Spitzer RasmussenWhat path did you take to become a professional artist? For a brief period during my adolescence, I thought I wanted to be an archeologist, my…
- Annie Hejny Artist HighlightAbstract visual artist and forest therapy guide Annie Hejny will be teaching with WBCA this Spring in her class Water and Woods: Abstraction and Nature. You can also learn…
- Spring Family Kite ContestCelebrate spring with WBCA’s Family Kite Contest. Create a unique kite using a template on our website or make your own! Bonus points if you…
- Spring 2021 CatalogWhite Bear Center for the Arts’ Spring 2021 catalog includes a wide variety of arts activities, classes, and upcoming exhibitions. Click here or on the…
- Q&A with Rebecca PavlenkoDiscover the world of NOURISH/DEVOUR through this Q&A with Rebecca Pavlenko, the artist behind WBCA’s latest online exhibit. These questions came from members of the…
- Nels Femrite Watercolors: 2020 SaleTake a stroll around beautiful scenes from California and Minnesota in this catalog of Nels Femrite watercolor paintings. Nels Femrite, founder and former president of…
- Holiday Gift GuideArt does incredible things. Share inspiration with these gifts! Your purchases support arts programs and artists engaged in White Bear Center for the Arts’ year-round…
- Construction and COVID-19 Restriction UpdateConstruction and COVID-19 Restriction Update WBCA is navigating construction of its building and campus in addition to COVID-19 restrictions, and continues to explore safe ways…
- Artist Highlight: Sieng LeeFrom far away the pillars outside WBCA appear to be covered in an icy shade of blue, reflecting the sky and hinting at the oncoming…
- OSilas Labyrinth Closing CeremonyThe Osilas Labyrinth will be decommissioned on November 19, before the new construction begins. WBCA invites you to walk the OSilas Labyrinth before 3:30 PM…
- Winter 2020-2021 CatalogWhite Bear Center for the Arts’ Winter 2020-2021 catalog includes a wide variety of arts activities, classes, and upcoming exhibitions. Click here or on the…
- Artist Highlight: Marc AndersonLight is the key to Marc Anderson’s plein air paintings. You might recognize the Wisconsin-based painter’s work from WBCA’s Into Nature plein air exhibit, where…
- BOO! Halloween Festivity Contest!Thank you to all the amazing participants that submitted their creative works to the WBCA Halloween Festivity Contest! There was a range of submissions! Everything…
- Sunday Arts Markets*Arts Markets Canceled* Sunday Arts Markets were a great way of reconnecting this fall – unfortunately, present regulations now prohibit these events. It showed WBCA…
- Artist Spotlight: Philipo DyauliPhilipo Dyauli is a self-taught painter, illustrator and draftsman from Tanzania. His work primarily consists of acrylic paintings inspired by favorite painters, African music, films, and…
- Mata Ortiz 2020 Pottery SaleMata Ortiz, Mexico is home to a pottery tradition extending back to a lost civilization from 800 years ago. In 2019, artists from Mata Ortiz…
- New Public Art at WBCAVisit WBCA to see a newly installed public art collaboration between WBCA’s Artist-in-Residence Sieng Lee and Youth & Outreach Director Kyle Frederickson This collaborative artwork…
- Artist Spotlight: Maiya Lea HartmanMaiya Lea Hartman is an acrylic painter and mixed-media artist living and working in Minneapolis, MN. She works in a diverse range of mediums–from pencil and…
- Fall 2020 EventsThere are so many events this fall, you could fill every Thursday in your calendar with something new and different from WBCA! A list of…
- Disquietude: Artist Panel DiscussionThursday, September 24 7:00 PMLESLIE BARLOW, Curator: What happens in the places of unease and the unfamiliar? If we are able to take the risk…
- Artist Talk: Kelsi SharpClick HERE to watch Artist Talk: Kelsi Sharp on YouTube Kelsi Sharp is an African American graphic designer and artist from the American Southwest. Growing…
- SprayfingerWatch this virtual lecture with Peyton Scott Russell to hear a brief history of graffiti and the art of creative lettering. As a 2012-2014 Bush…
- BOO! Halloween Festivity ContestGet creative and get scary! This season WBCA welcomes you to participate in the Halloween Festivity Contest. You can submit anything Halloween related! Make your…
- Las Catrinas for El Día de Los MuertosMichoacan Artist Leonel Nery demonstrates the art of making La Calavera Catrina. “The elegant skull,” known as La Catrina, has become a festive symbol for…
- Splash!NOW OPEN: CLICK HERE Celebrating a colorful mix of water media style, subject and talent! Online Awards CeremonyDownload Splash! CatalogLike, Comment & Share on Facebook…
- A Garden of Black Joy with Keno EvolLive Panel: Thursday, October 8, 7:00 PM WBCA invites you to join a panel discussion with writers from around the world included in the anthology A…
- DisquietudeShow Dates: September 10-November 20Virtual Opening Reception: Thursday, September 10, 7:00 PM Available now: DisquietudeVideo Tour with Artist InterviewsArtist Panel VideoDownloadable Gallery BookletFacebook AlbumIntroduction &…
- Artist Spotlight: Dan MackermanDan Mackerman, WBCA oil painting teacher extraordinaire, began his career as a teacher in 1984, fresh out of grad school. He received his MFA at…
- Creative Art KitsFrom Managing Director Sara Nephew, dropping off Creative Art Kitswith “Mr. Kyle” Frederickson, Youth & Outreach Director Even under the best of circumstances, it can…
- Artist Spotlight: Nancy HicksWBCA artist Nancy Hicks will be teaching a brand new virtual class on relief printing this August. They are a new face at the art…
- Announcing WBCA’s ExpansionJuly 7, 2020 Dear Friends, On behalf of the Board of Directors for White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA) we are thrilled to announce…
- Calling for a New Story for AmericaThis letter was published on June 5, 2020 by Suzi Hudson, WBCA’s Executive Director. Dear Friends, It has been 11 days since the killing of…
- Castles & Creatures ContestENTER THROUGH JULY 11 Post & Tag WBCA on social media or email WBCA Because we can’t all come together to make sandcastles during Manitou…
- Daily Astrology-Inspired Meditation with Karen ParkmanThank you to Karen Parkman, WBCA’s evening and weekend receptionist, for sharing her passion for astrology and mindfulness practices with the community through the Mindfulness…
- Galloway CulinaryYou are going to want to do more than just look at what Ken Galloway has been making. Ken’s Galloway Culinary Facebook page is full…
- May 2: Celebrate World Labyrinth Day with these two at-home activitiesJoin thousands of people around the world celebrating World Labyrinth Day at 1:00 PM in their local time zone. Last year over 5900 people in 30…
- Two Poems from Oludare D. Obadiya: National Poetry MonthOludare D. Obadiya was a 2019 WriteNow! high school creative writing contest winner and slated to read as part of WBCA’s April poetry night celebrating…
- Mask Making with WBCAIn addition to being useful, mask making can be fun, and the fabrics may add a splash of much-needed color. Below are examples for sewn…
- Karen’s WBCA Picks: Back to the “Classics”Click here for Karen’s Spiced Red Lentil Soup recipe mentioned in the interview at the bottom of the page. By Karen Parkman, WBCA Receptionist &…
- Painting Demo Video with Lisa Fertig, WBCA InstructorLisa Fertig’s watercolor landscape teaching video is below! WBCA is keeping in touch with its professional teaching artists to see how their work is impacted…
- Reflections with WBCA Teaching Artist Sylvia Bensonby Sylvia Benson During this time of Covid-19, I am staying home and been trying some new techniques with my alcohol inks. It’s rather calming…
- Learn Zentangle with Sue SwansonIt’s safe to say we could all use some relaxing, meditative art practices right about now. WBCA artist Sue Swanson is here to help. Along…
- 1:1 Donation MatchOnline fundraising platform Benevity has launched a $300,000 matching campaign for qualified nonprofits like White Bear Center for the Arts. UPDATE: This match disappeared with…
- Virtual Views of the MississippiTom Stewart’s Views of the Mississippi: Past and Present contrasts iconic Twin Cities landscapes through paintings. Stewart, who received a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist…
- WBCA Suspending Services in response to COVID-19White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA) is immediately suspending all services, classes, and events in response to the spread of COVID-19. Tentatively, the Center…
- Pam Collins: Artist HighlightSeeing one of Pam Collin’s fabric landscapes can be a surreal experience. At first it looks like beautiful bold brush strokes. Taking a closer look,…
- WriteNow! with Josh Lehrby Ellie Fuelling, Development & Marketing Assistant “We haven’t seen our last Hemingway,” Josh Lehr said as he sat in the WBCA atrium, discussing the…
- Tea Ceremonies to bring Deep Conversations about Water to the Vadnais Lake WatershedAnnouncing a grant-funded partnership between the Vadnais Lake Area Watershed Management Organization (VLAWMO) and White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA)! This summer, White Bear…
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