This spring, students got to experience another amazing residency thanks to the MSAB Arts Learning grant. The kindergartners and first graders at Parkview Center School received a special visit from Shakun Maheshwari who used Indian culture to connect students to the environment. 

April was filled with snow, but it was also filled with creativity! While some were hibernating and patiently waiting for appropriate spring weather, we were keeping busy this April doing activities that didn't involve snow-plowing. 

This weekend we will be hosting our annual Arts & Crafts event. Our five featured artists are so excited to lead you through The Creative Race! While there will be plenty of "art", don't think we haven't forgotten about the "crafts". Craft beer that is!

You've listened about it in music. You've watched it blossom between your favorite sitcom characters. You've read about it in a novel turned movie years later. But the one thing that reigns true: no matter how often it's told, no experience of love is ever the same. These mediums portray the "butterflies in your stomach" experience well but there's something truly special about reading a poem that expresses the universal emotion of love.

Get to know Arts Program and Marketing Coordinator, Emma Seeley, in our first ever Inside the COMPAS Studio. Year after year, COMPAS unleashes creativity far and wide throughout Minnesota. You don't always see it, but there's a passionate and fearless team behind the scenes working relentlessly to bring the best-of-the-best artistic experiences to all our participants. Who are these art-loving, dream-making and charismatic individuals you ask? Let's take a look shall we...