Paradise Center for the Arts Classes and Camps

Paradise Center for the Arts Classes and Camps offers art education, gallery exhibits, and live performances of music, theater, comedy, and more. The program includes classes and camps for both adults and children, along with other creative opportunities that use art galleries, classrooms, clay labs, textile labs, and rehearsal spaces. Community theatre performances are also part of the program’s activities.

• Schedule: Hours: Wed.-Fri. 12-5pm & Sat. 10am-2pm

Paradise Center for the Arts states that its mission is to welcome all people to experience the transformative power of the arts. The organization has been part of the Faribault community for over 40 years and was founded in the 1950s. The facility is built on the original foundation of the 1885 Faribault Opera House and was extensively renovated in 2006 before opening to the public in 2007. The building includes four onsite galleries, a gift shop, and a 278-seat auditorium, and there are currently five community theatre performances a year held in the Bahl Family Auditorium. In 2008, Paradise Center for the Arts received the MN Preservation Alliance Restoration/Rehabilitation Award. The center collaborates with local and regional organizations, volunteers, and artists, and notes that its activities are supported in part by a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund. The organization also shares a Native Land Acknowledgement recognizing the ancestral homeland of the Dakota people, specifically the Mdewakanton and Wahpekute bands of the Sioux Nation. The leadership team includes Executive Director Julie Fakler, Performing Arts and Education Director Will McIntyre, and additional administrative, production, volunteer, and box office staff, along with a Board of Directors that includes officers and members such as President Todd Ginter and Vice President Jessica Schwie.

Last updated July 26, 2026.