Interdisciplinary Arts Major at Arts Academy

The Interdisciplinary Arts program is for students who wish to design their own major and chart their own creative path at Interlochen. By exploring more than one artistic discipline and the intersection of multiple art forms, students discover who they are as artists and how that intersects with what they care about in the world. This project-based learning approach prepares students for a wide range of disciplines at the college or conservatory level, cultivating creative and critical thinking, encouraging innovation, and developing skills in collaboration, adaptability, and problem-solving. 

The program offers students the flexibility to pursue training in many Interlochen arts divisions, while taking core classes in the Interdisciplinary Arts division that broaden their understanding of artistic practice and its role in shaping the future. Collaboration with other artists, both within and outside the division, is supported and encouraged.

What You'll Learn

The Interdisciplinary Arts approach provides access to accomplished faculty from all our artistic disciplines, driven by each student's desire to develop their skills through projects that clarify their own unique artistic voice. You will work closely with the Director of Interdisciplinary Arts to create an individualized plan of study to match your artistic goals. Instructors from the Creative Writing, Music, Film & New Media, Visual Arts, Theatre, and Dance departments will help you polish an array of talents as you prepare for a dynamic future.

As a student at our boarding school for Interdisciplinary Arts, you will:

• Develop artistic potential across multiple disciplines
• Discover how to define and develop your ideas in your own artistic voice
• Build skills in communication, organization, arts leadership, and management
• Collaborate across disciplines through project-based learning by designing, producing, and devising original work
• Exhibit knowledge of the cultural movements that shaped art and cultural history, and the history of performance
• Broaden your perspective on what it means to have a career in the arts

How to Apply

Core Curriculum

Portfolio Requirements

For information on graduation requirements and academic curriculum, please visit Academy Academics.