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Interdisciplinary Arts Summer Program for Grades 6-8
Why Arts Exploration
Let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity in a fun, natural setting. This is a summer to focus on the arts, discover new interests, and make friendships that will last for years to come.
What You'll Learn
Join students from all over the world for a summer devoted to exploring art, discovering your talent, and finding inspiration. Hone your skills and learn new things about the arts and yourself through a variety of disciplines.
All Interdisciplinary Arts students take the following classes:
- Creative Writing: Participate in imaginative writing exercises, short reading activities, informal discussion, and free writing time. Class activities focus primarily on poetry and fiction.
- Introduction to Acting: Through voice and movement exercises, improvisation, theatre games, and scripted material, you will gain a solid base of foundational skills.
- Environmental Studies: Explore Interlochen's rich natural setting through fun hands-on activities, short research projects, and games that simulate aspects of our environment.
- Visual Arts Survey: Experiment with a variety of media while focusing on drawing and painting skills. Techniques will be taught both in studio and outdoors ("en plein air").
- Instrument Exploration: Participate in dynamic learning experiences that include playing multiple instruments, singing, moving, listening, and studying musicianship.
- Dance: Explore a variety of dance forms in a safe, challenging, and creative environment. All students will grow in their ability to express themselves through movement.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration Projects: Collaborate together to create new projects that combine art forms and explore the relationships among different arts disciplines.
Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis so apply early!
What's it like?
Designed for students interested in multiple arts areas, Arts Exploration offers abundant opportunities for participants to discover the arts—and make discoveries about themselves in the process. Director of Interdisciplinary Arts Clyde Sheets shares a behind-the-scenes look at this exciting, action-packed program.
Program Highlights
Performance Opportunities
Arts Exploration students will have opportunities to show what they've created and learned in the form of readings, showcases, and small collaborative performances in front of their peers and the public.
Only at Interlochen
Interlochen is the only summer camp where you can find a holistic, interdisciplinary program dedicated entirely to the arts.
It's a wonderful camp and I think everyone should have a chance to enjoy it, not only because of the arts it offers, but because of the camp experiences you go through.
Merlina M., Arts Exploration student
Dive deeper into Interlochen Arts Camp with a free digital viewbook
In our free informational booklet, you'll learn more about:
- Each of our seven arts areas
- Various programs
- Renowned faculty
- A day in the life of a student
- How to apply and financial aid information
- And more