Arts Academy

A group of students pose with their instructors in a theatre dressing room.
Theatre students learn from hair and makeup design legend Jerrilyn Duckworth

A large building with warmly-lit studio windows overlooks a shoreline at dusk.
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A student works with clay in a studio surrounded by trees.
Visual arts students shine in off-campus contests and exhibitions

Two students pose witn an instructor in front of a life-size sculpture of Shrek.
From Brazil to Interlochen: Ramiro Neto finds friendship, career connections, and new skills in an action-packed postgraduate year

Three student dancers in colorful costumes hug each other and smile.
Time to sparkle: A freshman dancer shares highlights from her first year at Interlochen Arts Academy

Three Interlochen Arts Academy students pause for a picture on a snowy day.
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Dancers scatter around a studio space with large mirrors.
“What success looks like”: Arts Academy dance students share what it’s like to work with dance icons

Large logo for YoungArts, with tagline The National Foundation for the Advancement of Artists
Interlochen Arts Academy students earn accolades in YoungArts competition

A student kneels to work with a plant. A smiling farmer holds braided ears of corn.
Farming from the heart: An Anishinaabe farmer and her Arts Academy student share traditional agricultural practices in Greenacres documentary

Professional portrait of cellist Tommy Mesa
Interlochen to celebrate 100 years of partnership with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a star-studded performance on March 10