Arts Academy

A popular music student plays drums.
A drummer’s life: Fourth-year senior Reese Poole gives an insider’s look into life at Interlochen Arts Academy, from meeting amazing guest artists to collaborating with students from other majors

A film student talks with a farmer in a hoop house.
A time of harvest: Greenacres documentary project begins post-production as 2024 agricultural cycle concludes

Large logo for YoungArts, with tagline The National Foundation for the Advancement of Artists
Interlochen students shine in 2025 YoungArts competition

Headshot of Assyl Rassulkyzy in front of a lake
‘The place where I needed to be’: How Kazakh artist Assyl Rassulkyzy found the school of her dreams at Interlochen

Interlochen alumni nominated for 67th annual GRAMMY Awards

A large group of excited alumni smile and wave their hands.
Class Ambassadors propel fundraising in 2024

Three alumni stand outdoors.
Alumni Reunion Weekend 2024 in pictures

Yvonne Creanga and Alexandra, James, and Thomas Cockrell at Moomers
From Eastern Europe to Emerald Beach: The Creanga-Cockrell family shares their multigenerational Interlochen story

A student wearing safety goggles holds up a beaker filled with yellow liquid while another student watches.
Answering the top twelve questions about academics at Interlochen Arts Academy

Director of Jazz Chris Glassman.
From Bublé to bebop: Catching up with Chris Glassman