Creating a home for every student
Interlochen Arts Camp changes division names to reflect gender diversity.
In Memoriam: January/February 2020
Camp faculty profile: Garry Kvistad
The percussionist and instrument maker shares his advice on the business of music and following your passion.
Camp faculty profile: Jonathan Perkins
Interlochen Arts Camp instructor of Music Production and Engineering shares the importance of hard work and networking.
Interlochen Arts Academy singer-songwriters to perform at Traverse City’s historic City Opera House
Fifteen musicians will perform original songs in a variety of styles and genres.
Marc Lacuesta: Teaching sound judgement
A semester into his new role as Director of Music Production and Engineering, Marc Lacuesta opens up about life at Interlochen.
Camp faculty profile: Megan Baxter
Instructor of Creative Writing chats about studying at Interlochen, being relentless, and writing from personal experience.
Cult favorite the Q Brothers to bring signature hip hop theatre to Interlochen
Hailed by MTV as "nothing short of brilliant," the collective is in demand at music festivals like Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits.
Interlochen Arts Academy students to engage with climate crisis through immersive sound art project led by Grammy-Award winning percussionist Matthew Duvall and award-winning composer Matthew Burtner
Through Transient Landscapes, a large-scale participatory outdoor sound installation, Interlochen students will capture the sounds of a melting glacier.
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Interlochen Arts Academy Dance Company to bring beloved fairy tale to life in "The Sleeping Beauty"
Students will introduce the stunning ballet to new audiences in northern and central Michigan.
Overcoming learning challenges and finding success at Interlochen, beyond
Interlochen Arts Academy’s faculty and Academic Center for Enrichment help students overcome difficulties in the classroom.
Classical music power couple cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han to bring passionate chamber music to Interlochen
The renowned husband-wife duo will perform works by Bach, Beethoven, Mendelsohn, Albeniz, and Chopin.
Students from Elk Rapids and Kingsley middle schools to perform with Arts Academy Choir
For the ninth year in a row, local young singers will join the Arts Academy Choir in song.
Interlochen Arts Academy students have strong showing in the 2020 regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Visual arts, creative writing, dance, music, theatre, and motion picture arts students received numerous accolades in the competition’s West Michigan division.
Juried student exhibition open through Feb. 15, 2020
New works by Interlochen Arts Academy visual arts students encompass printmaking, ceramics, painting, digital arts, and more.
Grammy-Award winning vocal project Roomful of Teeth and Dublin Guitar Quartet to unite for innovative performance
The two groundbreaking ensembles will perform works by Nico Muhly, Philip Glass, Bryce Dessner, and others.
One-Act Festival to feature students on stage and behind the scenes
Students will direct and star in 12 published one-act plays that span genres and styles.
Interlochen to bring international arts leader Eric Booth to Traverse City for free workshop for local artists and art educators
Booth is widely referred to as one of the nation’s most creative teachers and as “the father of the teaching artist profession.”
Artistry, evolution, and adulthood
Rachel Friedman examines the meaning of creativity and artistry through the lives of eight Interlochen Arts Camp alumni.