Stories

Jessi Woods smiles as she helps cook a Camp meal.
Not just a summer job: After 11 summers at Interlochen Arts Camp, Jessi Woods Kuehne shares what keeps her coming back

TJ Lymenstull, Mary Ellen Newport, Mindy Rohn, and Jeff Norris
‘I felt like I was making a difference’: Retiring Arts Academy instructors reflect on their tenures at Interlochen

Students write thank-you notes at the 2024 Act for Art kickoff party
Over $200,000 raised for student scholarships during Act for Art 2024

Film & New Media students watch the eclipse at a Greenacres farm
Exploration and evolution: Greenacres documentary begins production in northern Michigan and beyond

A student reads aloud a new composition in a Creative Writing class.
From outdoor dancing to trying new instruments: Arts Merge lets students explore multiple art forms in the same program

Two students in long skirts smile at each other as they hold hands.
An inside look at "Edmonia": A conversation with co-director Laura Osgood Brown

Dustin Tucker
Climbing the ladder: Dustin Tucker shares his journey from Interlochen to Academy Award-nominated films

Author Karen Russell poses with a coffee in her hand as she stands in a bookstore.
Seven questions with novelist Karen Russell

A dancer dressed in a blue jacket and white tights leaps into the air.
From small-town studio to professional-quality performances: How Rowan Barber found the resources to succeed as a male dancer at Interlochen

Three students walk across a fall campus
Students speak: What do you do at boarding school?