Stories

Arts Academy seniors pose in front of a big white resort building on a sunny day.
Beyond Interlochen’s campus: A guide to Northern Michigan attractions for Arts Academy students

Student and an instructor working with professional music studio equipment
Turn Up the Volume

A row of girls writing in their notebooks with a focus on the girl at the end in deep concentration on what she is writing
Wordsmiths Wanted: Learn Creative Writing Online

Junior students cheer during First Gathering.
Summer snapshot: Scenes from Arts Camp 2024

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