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Interdisciplinary Arts perform "Figure Drawing"
Art in the age of AI: Interdisciplinary Arts division explores emerging technology in a one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary project

Mason DeFoe
Equipped with experience: Senior Mason DeFoe shares how Interlochen has prepared him to chase his passion for noise-rock

a man standing
The unlikely wordsmith: Academy guest author Jacques J. Rancourt turns his experience of dyslexia into literary gold

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

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

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