Summer Arts Camp
Why Interlochen Arts Camp
Here, you’ll do what you love best all day long — in the most beautiful place imaginable.
Experience all the fun of summer camp — from cabin games to exploring the outdoors — while practicing, performing, and making art. Perfect your skills and learn new ones alongside soon-to-be lifelong friends.
Create Art Alongside Adventure
Bring your curiosity and excitement. Leave with new techniques, lots of experience, and lasting memories. You’ll find mentors who will help your talent grow and inspiration from fellow young artists from around the world.
Learn, Create, and Perform
You’ll spend your days practicing your art, or stretching your creativity by trying something new. And you’ll do it surrounded by exceptional instructors and talented friends who will cheer you on.
Explore the Outdoors
Experience the wonders of nature in environmental studies classes. Enjoy our scenic campus during your free time. Go for a relaxing swim or hike, take on some friendly competition in individual and team sports, or even learn to sail.
Josh Groban Reflects on His Interlochen Summers
“I experienced firsthand how life-changing it can be to be surrounded by kids who all have the same passion and vision for the arts. It was something that I desperately needed at that age.”
Josh Groban on stage at Kresge Auditorium on June 8, 2019.
By the Numbers
2,800
students from around the world attend Arts Camp every summer
1:2
ratio of adult faculty and staff members to students
90,000
Arts Camp alumni form an incredible global network
Arts Camp News & Features
Arts Camp students will present works by Shakespeare, Finegan Kruckemeyer, and Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Interlochen’s first Act for Art Giving Days takes place this week, May 4 - 6. This is a 3-day opportunity for alumni, parents, and friends of Interlochen to come together, give back, and support current and future Camp and Academy artists.
An accomplished educator, arts leader, and musician whose career in the arts spans continents and cultures, Márquez will bring a unique global perspective to his role leading music programming, pedagogy, and curricula at Interlochen.