Summer Arts Camp
Why Interlochen Arts Camp
Here, you’ll do what you love best all day long — in the most beautiful place imaginable.
Our students experience all the fun of summer camp — from cabin games and activities to enjoying the sun and exploring the great outdoors — all while practicing, performing, and making art. Perfect your skills and learn new ones alongside soon-to-be lifelong friends.
It’s a Good Place
Hear from Interlochen Arts Camp students as they describe their experience immersed in the arts between two lakes.
Arts Camp Summer 2024 Sessions and Dates
Interlochen Arts Camp offers a variety of session lengths and dates for multiple age ranges (grades 3-12). Two and four-week sessions are available for grades 3-6, six and three-week sessions are available for grades 6-12, and one-week "Intensive" programs are available for grades 9-12.
One-week Intensives (Grades 9-12)
June 15 - June 21
Six-week sessions
(Grades 6-12)
June 23 - Aug. 4
Four-week sessions (Grades 3-6)
June 23 - July 20
July 7 - Aug. 3
Three-week sessions (Grades 6-12)
June 23 - July 13
July 14 - Aug. 4
Two-week sessions (Grades 3-6)
June 23 - July 6
July 7 - July 20
July 21 - Aug. 3
Interlochen Arts Camp Programs
We offer a diverse selection of summer camp programming and education in seven arts disciplines: creative writing, dance, film and new media, interdisciplinary arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. Choose your desired division below to learn more.
Create Art Alongside Adventure
Bring your curiosity and excitement—and leave with new techniques, lots of life experience, and lasting art camp memories. You’ll find counselors, faculty, and mentors who will provide exceptional instruction and help your talent grow—and you'll feel energized and inspired by young fellow artists from around the world.
Learn, Create, and Perform
Spend your days at art camp practicing your art or stretching your creativity by trying new opportunities at one of the best summer art camp experiences available. Explore your interests and experience adventures outside of your arts discipline in an amazing Michigan lakeside environment. And do it all surrounded by exceptional instructors and other talented kids who will cheer you on.
The Great Michigan Outdoors
Experience the wonders of nature in environmental studies classes. Enjoy our scenic campus during your free time. Go swimming, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, or sailing on one of our two freshwater lakes—or take on some friendly competition in individual and team sports.
By the Numbers
3,000+
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 Discovery Showcase Week 6
Friday, July 26, 2024 - 3 p.m. ET
Community School Gym FREE, no tickets required
Friday, July 26, 2024 - 4 p.m. ET
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall FREE, no tickets required
Friday, July 26, 2024 - 6:30 p.m. ET
Music Center 1008 FREE, no tickets required
Arts Camp News & Features
Actors Maya Erskine and Da’Vine Joy Randolph and composers Laura Karpman and Jeff Toyne are among the eleven alumni honored in one of television’s most prestigious award programs.
Falletta will lead the World Youth Symphony Orchestra in works by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Carlos Simon before becoming the first woman to conduct the perennial end-of-Camp performance.
Get a glimpse of the events, activities, and excitement of the 97th season of Interlochen Arts Camp.
Dive deeper into Interlochen Arts Camp with a free digital viewbook
In our free informational booklet, you'll learn more about:
- Each of our seven arts areas
- Various programs
- Renowned faculty
- A day in the life of a student
- How to apply and financial aid information
- And more