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Learn more about Interlochen Center for the Arts’ ongoing sustainability efforts.

Experience the impact of CREATE AMAZING.

Learn more about Interlochen Vice Chair of our Board of Trustees Becky Ruthven and why she gives.

Making the leap from Interlochen to the Boston Ballet.

Interlochen alumnus and Advertising Hall of Fame member shares wisdom and humor with Arts Academy graduates.

On June 30, 2017 Interlochen alumni Damian Kulash and Tim Nordwind return to Kresge Auditorium with their OK Go bandmates for one mesmerizing performance.

Performances from the 2017 National YoungArts Week are now available via YouTube.

Students across the arts areas took to the road to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Arts Academy in an effort to reconnect with alumni and perform for new audiences across the country.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, poet Kwame Dawes spoke about his collaborative work with photographers, composers and musicians in Haiti and Jamaica at a community meeting on April 11, 2012.

Diane Holcomb Wilshere (IAA '79), Actor, Writer, Director, talks about the ways in which students are nurtured in all areas--academic as well as artistic--and  encouraged to explore new things while attending Interlochen Arts Academy.

Mary Lynn Halland (IAA '78), Marketing Consultant, talks about the level of investment that her teachers had in her success while at the Academy and the impact that had on her success.

Learn how to assemble a portfolio for the Visual Arts major at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Jay Frost (IAA '80), Frost Philanthropic Services, LLC, shares his memory of first arriving at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Christina Wallace (IAA '01), Management Consulting, shares a fond memory of a math competition and remembers the level of support that her math team received from the artistic community here at the Academy.

Sheetal Dingrani (IAA '99), V.P. Business Strategy, talks about Interlochen holding a place in the hearts and minds of her family and the responsibility she feels as an alumna to help spread the word, making it a bigger part of everyone's lives.

Jeff Dalton (IAA '79), Software Consulting, remembers an influential instructor from the Arts Academy and the advice that changed his life as an artist and beyond.

Noah Durham Fried (IAA '01), Actor/Instructor, remembers the impact that one of his first theatre productions at Interlochen had on him as a student and as a professional actor.

Jewel (IAA '92), Singer/Songwriter, remembers the passion and dedication of her peers at Interlochen Arts Academy and how that helped inspire her growth as an artist.

Kiku Collins (IAA '89), Professional Musician, talks about the ability to feel vulnerable while studying at Interlochen Arts Academy and the way that impacted her development as an artist.

David Holland (IAA Faculty), Viola Instructor & Conductor - Interlochen Arts Academy, talks about some of the reasons that being a member of the Arts Academy faculty has been such a fulfilling experience.

Lyn Schoch (IAA '08), Student - The Juilliard School, remembers the excitement she felt when she first began her studies at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Jimmy Cathcart (IAA '71), Screenwriter, reflects on the level of passion and acceptance that he found at Interlochen and the impact that had on his life as an artist.

In 2008, the Martha Graham Dance Company visited Interlochen Center for the Arts, worked with dance students and performed in Corson Auditorium.

2008 Academy graduate Conrad Cornelison, now a student at The Juilliard School, talks about the friendships that can be forged only at Interlochen.

Roderick Hill (IAA '96), Broadway Performer / Actor, talks about the important role Interlochen plays in helping your artists discover their voice.

Katie Miller (IAA '04), Musician / Teacher, talks about how her time at Interlochen helped her figure out the direction her life was going to take.

Benjamin DeBoer (IAA '01), Artist Manager, talks about the different benefits of attending Interlochen Arts Academy.

Emily Modrall, Ph.D. (IAA '97), Doctorate in Archeology, remembers the influence that her teachers at Interlochen had on her academic life.

Fred Hiebert (IAA '78), archaeologist, National Geographic, remembers his time at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Peter Sotos (IAA '83), music attorney, talks about a love of history that was sparked while he was a student at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Elaine Douvas (IAA '70), oboe instructor at The Juilliard School, remembers the creative community that she discovered at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Martha Jacobi (IAA '73) talks about the friendships that were formed during her time at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Alison Scott-Williams (IAA '85), Associate Vice President for Diversity and Campus Life at The Juilliard School, reflects on her experiences at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Drew McVety (IAA '83), actor, musician and composer, reflects on coming to Interlochen Arts Academy.

The Interlochen Arts Academy Dance Company and Orchestra perform "The Nutcracker." December, 2011.

The fourth annual Future of Cinema Fest was held on the Interlochen campus this fall and screened the best work of high school students around the world. In addition to screening student films, the festival brings some of the world’s leading filmmakers to the Interlochen campus where they work closely with students who also have a passion for storytelling and film.

Host and creator of RADIOLAB, Jad Abumrad, speaks to Arts Academy students. 

Academy Saxophonist performs live with Guster in Kresge Auditorium.

This episode features Interlochen Arts Academy Comparative Arts collaborator Ryan Lott.

In October 2012, a diverse group of speakers and participants gathered to ask some hard questions and discuss the future of the arts.

Tony Award-winning actor, singer and dancer, Sutton Foster visited theatre students at the Arts Academy and critiqued short student performances. Watch the video highlighting her visit.

Video from the 2010 Future of Cinema Film Festival. Featured guests included Michael Moore, Cory McAbee, Doug Stanton, Daniel Pearl, representatives from the ARRI Group; and Ben Busch.

In January 2010, Carol Jantsch an alumna of Interlochen Arts Camp and Academy returned to campus to give master classes and perform with the Academy orchestra.

At the end of the fall semester, Interlochen welcomed renowned photographers and husband and wife duo Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison to campus. They met with students, viewed student work, provided feedback and presented their own work in front of a student assembly.

Interlochen students engage in a full range of college preparatory academics, lead by a dedicated faculty of outstanding educators.

On February 12, 2009, Leonard Slatkin and the Academy Orchestra performed the U.S. premier of Kalevi Aho's Concerto for Contrabassoon, with soloist Lewis Lipnick of the National Symphony Orchestra.