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This holiday season, Interlochen music instructor Joshua Davis offers this prayer for peace.

Thanks to the generous gifts of our donors, hundreds of aspiring artists were able to attend Interlochen Arts Camp and Interlochen Arts Academy in 2019. Here are some of the amazing moments you helped make possible. May the year ahead be full of opportunity and art!

Interlochen's concertmaster series allows students in Interlochen's various music programs to work with, learn from and directly interact with some of the world’s leading conductors, composers and concertmasters. The results are often reciprocated, with the guest artists gaining as much from the experience as the students.

Parents of Interlochen Arts Academy students share their experiences and how Interlochen has shaped their children's lives.

Parents of Interlochen Arts Camp students share their experiences and how Interlochen has shaped their children's lives.

Parents of Interlochen Arts Camp students share their experiences and how Interlochen has shaped their children's lives.

Four year Interlochen Arts Academy dancer Austin Dabney makes the leap from Interlochen to the Boston Ballet.

Environmental artist Mary O’Brien explains how she is working with fellow artist Daniel McCormick and Interlochen Arts Academy students to restore the Riley Woods environmentally and aesthetically.

Video featuring the Opening Convocation of the 49th year of Interlochen Arts Academy with remarks by President Jeffrey Kimpton.

This video features remarks by Bill Church, director of the Comparative Arts program and instructor of theater, during the Opening Convocation of the 49th year of Interlochen Arts Academy. Originally recorded and streamed live on Saturday, September 4, 2010.

Students each year audition and are chosen to perform as a part of this tradition of showcasing each art form in a fast paced collection of work. See what it's like being a performer and the thrill of being a part of this showcase event.

Go behind the curtain as Interlochen's Siegfried and Odette share their experiences in Swan Lake.

Interlochen Arts Academy creative writer Darius Atefat Peckham reads his original work "The Beautiful Day Dance" at the 2017 Academy “Collage.”

Guided by Instructor of Ecology Mary Ellen Newport and guest artist Lydia Hicks, a new group of Interlochen Arts Academy students explore the changing environment of the Riley Road pine plantation.

Art of Ecology students use art to convey what they’ve learned about the ecosystem of the Riley Woods.

Art of Ecology students present a special Earth Day convocation, sharing their knowledge with their peers through original songs and dances.

After a selective logging, Art of Ecology students plant native species to increase the biodiversity of Riley Woods. Support for this project was provided by Wilsonart.

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

Experience the impact of CREATE AMAZING.

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

In an increasingly technological world, it’s easy for the arts to be overshadowed. Listen as some of Interlochen Arts Camp’s instructors share the importance of studying art.

Art of Ecology students explain the importance of reforestation, their collaboration with guest artists Mary O’Brien and Daniel McCormick, and using art to express scientific ideas. Support for this project provided by Wilsonart and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Tony Award winning actor Victoria Clark (IAC/NMC 77) shares her top-five tips for aspiring actors.

Interlochen faculty members, staff and alumni offer their advice on how to best travel with your musical instrument.

Interlochen Arts Academy student body unites for a stunning interdisciplinary performance: “Collage.”

Recent graduate Peter Carroll shares how he has grown through Interochen Arts Academy's theatre program.

Interlochen Arts Academy Instructor of Flute and Chamber Music Nancy A. Stagnitta Loudenslager performs "Syrinx" by Claude Debussy.

Interlochen Arts Academy instructor and head of the Singer-Songwriter Program Courtney Kaiser-Sandler performs.

Interlochen alumnus Sydney James Harcourt presents five pieces of advice for young artists.

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

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.