Interlochen Center for the Arts

Interlochen Center for the Arts engages and inspires people worldwide through excellence in educational, artistic and cultural programs, enhancing the quality of life through the universal language of the arts.

Located in beautiful northern Michigan, Interlochen Center for the Arts is the only community in the world that brings together

* a 2500-student summer arts camp program
* a 500-student visual and performing arts high school with college-prep academics
* two 24-hour listener-supported public radio stations (classical music and news)
* an engaging and evolving series of adult arts programs and classes
* 600 arts presentations annually by students, faculty and world-renowned guest artists
* and eight decades worth of alumni worldwide, including a galaxy of arts luminaries.

Arts lovers, lifelong learners and the world's most talented and motivated young people are drawn to Interlochen from all over the country and all over the world to celebrate and create excellence in creative writing, dance, motion picture arts, music, theatre, visual arts and academics. This cultural fusion creates an exhilarating energy with global impact.




Interlochen Arts Camp
The Interlochen Arts Camp (formerly the National Music Camp) is an annual summer camp for approximately 2,000 students aged 8 to 18. It was founded in 1928 by the late Dr. Joseph E. Maddy as the National High School Orchestra Camp. Today, campers participate in music, theatre, creative writing, dance, motion picture arts, and visual arts. Programs range in length from one to six weeks, and campers are divided into three divisions: Junior (grades 3-6), Intermediate (grades 6-9), and High School (grades 9-12). Interlochen is also home to the Interlochen All-State program, which consists of two-week band, orchestra, and choir programs for Michigan high school students. There are adult programs as well as part of the Interlochen College of Creative Arts.




Interlochen Arts Academy
The Interlochen Arts Academy is a high school for students, and is an independent high school dedicated to the arts. As of 2006, it has 300 faculty and staff, and roughly 470 students. While more than half the students major in music performance, IAA also offers majors in creative writing, dance, theatre arts, and visual arts. Beginning with the 2005 school year, IAA established a major in motion picture arts (MPA).

The vast majority of students at Interlochen Arts Academy are boarding students; some day students who live in the vicinity also attend. Boarding students live in one of the campus' six residence halls. Thor Johnson House and Mozart/Beethoven House are female halls, and Picasso House and Hemingway House are usually male halls. McWhorter is historically female, but in recent years has not been put to full use. The new DeRoy Center for Motion Picture Arts also has dorm rooms for both genders.

IAA seniors graduate with a Commencement ceremony held in May in Kresge Auditorium. The vast majority continue to universities or conservatories for further study in the arts or academics. IAA faculty and counseling staff advise and assist students in their applications and auditions for post-secondary study. Conservatories that often admit Interlochen students include Juilliard, Eastman, Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), Curtis, New England Conservatory, Oberlin, Manhattan School of Music, Boston Conservatory and Peabody, among others.




Mission
Interlochen Center for the Arts engages and inspires people worldwide through excellence in educational, artistic and cultural programs, enhancing the quality of life through the universal language of the arts. (Adopted July 23, 2005)




Interlochen Arts Festival
The Interlochen Arts Festival has a summer and winter series. It features concerts, plays, art exhibits, readings, and dance productions presented by students, faculty, and staff, as well as both well-known and obscure guest artists. Interlochen Arts Festival events are held in numerous venues around the Interlochen campus. The list of recent guest artists includes Willie Nelson, B.B. King, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Guster, Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Jewel, Josh Groban, and Bela Fleck.

The Summer Arts Festival schedule is typically announced in April.




Interlochen Public Radio
Interlochen Center for the Arts is home to Interlochen Public Radio, an NPR affiliate with studios on the Interlochen campus and broadcast locations around northern lower Michigan. It boasts one of the highest rates of per capita contributions of any public radio station in the United States and is beloved as a community resource.




Opera Field
Opera Field is a large multi-use field at Interlochen Center for the Arts adjacent to the Interlochen writing house and the sculpture graveyard. Opera Field is used for outdoor opera productions, athletic games, and other activities. It has been the home of several concerts including the debut performance of Film Dialog.




New Buildings
Interlochen has recently sought to enhance its facilities and has received major gifts enabling it to contruct a new creative writing building, several new theater buildings, a new music building, a motion picture studies building, and a new library. In 2007, ground was broken on a new visual arts facility to be completed in late 2008.




Awards and Accolades
In 2006, Interlochen Center for the Arts was named recipient of the National Medal of Arts[1]. Interlochen Arts Academy is a perennial front-runner among American high schools in its production of Presidential Scholars in the Arts, having had more recipients of the award than any other school in the nation.

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