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🎬 Tonight, we celebrate the extraordinary talen

🎬 Tonight, we celebrate the extraordinary talents of @idyfilm, both behind the lens and on the screen after 9 months of pre-production. The best-of-show screenings and awards will be presented at William M. Lowman Concert Hall from 6-8pm.

Join @fresnelluca as he takes you through his day as a sophomore theatre major during the last week of the school year…right into an evening of festivities beginning with a black-tie red carpet. It is certain to be ablaze with anticipation for an exciting awards ceremony, offering well-deserved recognition to our film students. 🎥🎞🏆

President Pamela Jordan invites you to attend the

President Pamela Jordan invites you to attend the 2nd annual Idyllwild Arts Founders Day Celebration on June 24. This event honors the many artists, educators, alumni, philanthropists, and supporters who have left their indelible mark on our mountaintop community. ⛰

This year’s event is dedicated to the memory of Carolyn Lowman, Former First Lady of Idyllwild Arts, and Nelms McKelvain and Donna Cory, Teaching Artists. Special guests include Sean Milanovich (Cahuilla) and Barbara Teller Ornelas (Diné).

Visit the link in bio for more information and to RSVP. ✉️

🩰 For the final dance performance of this schoo

🩰 For the final dance performance of this school year, our talented dance majors unleashed their passion, grace, and rhythm, captivating the audience with solo and duet choreography created by the IAA Dance Faculty. We think the photos speak for themselves, and hope you have a chance to make it to a show next year!

🎺⛰🗣 It’s not too late to sign-up for thi

🎺⛰🗣 It’s not too late to sign-up for this transformative two-week intensive in the pristine mountains of Southern California, designed for high school Jazz musicians looking for an immersive musical experience. Join us and learn from an all-star faculty line-up including Grammy Award-winning and nominated musicians like John Daversa and Wayne Bergeron. Other faculty highlights include: Dr. Marshall Hawkins, Idyllwild Arts Faculty & Festival Co-Founder, Tom Hynes, Student Clinic Director, and Dan St. Marseille, Student Clinic Assistant Director 🏆

Spend the mid-summer honing your skills and learning techniques to improve your performance in both big band and combo formats. 🎸🎵

Clinic students also have priority seating at headline Jazz In The Pines Festival events and participate in intimate masterclasses with guest artists.

Click the link in bio for more information and to register today.

From Chamber Music to Jazz Combos, Vocal Concerts

From Chamber Music to Jazz Combos, Vocal Concerts and a very special Concerto Competition, our music department has been sharing a symphony of sheer talent 🎹🎺🥁

The six finalists of the Concerto Competition dazzled the audience and adjudicator alike as they took the stage with flair, passion, and precision—so much so that it made the task of choosing our winners a happy challenge for our judges. A big congratulations to Seoyeon Bay who came in 1st, Robert Nael 2nd and an honorable mention to JV Zamoyta.

Bravo to our incredible music department and educators all around! Their dedication, talent, and commitment to excellence continue to inspire us all, proving that the language of music knows no bounds, and unites us in the most beautiful way. 🎻🎉🌏

📸: @vlzzss

Annnnnd, that's a wrap! The cast and crew of Bat B

Annnnnd, that's a wrap! The cast and crew of Bat Boy: The Musical graced our community with four showings of the epic 2-act horror rock musical last weekend. 🦇🎸

There's still a buzz around campus about what you thought was the best song, your favorite part of the show, and the funniest scenes...

Bravo to everyone involved in this high-quality production. We have to admit, we haven't quite been able to get 🎶 HOLD ME BAT BOY 🎶 out of our heads!

Were you lucky enough to catch a show? Tell us your favorite part in the comments!

On Friday evening, we enjoyed the opening receptio

On Friday evening, we enjoyed the opening reception for SUBLIMINAL, our 9th and 10th graders' gallery show including a variety of media and dimensionality. 🌬

Tomorrow, May 18th, is the last day you can enjoy their works being displayed at the Parks Exhibition Center on campus. 🖼

Subliminal means "affecting one without noticing." We all change subliminally as humans and artists as we find inspiration and motivation from our environment, our teachers, our friends, and other artists and art forms. This year's Visual Arts 9th and 10th graders are proud to showcase how they have polished the basic techniques they have learned, and how they are developing into unique artists with broad ideas.

Please join us in celebrating their beautiful works, appreciating their deep effort, and perhaps you'll walk away with some new inspiration of your own!

We’re still basking in the amazing celebration o

We’re still basking in the amazing celebration of artistic wonders brought to us by our visual arts department. Nearly all of the student artwork was sold, and our songwriters absolutely wowed with their sunset concert.

We’d like to extend one last thank you to @melissamorganfineart and all of the artists 🌄🎶

Enjoy this recap to get some vibes from the evening.

Giving Day 2023 was an amazing success. Because of

Giving Day 2023 was an amazing success. Because of the generosity of your donations, we raised more than $100,000 in a single day! If you have yet to make a donation, you may still do so by visiting our Idyllwild Arts Giving page (linked in bio) Your contributions truly make a difference.

The outpouring of support from our community reflects a deep understanding of the significance of investing in Idyllwild Arts. Your generous support enables us to continue the charge to change lives through the transformative power of art, so that we can maintain facilities, attract exceptional faculty, and provide the resources necessary for our students to thrive academically, socially, and personally.

We're sending a huge THANK YOU to everyone who believes in our mission and our students.

#Senioritis no more! 🎓🎉 Congrats to all of o

#Senioritis no more! 🎓🎉 Congrats to all of our Academy seniors who have made important decisions about their next chapter. You’ve worked so hard to get here and your future is looking bright. Keep shining and embracing your creativity! #Classof2023

We have an amazing health center on campus, staffe

We have an amazing health center on campus, staffed with a dedicated nursing team and support. We are grateful for them always, but especially this week! 👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏼‍⚕️👨🏻‍⚕️🧑🏻‍⚕️🏥

#nationalnursesweek #nationalnursesday #nurseappreciation #healthcareworkers

🦇🎶 Don't miss tomorrow's Instagram takeover

🦇🎶 Don't miss tomorrow's Instagram takeover with two of the leading ladies from this weekend's production of BAT BOY: The Musical! Join musical theater majors @anya.jaraa, a 4-year senior from Mexico, and @abigailsorum, a 2-year senior from Alaska as they host Idyllwild Arts stories for opening night and a behind-the-scenes exclusive featuring wardrobe and makeup, vocal warmup, and other backstage fun. They'll be taking you through their day and answering your questions.

We hope to see you at the show! Times below.

Friday, 5/12 7:30pm
Saturday, 5/13 2pm (including Talk Back with Cast & Director!)
Saturday, 5/13 7:30pm
Sunday, 5/14 2pm

Playing at Bowman/IAF Theater

Today is Giving Day! 🤲 Your donation, no matte

Today is Giving Day! 🤲

Your donation, no matter the size, will help us continue to provide the resources necessary for our students to thrive and grow as artists, scholars, and global citizens. And your potential impact just got even bigger, because a member of our board of Trustees has just issued a Giving Day challenge grant to motivate and inspire our community to donate.

💥 All donations today will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $5,000!

We invite you once again to celebrate our students' achievements and invest in their continued success.

Thank you for your unwavering support of Idyllwild Arts and our students. Let us unite in making a difference. Check out the link in our bio to make your donation today.

A peek into our sculpture studio as the senior vis

A peek into our sculpture studio as the senior visual arts students work on their final projects. 👀

#sculpture #visualartist #arthighschool #multimedia #creativeexpression

👏 The opening reception for our 2023-year-end s

👏 The opening reception for our 2023-year-end student showcase @melissamorganfineart in beautiful Palm Desert was a huge success! 🌴

We couldn't have been more excited for our visual arts students, who had the opportunity to show and sell their art for 3 days, with 100% of sales benefiting the artists. Featured this weekend were 50+ works of their art in a variety of mediums, both 2D and 3D. During a breezy golden hour, our songwriting majors graced us with their original music in the @mmfacommunitypage sculpture garden to close out the show. 💎🎶

A heartfelt thanks to all who contributed their expertise, talents, time and energy - and to those who attended, making this such a special evening.

The Student Choreography Concert ran as a 3-night

The Student Choreography Concert ran as a 3-night public evening performance in Fisher Dance Studio last week. The student-designed and directed sets dazzled audiences, with a variety of dance types, interpretations and music selections.

Check the "dance" highlights for video of the action! 🩰

Look at these cool cats. 😎 Last weekend, the

Look at these cool cats. 😎

Last weekend, the IAA Jazz Department traveled to the Reno Jazz Festival. This is the largest jazz festival in the Western United States and it is coordinated by @unevadareno, which boasts a robust jazz studies program.

At the festival, our students had the opportunity to participate in masterclasses and clinics where they received professional feedback and review from judges. They also were able to enjoy the inspirational showcase of other students' performances.

Idyllwild Arts students who attended were from Jazz Combos A and B: @haru_imanishi, @d.vidl, @joji_zzzz, @philippelebois, @caleblevandal, @isidoresmartsammy, @howeydrum2006. They were accompanied by music faculty @amclau89 and Paul Carman. 🥁🎷🎸🎹

Drop a jazzy emoji in the comments to celebrate this exciting experience for our music students!

🎸🎤 Catch these scenes from our last songwrit

🎸🎤 Catch these scenes from our last songwriting concert of the school year!

The whole department shared their strongest selection of original work, supported by our newest Songwriting faculty member Katie Earl-Hogan (you may know her from @theblushesband and @themowglis). The program included everything from folk and country to pop and hip-hop, with a bonus original song & video from senior Brynn Schneider, who made great use of her Arts Enterprise Laboratory (AEL) grant award for this special project.

Thank you to all who joined us to rock out and send these talented students off into their next chapter with a bang!

📸: @vlzzss

That's a wrap on a truly epic 2022-23 fashion seas

That's a wrap on a truly epic 2022-23 fashion season! Last weekend, our entire fashion design department had a final hurrah with "Kaleidoscope," where the students showcased their creations in a #springrunwayshow.

👀 Enjoy a peek at some highlights hot off the runway. 🌈🔥

📸: @vlzzss

🆕🎙Episode 10 of One World. One Idyllwild. "C

🆕🎙Episode 10 of One World. One Idyllwild. "Cultivate the Not Knowing" features Dr. Lorne Buchman, President Emeritus of ArtCenter College of Design, an international leader in art and design education. This podcast series brings together thought leaders, creatives, influencers and change-makers, highlighting the work of citizen artists whose careers and lives have been shaped by the transformative power of art.

During Buchman’s presidency, the College increased the undergraduate and graduate degree programs and realized record enrollments. His passion and deep commitment to excellence in education has generated an unprecedented response from alumni and foundations. As part of the president’s advocacy for the value of art and design to audiences beyond academia, Buchman hosts the podcast, Change Lab: Conversations on Transformation and Creativity. Dr. Buchman has served as president of both Saybrook University and California College of the Arts and is a trained theater director and scholar. Buchman is the author of Still in Movement: Shakespeare on Screen. His book, Make to Know: From Spaces of Uncertainty to Creative Discovery, was published by Thames & Hudson in August of last year.

Listen to this whole episode and subscribe at idyllwildarts.org/theseries (link in bio).

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