Message from the President
Dear Idyllwild Arts Community, When the pandemic caused schools to move from their campuses to online learning in March 2020,…
Preaching the Good News of Music
"There are a lot of preachers and musicians in my family," Clayton Powell says. The man who teaches piano and percussion…
Enterprising Dancer
Idyllwild Arts Academy's Arts Enterprise Laboratory (AEL), a program that makes the Academy unique among American high schools, offers grants to…
Second Time Around
Donna Troy-Wangler's first teaching stint at Idyllwild Arts Academy ended too quickly. "I had to leave full-time teaching for a…
Taxidermy at the Center of Visual Arts
Pictured above: "An Unpierced World V." "It's a complicated relationship," Lizz Hamilton said. Idyllwild Arts Academy's new Visual Arts teacher pauses…
In Memory of Bob Krone
Dear Idyllwild Community, We were saddened to learn that Dr. Robert (Bob) Krone passed away on September 15, after a…
Her Method Is Magic
"When I was at Idyllwild Arts, I wanted to write very serious things about adult problems," Amber Morrell says. The 2011 Academy alum…
Heather Companiott Retires from Idyllwild Arts
Pictured above: BACK: George, Heather, former Idyllwild Arts Visual Arts Chair Gerald Clarke, Past Chair of Idyllwild Arts Foundation Board Faith Raiguel, Lorene Sisquoc, Roseann…
A Meaningful Promotion
Linda Santana recently began her second year as Chair of Idyllwild Arts Academy's Visual Arts Department, having succeeded David Reid-Marr. Santana comes from a number of…
Idyllwild Arts Partners with Vietnamese Arts School
The new partnership of Idyllwild Arts with Soul Music & Performing Arts Academy connects Idyllwild Arts to Vietnam’s wide and deep reservoir of talent…