Writing from the Middle of the Night
“Don’t tell me it’s night. Show me the moon shattered in a river. . .” - Anonymous The poet Brendan Constantine, longtime instructor in…
Advice of Counsel
Pictured above: "Tools of Expressive Arts Therapy" Idyllwild Arts Academy's new Director of Counseling did not answer as expected when…
Knowledge That Endures
Lorene Sisquoc's participation in a discussion of California Native Resources and Place-based Arts occurred a year ago, as part of the 2020…
New Music Department Chair
The recent elevation to Assistant Head of School of Dr. Jeanette Louise Yaryan, Chair of Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Music Department…
Message from the President
Dear Idyllwild Arts Community, Happy Juneteenth! As I write, the holiday was several days ago, but I couldn’t resist writing…
New Assistant Head of School
Idyllwild Arts Foundation President Pamela Jordan and Idyllwild Arts Academy Head of School Marianne Kent-Stoll are pleased to announce that…
Big Artist from a Small World
The Diné (Navajo) artist Susan Hudson is a grandmother of eight. Yet she hadn't even heard of the Indian markets until a decade…
Flaws, but Much More
Art curator Walter Hopps wrote that understanding Robert Rauschenberg's Erased de Kooning Drawing was tied up with "the viewer’s explicit knowledge of the…
2021 Valedictorian
The Idyllwild Arts Mission of "Changing lives through the transformative power of art" implies clear marching orders for the Idyllwild Arts Academy…
In Appreciation
This is the time of year when Idyllwild Arts Academy receives a number of letters of appreciation from our students.…