The visit to Idyllwild Arts Academy by the Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) and San Diego's Voices of Our City Choir had left a profound impression on Academy students and faculty. The focus of the Academy’s Art in Society program on…
Marshall Hawkins founded the Idyllwild Arts Jazz Program with the intention of giving young musicians the same kind of individual mentoring that he received while growing up in Washington, D.C., and later from jazz immortals like Miles Davis and…
Pictured Above: Jaycee in Japan (left) and Milford's work (right). The Zuni pottery-making skills taught by Milford and Jaycee Nahohai for this year's Idyllwild Arts Summer Program will bring together the past and the future of Zuni pottery. Milford and…
In schools, Spring Break is often a time to relax, replenish, and prepare for the demanding final weeks of school. For me, however, Spring Break presents an opportunity to visit families and alumni around the world. Spring Break 2019 found…
Above: With Ira at 2006 graduation. "I owe Ira everything," says 2006 Idyllwild Arts Academy graduate Mayumi Maruyama, referring to former Academy Moving Pictures teacher Ira Abrams, who retired a few years ago. Mayumi and Abrams predated the department's renaming…
Pictured Above: "Just Below the Surface" by Michael deMeng Partners to a marriage probably shouldn't duplicate one another. What's the point of marrying yourself? Instead, they should probably complement one another. In that case, the Vancouver-based artists Michael deMeng and Andrea…
Earth Day 2019’s Protect our Species campaign will be celebrated late at Idyllwild Arts Academy: on April 28, six days after the global event. The packed calendar for the Academy’s three hundred-plus students from three dozen countries requires creative scheduling!…
Indigenous Peoples, including Tribal nations, in the United States and elsewhere around the globe are among those most severely impacted by climate change, to a large extent because of their deep connectedness and reliance on the natural environment. The habitat…
The La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, the Pala Band of Mission Indians, the Climate Science Alliance, and the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals will take the lead in convening the second Southwestern Tribal Climate Change Summit, August 13-16 on…
