The rotation of sixteen to eighteen exhibits per year through Parks Exhibition Center, on the Idyllwild Arts campus, could never happen without the artists, of course. But neither could the Parks gallery feature a nearly constant flow of new art without the…
Dear Idyllwild Arts Family, Businesses and schools across the country are now impacted by the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. It is my sincerest hope that you have not been affected by the virus, either directly or indirectly.…
Idyllwild Arts teaches students mastery of their chosen arts disciplines. In addition, Academy teachers, of both academics and the arts, show students how to apply their creativity in areas that seem unconnected to the arts, which explains why Academy alums…
Pictured above: Kasidy Devlin, as Queen Mary, with his wife, Natalie Kropf “It’s a tragedy even though it’s mostly a comedy,” Kasidy Devlin explains. “More than mostly,” adds his wife, Natalie Kropf. “It’s almost all comedy.” “But it ends tragically,”…
Former Idyllwild Arts Academy classical music students Jassen Todorov and Sarkis Baltaian have both been top prize-winners in a number of national and international competitions, Todorov as a violinist and Baltaian as a pianist. They’ve also been frequent collaborators, and their partnership continues this…
Kirsten Miller knows that her path to working at an arts school has been unorthodox. Nevertheless, the Idyllwild Arts Academy English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher says that joining the United States Marines in 1988 was "one of the best decisions…
"There's simply no major research on this." Minnie Walters, Idyllwild Arts Academy's new full-time Fashion Design teacher, is talking about the topic of her doctoral thesis-in-progress, from Claremont Graduate University, in Claremont, California. Her Ph.D. will be in the History…
Dear Idyllwild Arts Community, Each February we look forward to the Black History Month Concert presented by Marshall Hawkins and featuring the Seahawk Modern Jazz Orchestra (MOJO). The concert is very special and now at eighty years old, Marshall is…
Pictured above: Abbie and Karimu employee Victoria Reuben Kachulu (left) with Ayalagaya Secondary School teachers. Abbie Bosworth had doubts about her contribution to the Winter Break visit to East Africa with Idyllwild Arts Vice President of Educational Programs Marianne Kent-Stoll.…
“Almost anybody can make a movie out of their house that has the look of a Hollywood production,” according to Idyllwild Arts Academy Film and Digital Media teacher Jon Alvord. "If you can learn the skills, the technology costs a…
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