Dear Idyllwild Arts Community, Last year, when the Class of 2020 returned to campus for their senior year, they had normal teenage aspirations. They looked forward to art exhibits and recitals. They signed up for activities like IdyTalks and the…
Many families in the town of Idyllwild are eating better thanks to the Academy alumni, students, and staff working with Mountain Communities COVID-19 Mutual Aid (MCCMA) to prepare and distribute food parcels once a week. The parcels, packed with food…
During a time of severe global travel restrictions, Idyllwild Arts reminded the world of its global reach and its open, cosmopolitan outlook on June 6 and 7 with One World. One Idyllwild., a 24-hour virtual event showcasing the talents and…
The just-concluded Spring semester challenged educational communities everywhere. But no one familiar with Idyllwild Arts could have been surprised by the determined and creative response of our students to their new learning reality after the Academy's in-person, hands-on instruction ended in…
Pictured above: Kelly Chen Among the many honors earned by Idyllwild Arts Academy's graduating seniors, three stand out: the Richard H. MacNeal Award, Valedictorian, and the Outstanding Artist Award. In this very difficult year, those honors go, respectively, to Aurora Winger, Kelly Chen,…
“Trees are a form of public art,” says John Huddleston. That's enough to explain the sponsorship by Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Art in Society program of John's webinar on tree care this past May 14. The artists of Idyllwild Arts might not receive creative inspiration from…
Erica Nashan was the right person to become the new Coordinator of Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Art in Society program last fall. The success of the February 21 all-day Sustainability Symposium on the campus only confirmed Erica’s suitability for a job for which, unknowingly, she’d…
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,”…
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