Idyllwild Arts Academy offers intensive, specialized arts training and challenging college-prep academics to talented young artists from around the world. On our idyllic mountaintop campus, students learn from a distinguished faculty of working professional artists; Graduates of Idyllwild Arts excel in every professional arts discipline, including Broadway theatre, primetime television, classical and jazz music, motion pictures, graphic design, dance, and more. Our arts majors include: Music, Visual Arts, Theatre, Creative Writing, Dance, Fashion Design, Film & Digital Media and Interdisciplinary Arts; Outside of our regular school year, Idyllwild Arts offers summer workshops that include Jazz in the Pines, ESL, Native American Arts, and a full menu of Arts Intensives.
What Makes Us Unique
The Art in Society (AIS) program recognizes that art can have an impact that transcends individual, isolated achievements. AIS encourages students to explore how creative impulses can be satisfied through healthy human connections, effectively empowering young citizen-artists. The Arts Enterprise Laboratory funds masterclasses taught by distinguished visiting artists, resident teaching internships for rising artists who have recently graduated from colleges or conservatories, and special arts projects created by Idyllwild Arts Academy students.
Campus Highlights
Campus
205 acres
Key Stats
Boarding90%
International46%
Students of Color65%
Founded1986
Campus Size205 acres
Nearby AirportsLAX, ONT, Palm Springs International Airport
Global Diversity
United StatesBrazilChinaMexicoRussian FederationSouth KoreaIndiaUnited KingdomSpainAustraliaBoliviaBulgariaCanadaEstoniaFranceHong KongHungaryJapanKazakhstanPanamaPortugalSouth AfricaTaiwanTrinidadTurkeyUAEUkraineVietnam