The Idyllwild Arts Summer Program offers teens, children, and adults a variety of intensive workshops and programming in visual arts, fashion design, music, dramatic arts, film and digital media, dance, and creative writing. The Immersive High School Intensives and Workshops for Teens ages 13-17 provide residential and day program options focused and enriching hands-on experiences for students of all levels of ability to channel their creative spirit. In this supportive environment, students are challenged to build skill and confidence while emphasizing educational values, personal values, and achievement.
Programs offered include:
- Fiction Intensive: Make it Memorable
- Computer Game Design
- Ceramics: Clay Works Intensive
- Art Exploration: Find Your Passion
- Drawing & Painting Intensive
- Intro to Photography
- Piano Performance Intensive
- Plug Into Songwriting
- Jazz in the Pines Student Clinic
- Acting for the Camera Intensive
- Filmmaking Intensive: Short Films from Script to Screen
- Fashion Design Intensive
- Two Headed Monster: Writing and Performing for the Stage
- Theater Intensive: The Play’s the Thing
- Digital Photography
- 3D Animation
- Ballet Intensive
- Songwriting Intensive
- Musical Theater Intensive
- Digital Animation Intensive: Giving Pixels Life
- Dance Intensive
- Instrumental Artist’s Intensive
- Creative Writing Intensive: The Living Word
- ELL & Art Intensive (English Language Learners)
- MathLab - online only, 4- or 6-week sessions
Location(s)
- Idyllwild, California
- Remote (MathLab only)
Schedule
- One-, two-, and four-week sessions throughout June, July, and August
- Remote MathLab is either 4 or 6 weeks in June and July
- ELL & Art Intensive is 3 and a half weeks from late July to mid August
Cost/Compensation
- Costs vary depending on program and residential or day option, but range from $1,090 for a one-week day program to $6,825 for a four-week residential program.
Eligibility Requirements
- Teens ages 14-18
Deadline
- Rolling
Application or Entry Requirements
- Create a CampInTouch Account
- Complete registration for desired programs
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Idyllwild Arts, located in Idyllwild, California, is a renowned residential arts high school and summer program offering a comprehensive education in the arts for students in grades 9-12. Established in 1946, the institution provides a unique and immersive environment that fosters creativity, artistic expression, and academic excellence. Idyllwild Arts offers a diverse range of programs, including visual arts, performing arts, creative writing, and film. The school's faculty consists of accomplished artists and educators who guide students in developing their artistic talents while providing a solid academic foundation. Additionally, the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program attracts students of all ages from around the world, offering an intensive and inspiring artistic experience.
