It Takes a Village

Community news from Idyllwild Arts.

It Takes a Village: Donor pledges more than $1 million for Idyllwild Arts Academy Scholarship Program

The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. “We are delighted to announce a most generous pledge by new Idyllwild Arts supporters, Dena and Lee Van Slyke,” said Ian Schoenleber, director of development. Dena and Lee Van Slyke have been investing in Idyllwild real…

It Takes a Village: Summer Program to offer locals discount on workshops

The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. Good news for Idyllwild residents who are art aficionados. Now’s the perfect time to nurture your creative side. The Idyllwild Arts Summer Program is offering full-time residents of Idyllwild, Pine Cove and Anza a 50 percent…

It Takes a Village: ‘Glee’ful results for music alums

The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. It’s well known that life often imitates art and vice versa. Such is the case with several Idyllwild Arts Academy graduates who have been or are currently involved in “Glee,” one of the most popular musical…

It Takes a Village: Catch a spark at Theatre Department’s ‘Miss Firecracker’

It Takes a Village: Catch a spark at Theatre Department’s ‘Miss Firecracker’

The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. Take a quirky family with oddball sensibilities, a small Southern town setting, throw in other assorted quirky characters and what you get is the hilarity of “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” which Theatre Department Chair Howard Shangraw…

It Takes a Village: Solid gold efforts by Creative Writing students

The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. The California Writing Project has announced that Ana Maria Garcia Lopez de Cardenas, and Luis Bermudez Ham, both Idyllwild Arts Creative Writing students, have won Gold Key Awards in the 2013 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards….

It Takes a Village: IAA alum featured in national TV ad

The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. Our community of Idyllwild can take pride in seeing so many of our IAA students leave the fold and take flight to accomplish their goals — they further the notoriety of our town and campus along…

It Takes a Village: Idyllwild Arts takes 1st place at Berklee College of Music jazz fest

The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. For the third year in a row, the Idyllwild Arts Jazz Ensemble has captured first place in its category at the Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival in Boston, which took place on Saturday,…

It Takes a Village: Idyllwild Arts welcomes 15 new students

The Idyllwild community and the campus have a unique symbiotic relationship which truly takes a village to be successful. Idyllwild Arts welcomes 15 new students During the weekend of Jan. 26 and 27, the campus rolled out the green carpet to welcome 15 students to Idyllwild Arts’ spring semester with a full schedule of activities…