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Idyllwild Arts Academy

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Established
  
1946

President
  
Pamela Jordan

Grades
  
9–12, Post-Graduate

Phone
  
+1 951-659-2171

Number of students
  
311 (2015)

Opened
  
1986 (current school)

Head of school
  
Dr. Douglas Ashcraft

Campus size
  
83 ha

Founded
  
1946

Campus type
  
San Jacinto Mountains

Dean
  
Mitch Globe (Students) Marianne Kent-Stoll (Academics)

Address
  
52500 Temecula Rd, Idyllwild, CA 92549, USA

Accreditation
  
Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Similar
  
Idyllwild School, Idyllwild Inn, AstroCamp, Hemet Unified School Di, San Jacinto High Sch

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Idyllwild arts academy dorm tour 2016


Idyllwild Arts Academy is a private school located in Idyllwild, in the San Jacinto Mountains and San Bernardino National Forest, within western Riverside County, California.

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It offers a college preparatory program for grades 9–12 and post-graduates, with training in music, theater, dance, visual art, creative writing, film, and interdisciplinary arts. An audition or portfolio is required for admission.

The Academy is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

It was the first independent boarding high school for the arts in the western United States.

Notable alumni

  • Casey Abrams, season ten American Idol contestant (placed sixth) and musical artist. Released a self-titled debut album in 2012.
  • Amanda Aday, actress.
  • Neal Bledsoe, actor on Smash and Ugly Betty
  • Douwe Blumberg, noted sculptor.
  • Evan Christopher, clarinet.
  • Shepard Fairey, artist.
  • Greer Grammer, actress
  • Trevor Hall, musician.
  • Marin Ireland, actress. 2009 Tony Award Nominee, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, reasons to be pretty.
  • Michael Tilson Thomas, internationally recognized conductor and pianist
  • Liang Wang, oboe. Principal oboe at the New York Philharmonic.
  • Mara Wilson, actress, Class of 2005, Theatre.
  • References

    Idyllwild Arts Academy Wikipedia