Idyllwild Arts Foundation
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Idyllwild Arts Foundation encompasses two institutions for training in the arts (Idyllwild Arts Academy and Idyllwild Arts Summer Program).
The original institution, called ISOMATA (Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts), was founded by Max Krone and Bee Krone shortly after World War II. They purchased a 205 acre parcel of land just outside of Idyllwild, California, with the goal of establishing an arts campus for war veterans to study the arts and increase human understanding and intercultural dialog. With the assistance of the University of Southern California, the summer program commenced in 1955. Courses were offered in classical music, folk music, visual arts, ceramics, sculpture, dance and theater. Twyla Tharp, Mark Wilke, Herbert Zipper, Marguerite N. Clapp, and other luminaries taught courses there in the summer.
In 1985, a pre-professional preparatory school was established and the name was changed to the Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA). Idyllwild Academy, the boarding school, offers a college preparatory program for grades 9-12 and post-graduates, with world-class training in creative writing, dance, film and video, interdisciplinary arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. The summer program continues with classes for children, middle-schoolers, high schoolers, college students and adults.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Amanda Aday, Actress [1]
- Mara Wilson, Actress [2]
Meg Matin, Director
