Arts Program Directory

Writers of all genres - learn to to identify and use your most compelling material to create new work and reinvigorate ongoing projects in this 2-day workshop with Patricia Ann McNair.

The ukulele has become one of the most popular instruments in the country--it's easy to learn, portable, relatively inexpensive, and an enjoyable way to spend time singing and strumming by yourself or with friends. Learn how in these workshops!

This program has been postponed to August 2020 - Date TBA

Through the exploration of small studies, access your creative side and develop two finished watercolor pieces. This class is perfect for beginners or anyone looking to brush up on their approach to watercolor.

In this studio-based workshop, participants will learn to explore imagery expressionistically (with emotion) using acrylic paint on paper and canvas. Subject matter will focus on still life, from floral to varied subject matter. This class is intended for intermediate students, however all skill levels are welcome.

Join more than seventy adults from across the United States and around the globe for the 2020 Online Adult Band Camp and experience the joy of study and performance of symphonic band repertoire in a challenging, supportive, fun and friendly environment. 

For more than 60 years, adult musicians have come to Interlochen to read, play and polish great works of chamber music together.

Join adult singers from across the United States and around the world to experience the joy of choral singing in a challenging, supportive and friendly environment.

Designing a sweater from scratch? It’s easier than you think! 

Experience the magic of learning how to draw from nationally-renowned artist and illustrator Glenn Wolff! In this course, first-time art students will learn the basic concepts and techniques needed to begin to draw. 

Italic calligraphy is a fluid and dynamic calligraphic style with a Renaissance tradition that has contemporary use in personal projects, weddings, and awards. The letter forms have traditional structures and forms, but also lend themselves to lively and diverse individual expression.

Learn how to knit and purl while working on a hat and scarf in this 6-hour introductory-level class taught by nationally known knitting instructor, Sarah Peasley. Discussions regarding knitting needles, yarns, notions, and gauge will introduce students to the world of knitting.

Increase your knitting expertise by learning a variety of blocking techniques as well as how to properly care for your hand-knitted items in this half-day workshop with Sarah Peasley.

Join blogger and journalist Philip Hartigan for a 4-week online course that uses interactive learning to explore writing better blog posts, freshening up the look of your blog, and increasing your audience reach and page views.

Join award-winning multi-instrumentalist Drew Howard in this 2-day blues guitar workshop, for intermediate and advanced players. 

The 2019 Chapman Stick Workshop faculty line-up includes master performers and teachers of the Stick, Steve Adelson, Bob Culbertson and Greg Howard. Join us for this 4-day workshop and gain valuable skills, hone techniques and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow players!

Join multi-instrumentalist and educator Alvin McGovern for this two-day workshop and learn all about chords and chord progressions, applicable to any fretboard instrument!

The Interlochen Classical Guitar Workshop features an accomplished faculty dedicated to helping you enhance and refine your playing skills through master classes and hands-on workshops.

Join artist Philip Hartigan for this two-day class and learn how to collage your materials together to create realistic or abstract images and make direct prints.

Whether you paint realistically or in the abstract, you will gain valuable insights and techniques related to color and texture in this 3-day acrylic painting workshop with accomplished artist Brenda J. Clark.

Learn how to dye multi-colored skeins of yarn to then weave into a unique scarf with your choice of Ikat-like stripes or color blocks!

Do you know how to use a color wheel to help you achieve the color affects you desire in your fiber arts work? Join fiber artist Rita Petteys to expand your color theory knowledge in this one-day class! 

Take your colored pencil skills to the next level and expand your range of techniques in this one-day workshop with instructor Barbara Hranilovich!

Work with instructor Barbara Hranilovich to develop your colored pencil toolbox for application to fine drawings, children's book illustration, handmade cards or other pursuits.

Take your blog to the next level through hands-on writing exercises, group discussion, and feedback. Explore essential topics and best practices in blogging like managing your "idea flow," defining your audience, developing a conversational writing style and promoting your blog posts.

Students will play with a variety of forms through creative in-class exercises intended to reinvigorate stories and take them in new directions.

Double knitting is pure magic! Learn two different methods to create a small bag and a two-sided coaster, while practicing appropriate cast-on, bind-off, and chart-reading techniques.

Join us for the 2020 Early Music Workshop as we explore Renaissance music from German composers! Period instruments are highlighted and program sessions focus on articulation, ornamentation, improvisation, and rehearsal techniques. The workshop culminates with an optional participant concert.

Join University of North Texas resident technician, Justin Cooper, in this one-day workshop geared toward woodwind and brass teachers. 

Take some tilty squares and triangles, add a fancy French name, and you get a totally addicting stitch pattern! Join Sarah Peasley for this one-day workshop for experienced knitters.

Join fiber artist Rita Petteys for a 2-day workshop and learn a variety of techniques for dyeing cotton fabric and other cellulose fibers (linen, bamboo, jute and hemp) to create unique designs.

Revitalize your existing fiber roving or design your own colors and textural effects for a special project, while exploring the drum carder in this one day workshop. 

In this workshop, we will dye fiber using a variety of techniques that will enable spinners to express their deep love of their favorite colors while learning new techniques to help finesse their results. 

Learn all about mixing primary-colored dyes to obtain a personal palette that expresses your favorite colors with fiber artist Rita Petteys in this one-day workshop!

The Online Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop features an accomplished faculty to help energize your playing skills.

Learn to put a sweater together step by step with renowned handknitting instructor Sarah Peasley! One-day workshop for the advanced beginner to intermediate level knitter.

In this one-day workshop, poet Fleda Brown will challenge participants to stretch their sense of what a poem can do, especially their own poems.

Do you have a story to tell and the desire to write it in the form of a screenplay? In this workshop, learn the basics of screenwriting including classic three-act structure, effective action lines, believable dialogue, character development, creating effective marketing tools, creativity and craft, and understanding the marketplace. 

Do you intend to write more poetry this summer? Then join Holly Wren Spaulding for this generative workshop and leave with at least 2-3 new poems to work on independently!

Whether you want to try improvisation on the stage, become more spontaneous and a better communicator off-stage, or are just curious about how much fun improv can be, this workshop is a great place to start! 

Intarsia knitting creates a single layer of multi-colored fabric. Learn techniques to keep your intarsia knitting on track and master duplicate stitch in this one-day workshop!

This course is a continuation of the concepts and techniques covered in Beginning Drawing and/or is a course for those students who are looking to enhance their previously developed drawing skills. This class is intended for those who are looking for a more challenging experience.

Join award-winning multi-instrumentalist Drew Howard for a two-day guitar workshop geared for intermediate-level students. Players of acoustic and/or electric guitars welcome!

Join watercolor artist Susan Lingg for a full-day intermediate workshop, and take your painting to the next level by learning the intricacies of painting waterways and foliage.

No matter your age or experience level, professional actress and theatre educator Shelby Lewis will guide you through a fun, fast-paced day full of vocal and physical warm-up games, exploratory movement exercises, and basic text analysis. 

Ever wanted to try your hand at Shakespeare? Whether you're a veteran at verse or brand new to the Bard, work with professional actor and director Shelby Lewis to unlock the layers of Shakespeare's work.

Join award-winning painter and illustrator Glenn Wolff in an exploration of drawing from nature and learn or renew drawing basics such as composition, line, shading and perspective. 

The Fair Isle technique has been around for centuries, but can easily be learned within this 6-hour class taught by instructor Sarah Peasley.

Learn the basics of drawing the figure with accomplished artist and educator Glenn Wolff in this two-day workshop.

Designed to introduce students to hand-rendered letterforms and their practical uses, this workshop will help students learn what to look for in letterforms, learn how to embellish them, and learn how to make the letterforms play well together.

If you think knitting cables is too difficult, think again! If you are comfortable knitting and purling, you can conquer cable knitting in this one-day workshop.

Whether you are a songwriter, vocalist or just someone curious about the music industry, this workshop will provide you with an overview of copyright, exclusive rights, music publishing and how to get paid for your original work.

Whether you have very little familiarity with the piano keyboard, or no musical background at all, you will find a rewarding experience in this 3-day workshop with certified instructor and music educator Janice Derian.

If you have already discovered the ancient Japanese printmaking process of moku hanga by taking an introductory class, and are ready to learn more complex techniques, this 5-day workshop is for you!

What to do when your yarn runs out! Join respected hand-knitting instructor Sarah Peasley for this half-day workshop on a variety of techniques for joining yarns.

Co-taught by a visual artist and a writer, this workshop is geared toward writers and artists of all levels. Activities taught in this workshop will help you learn how visual note-taking, writing, and expressive mark-making can help you record memories, observations, imaginings, stories, and visual narratives.

Plain old vanilla socks may sound boring, but traditional, cuff-down, heel-flap socks are an excellent first sock project, for advanced beginners to intermediate-level knitters.

Turn tradition on its head and use two circular needles to knit a sock from the toe up!

In this three-day workshop participants will learn the fundamentals of reading music as they explore the basics of rhythm, pitch, major and minor scales, key signatures, and musical terms.

Multi-instrumentalist and educator Alvin McGovern will introduce the fundamentals of music theory, using a fretboard instrument as a reference, in this 2-day workshop. Students simply need to bring a guitar, banjo, or mandolin; but do not need to know how to play it.

Join Interlochen Public Radio’s classical music host, Amanda Sewell, for an exploration of  Interlochen’s musical history, traditions, people and events.

Join Interlochen Public Radio's classical music host Amanda Sewell for a look the career of Leonard Bernstein. 

This retreat will balance independent work time with inspiring group sessions, to move you along the path toward living your art more fully. Ideal for artists and makers who have a genuine desire to turn up the heat on their creative process.

Join artist Philip Hartigan and learn to create a unique sketchbook, to use for your own artwork or to give away as a handmade gift! 

We all have stories to tell - the complicated part is figuring out how best to tell them. In this 2-day workshop we will study and attempt a variety of forms, from prose experiments to time-honored fictional structures. Join us!

Collage is the art of creating an image by assembling different materials onto a two-dimensional surface. Chicago-based artist Philip Hartigan will guide you through the process of selecting materials to design a compelling composition that is meaningful to you. 

Welcome to the special Online Version of the Mountain Dulcimer Immersive – 2020. We are excited to offer dulcimer players with some experience (a little to a lot!) an opportunity to learn some new songs, tune, and techniques virtually during this challenging time when we can’t meet in person. And we are thrilled to have Sarah Kate Morgan from Kentucky as our guest instructor.

Learn some festive and fun holiday music for mountain dulcimer in this half-day workshop and take home a generous packet of music from instructor Wanda Degen! Open to students with at least a little experience through intermediate-level players.

Join visual artist Jessica Kovan for this one-day workshop and discover how acrylic paint and mixed media can be used to effectively create layers and textures in your painting. 

Explore the autumn palette in this 2-day painting workshop with accomplished artist/illustrator Barb Hranilovich, working in watercolor, gouache, pastels, acrylic paints, or mixed media.

Come play with vivid color as we explore the palette of gardens - both flower and vegetable! 

If you have 2-4 years of experience on the keyboard and would like to take your playing to the next level, join certified music educator Janice Derian for this 3-day workshop. Learn new pieces, explore practice strategies, and discover how music theory correlates to your repertoire, under Janice’s individualized guidance.

Join award-winning artist Mark Mehaffey for a 2-day intensive in-studio boot camp and “open air” painting journey on the picturesque Interlochen campus.

This exciting, new 3-day workshop explores the mysterious space and time when the writer is both consciously and unconsciously creating, as well as the interplay between poetry and other art forms. Whether new to poetry or an experienced writer, you will find creative inspiration with poet and writing instructor Jaimien Delp.

Attention readers and writers, teachers, caregivers and others! Learn about poems that illuminate the healing properties of poetry in this seminar-style course with Holly Wren Spaulding. Activities include reading, discussion and writing exercises. All are welcome!

This course will look at some of the building blocks of what we'll call "bigger" poems, those pieces of writing that keep going, and manage to hold our attention as they develop their ideas and imagery.

Advanced beginner to intermediate knitters will learn how to correct a variety of common knitting mistakes in this half-day workshop with nationally renowned handknitting instructor Sarah Peasley!

Go from simply taking snapshots to making photographs. Learn about depth of field, filters, composition, how cameras work, and more.

Join us for the Interlochen Fiber Arts Weekend and learn the history and basics of punch needle rug hooking by creating your very own “mug rug.” This fast and easy project will show you how much fun punch needle can be.

In this hands-on workshop we'll address the challenge of deep revision, by looking closely at our work in progress, asking good questions of it, iterating new versions, and experimenting with new ways of seeing the potential in our unfinished drafts.

Advanced beginner to intermediate knitters, become more confident in this morning workshop with nationally renowned handknitting instructor Sarah Peasley! She’ll help you understand the anatomy of a stitch while sharing techniques for keeping projects on track.

This extended, two-day weaving class, is perfect for beginners as well as returning students and offers a rich learning opportunity. 

Join fiber artist Rita Petteys in this 2-day workshop to explore multi-color dyeing processes and learn two or more Japanese fiber arts techniques.

Join acclaimed artist Sharon Griffes Tarr in this fun, two-day workshop ideal for all artists who wish to sketch quickly and cleanly in color using simple, portable materials.

Cultivate your skills and learn new techniques with award-winning pastel artist, Tom Tomasek in this one-day workshop focused on the still life.

Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of songwriting with Interlochen music instructor, guitarist, and singer/songwriter Kyle Novy, while honing your craft in a fun, supportive and challenging environment in this 2-day workshop.

Advanced beginner to intermediate knitters, become more confident in this one-day workshop with nationally renowned handknitting instructor Sarah Peasley! She’ll help you understand the anatomy of a stitch and how to correct a variety of common knitting mistakes.

Join Interlochen College of Creative Arts' faculty members Matthew Schroeder and Thomas Clippert for this exciting one day online workshop! 

Learn the basics of how to create artful, handmade books in this two-day workshop with visual artist and educator, Philip Hartigan.

Join poet and creative writer Jaime Delp and learn to write from the world around you, in the present moment. If you feel overwhelmed by daily deadlines and obligations, this 3-day workshop is the perfect opportunity to slow down be inspired - give yourself the luxury of time!

This online course offers an inspiring and practical exploration of the idea that an enduring writing practice will bring fulfillment in a way that completing individual poems rarely can.

The Transom.org Audio Narrative Short Course will provide not just an introduction to the basics, but will delve intensely into advanced elements of radio story planning, structure, writing, fieldwork and digital audio editing.

Join artist Philip Hartigan for this one-day workshop and learn how your sketchbook can become the ideal travel companion as well as a tool for experimentation and a visual diary!

Join Grammy-award winning conductor Jerry Blackstone for an online study of Handel’s Messiah, June 8-12, 2020.

Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow flutists at Interlochen's 2020 Virtual Master Teacher Workshop for Flute and Flute Choir Camp. Engage in daily online sessions with Jane Berkner, Ali Ryerson, Linda White and George Pope.  

Join us in 2020 to celebrate the 15th year of Interlochen’s Writers Retreat and spend four days writing new material in the course of your choice, attending presentations by award-winning faculty, and enjoying lakeside lunches and evening readings while making connections in the literary world.

This course is geared toward the adult choir singer with little or no prior vocal training, or the solo singer who wishes to improve their vocal knowledge.

Join instructor and award-winning author Katey Schultz, for this four-week online course focused on flash fiction.

Learn to create the highly textured, woven wall hangings currently trending on internet idea boards in this one-day workshop! 

Led by Interlochen College of Creative Arts’ Writer-in-Residence Patricia Ann McNair, this workshop is designed for writers of narrative prose work-in-progress, fiction or nonfiction.

Learn how to use the visual arts to inspire new writing, have fun with art, and enrich your revision process, in this afternoon workshop.

Join us for this 2-day weekend workshop and learn methods for giving your work the emotional layering required to make it satisfying to both editors and readers.

Whether you are considering creative nonfiction for the first time or have a memoir in progress, this 3-day workshop will challenge you to ask the complex, real questions that inspire powerful narratives, and offer prompts and constructive feedback.

In this one day, two part workshop, participants will explore the potential of their personal narratives to fuel their prose writing.