MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation is to promote and advance artistic and cultural development through education in a beautiful, natural environment conducive to positive personal growth. The Idyllwild Arts Academy provides pre-professional training in the arts and a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum to a diverse student body of gifted young artists from all over the world. The Idyllwild Arts Summer Program provides arts instruction and experiences of the highest caliber to a diverse student population of all ages and abilities. Visual Art Exhibition 2 photographer Ansel Adams are representative of the About Idyllwild Arts gifted artists who taught at Idyllwild Arts and set the Idyllwild Arts is located in the San Jacinto standard for arts education in the Summer Program. Mountains, high above Palm Springs and the Coachella During an eight-week season, the Summer Program Valley. It was founded in 1946 by Max and Bee Krone enrolls approximately 1,800 students ages five to adult as a retreat from the rigors of urban life to support the in more than 100 intensive, hands-on workshops (the cultural development of Southern California; a place majority two-weeks in length), taught by professional where people of different backgrounds and cultures artist-teachers, in dance, music, theatre, visual art, could celebrate their arts together. creative writing, filmmaking and Native American arts. Idyllwild Arts Foundation now operates two The program for young people includes Children’s programs, the Summer Program—in its 61st year of Center (ages 5-12), Junior Artist’s Center (ages 11-13) providing more than 100 different classes in the arts and Youth Arts Center (ages 13-18) offering courses for students of all ages and abilities, and the Academy designed to excite and engage young people, and to —founded in 1986, is a fully accredited, independent, accommodate a broad range of skill levels and a wide college preparatory high school for students with variety of arts experiences. potential for a career in music, dance, theatre, visual Each year, Idyllwild Arts provides financial aid arts, writing, moving pictures or interdisciplinary arts. for economically and culturally disadvantaged young people allowing them the opportunity to engage in the making and performance of art – 50% of young people Idyllwild Arts Academy participating in an arts workshop are awarded financial aid totaling approximately $600,000. The Academy is a fully accredited college Programs for adults include special theme-related preparatory boarding high school preparing talented workshops, seminars and performances featuring arts students for the finest conservatories, professional renowned artists, poets and musicians—Metals Week, companies, liberal arts colleges and universities. Hot Clay and the Idyllwild Music Festival. The Students in grades 9-12 and post-graduate are admitted culmination of the Summer Program is celebrated in on the basis of audition or portfolio evaluation, a major performance by the Festival Wind Ensemble, academic record and past record as good school Festival Choir and Festival Orchestra. citizens. The Academy offers majors in creative writing, dance, interdisciplinary arts, moving pictures, music, theatre and visual art. Students study six Plein Air Painting mornings a week in academic classes and, in the afternoons and evenings, attend arts classes, rehearsals, work in studios or practice. Enrollment has grown to approximately 275 students (38% from California, 28% from other states, 34% international). Over sixty-three percent of Academy students are awarded some amount of financial aid totaling over $4.7 million annually. Each year, graduating seniors are sought by colleges, conservatories and universities, including: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, California Institute of the Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Eastman School of Music, The Juilliard School, New York University Film School, Parsons School of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, School of Visual Arts, University of Southern California and Yale University. Idyllwild Arts Summer Program The tradition that began in the 1950s to bring the best artists in their field to teach under the pines continues today. Writer Norman Corwin, choreographers Merce Cunningham and Bella Lewitzky, folk singer Pete Seeger, painter Françoise Gilot, Native American artist Fritz Scholder and 3 President’s Report 2010 Idyllwild Arts continues to shine as a beacon of our students will make a huge difference in our society excellence in arts education despite every obstacle that in the future. Additionally, we assure you that this can be placed in its way. And why? The arts and their remarkable institution will continue to serve the artistic humanizing effect on existence are more important than spirit for generations to come. ever. This was true at our founding in the aftermath of Thank you….Thank you…Thank you…from every WWII and is still true in 2010. As Idyllwild Arts remains student in the children’s center, from every young artist, committed to its mission, neither war, nor economic dancer, actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician, from uncertainty nor political unrest can undermine the value every adult student, from every young artist in the of the arts on our lives. Yet, we would not be able to offer Arts Academy. the wonderful summer program to students or enroll the most promising young artists in the Arts Academy Warmest regards, without your support. You, our supporters, donated more funds to Idyllwild Arts during 2009-10 than any other year in our more than 60 year history. And this milestone occurred in the midst of an international economic recession! The only fitting way to thank you is to assure you that your gifts are well spent and make a huge difference in the lives of our students. And it is our firm belief that Bill Lowman, President 4 Board Chair Report 2010 It is my happy task to report to our supporters on the organizations I have ever known. I believe that this accomplishments of 2009-10. It was truly a remarkable strength comes from its deep and abiding commitment year—The Idyllwild Arts Academy and Idyllwild Arts to our critically important mission, as well as its high Summer Program flourished despite the global economic programmatic standards in achieving that mission. downturn. This serves to underscore the importance of Your support is indicative of that commitment and its our mission in a world that needs, more than ever, the importance in our world today. I thank you for donating powerful humanizing effect of the arts. funds to this remarkable school…what founder Max It is also a pleasure to report that Idyllwild Arts Krone once called, “a school unlike school.” Your help financial performance equaled its arts education is one of the keys to our success as it provides IA with standards as we note a very successful fundraising year critical resources to meet the needs of students in the despite the financial news from the rest of the world. summer and Academy. Thank you for all you do. I have had the privilege of a long history with Idyllwild: from summer high school choir singer, to summer staff, to summer parent, to summer adult student, to Academy parent, to board member to board chair…I’ve seen it from every angle. This wonderful institution, tucked away in the beautiful San Jacinto Mountains is one of the most resilient and sustaining Faith Raiguel, Board Chair 5 IAF BOARD MEMBERS BOARD OF GOVERNORS Faith Raiguel, Chair, Los Angeles Weston Johnson, Santa Barbara, Idyllwild Janet E. Goldberg, Vice Chair, Idyllwild David Kurtz, Malibu Jeffrey A. Dvorak, Treasurer, Pasadena Joseph A. LaMantia, Idyllwild Dwight A. Holmes, Secretary, Idyllwild Dr. Steven D. Lavine, Encino Susan Barnett, Woodland Hills Karla M. Leopold, Del Mar William B. Barnett, Woodland Hills William Leopold, Del Mar Jorgine Brause, Ex-officio,Idyllwild Dr. Anahita Lovelace, Los Angeles Christina Echavarria, New York, NY Jon B. Lovelace, Santa Barbara Eadie Ferretti, Charlotte, NC Carolyn Lowman, Idyllwild Mike Ferretti, Charlotte, NC William M. Lowman, Idyllwild Barnaby Finch, Idyllwild Judi Sheppard Missett, Oceanside Rachel Fishbein, Los Angeles Carol Murrel, Newport Beach Rick Fishbein, Los Angeles Robert Murrel, Newport Beach Earl W. Fisher, Santa Monica Bret Nelson, Santa Ana Dr. Richard Goldberg, Idyllwild Elizabeth B. Parks, Riverside Stella Johnson, Santa Barbara, Idyllwild George Reardon, S. Pasadena Lynn Dalton Lathrop, San Diego Susan Reardon, S. Pasadena Mitchell L. Lathrop, San Diego Lynn Schoenmann, San Francisco James B. Lovelace, Los Angeles Ernest Siva, Banning Lillian P. Lovelace, Santa Barbara June Siva, Banning Young Jun Park, Seoul, South Korea Halle Stanford, Los Angeles Bruce Ryan, Pasadena Gisela Stearns, Palm Desert Donn Schoenmann, San Francisco Robert Stearns, Palm Desert Glen E. Stephens, Riverside Nancy C. Stephens, Riverside Charles Sutherland, San Diego BOARD OF TRUSTEES Kathleen Sutherland, San Diego Dr. Erna L. Toback, Studio City Thomas A. Bliss, Sherman Oaks Norman Toback, Studio City Charles W. Buckman, Palm Springs, Idyllwild Loren Tripp, Pasadena Cheri M. Bentley-Buckman, Palm Springs, Idyllwild David L. Trumbo, Studio City Peter Capparelli, Idyllwild Stephanie Webber, San Diego Suzon Capparelli, Idyllwild Merrily Weiss, Sherman Oaks Carl Cardinalli, Rancho Mirage Diane Cardinalli, Rancho Mirage EMERITUS TRUSTEES Jae Sub Chung, Seoul, South Korea Ginger Culver, Seattle, WA