The Parks Exhibition Center is a focal point of the Idyllwild Arts campus, open throughout the year to enrich the Academy and Summer Programs by featuring the work of students, faculty and visiting artists.
The Parks Exhibition Center is a focal point of the Idyllwild Arts campus. It is open throughout the year and serves to enrich the Academy and Summer Program by featuring the work of students, faculty and visiting artists. The 1400 square foot space was dedicated in 2002 and is a gift of Elizabeth B. Parks.
In the summer season, June to August, the Center features Native American art and work by visiting artist/faculty. Artists’ receptions, lectures and demonstrations are scheduled throughout the summer.
The Parks Exhibition Center Mission is multifold. First, the Center works to support the educational programs of the Academy and Summer Programs. Second, to provide a spacious gallery environment where students from Idyllwild Arts Academy can show their work and create a forum for critical dialogue about art making. Third, to bring in respected professionals for Visiting Artists shows, lectures and workshops, exposing the students and community to a dialogue with established artists.
During the academic school year, Parks Exhibition Center presents 10 shows including 3-4 shows of work by graduating Visual Arts Department seniors, a juried student theme show, a junior show, 2-3 visiting artist invitationals and the visual arts faculty exhibition. During the summer program, Parks displays the work of faculty artists and staff over the course of 7 openings. The center also features Native American art, reflecting the activities of the school’s Native American arts and cultures program.
Idyllwild Arts has a long and rich history of nurturing the creative talents of thousands of artists. Since the late 1940s Idyllwild Arts has been dedicated to providing the ideal environment for artists in every artistic discipline to seriously pursue their artistic passions.
Idyllwild Arts’ idyllic mountain setting inspired its name. Set on over 200 acres situated in the mountain village of Idyllwild, Idyllwild Arts is a unique educational institution with a focus in all art forms for all artists of every age and level of accomplishment.
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.
MISSION: Changing lives through the transformative power of art.
VISION STATEMENT: We recognize art as an essential solution to global challenges. Idyllwild Arts will be a thriving leader in 21st Century education, with a global network of support, providing access for a diverse population of artists. We will maintain a sustainable environment worthy of our mission, and an intellectual space worthy of our students.
