Community Art Exhibit Returns April 24, 2023 We are delighted to welcome back The IMS Community Art Show and Contest, an annual event that celebrates the range of artistic expression found in our local community. This year, the show returned for the first… Read More
Patterns of American History: A Study of Gee’s Bend Quilts March 8, 2023 Arts, In the Classroom By Amy Jenkins, IMS Art Educator This winter term all of us in the IMS Art Department made a commitment to study, craft, and immerse ourselves in the art and deep history of the Gee’s Bend Quilters. Read More
By Kids For Kids Rocks the House February 27, 2023 Arts, Life Through Service "So many talented children and supportive faculty came together to help make this night happen. The positive vibes are still resonating." After three years of pandemic-related cancellations, the anticipation was high… Read More
IMS Celebrates the Lunar New Year January 25, 2023 On Saturday night, the IMS community gathered to celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year, a holiday rich in culture and tradition and observed by millions of people around the world. As families,… Read More
Director’s Note: The Cat and the Canary December 14, 2022 In 1922, as the first eight students arrived on campus for the founding year of our school, The Cat and the Canary had just opened on Broadway. What would those students have thought if they knew that Broadway hit… Read More
Making Music With Bard College October 13, 2022 Arts, In the Classroom Collaborating with local cultural institutions is part of the IMS experience. It broadens our classroom reach to include the exceptional creative and intellectual resources in our area. IMS is thrilled to collaborate with vibrant musicians from The Orchestra Now… Read More
IMS Partners with Sharon Playhouse August 17, 2022 Arts, In the Classroom IMS is thrilled to partner with extraordinary talent from Sharon Playhouse: a not-for-profit theater and popular cultural destination in neighboring Sharon, CT. Michael Kevin Baldwin, the Director of Education and Associate Artistic Director of the… Read More
Into The Woods: Director’s Note June 1, 2022 IMS Performing Arts takes on “Into the Woods, Jr.” — a variation of Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s groundbreaking musical fairytale. Director’s Note, May 2022 Theater has a funny way of being obviously false, while at the exact same moment,… Read More
IMS Art Students Inspired By New Creative Collaboration January 20, 2022 Arts, In the Classroom Our strategic priority of "Community as a Classroom" leads to explorations with the Wassaic Project We are always thrilled to take advantage of the cultural resources within our area and create a space for our students to learn from local… Read More
Director’s Note: Around the Fire November 4, 2021 Our fall play, “Around the Fire,” was performed outdoors in the Riggs Courtyard on Friday, October 29. It was a chilly, dark night – the perfect setting for this original IMS production in which our drama students were able to… Read More
