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
Project Wonderland: Director’s Note May 13, 2021 Experience "Project Wonderland" Over the past month, more than 50 community members devoted their time and energy to Project Wonderland, a 33-minute “ride” across campus and through Alice’s story in Wonderland. Seven actors played… Read More
IMS Students Attend Art Competition, Receive Honors February 25, 2020 Arts, In the News Last month, a group of five students traveled to Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford after submitting work to the 2020 Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards. Yujin ’20, Wade ’20, Sophia ’21, Alysa ’22, and Marisin ’22 had… Read More
American Sign Language Drawing Project February 6, 2020 Arts, In the Classroom Seventh grade and general art classes spent the winter term drawing American Sign Language (ASL) letters using continuous-bild contour. This is a drawing exercise where the artist draws the surface of a subject without looking at the paper. The blind… Read More
IMS Hosts Annual Art Contest and Exhibit February 6, 2019 Arts, In the News On Thursday, Jan. 31, Sam Posey’s annual juried art contest and exhibit was held at Indian Mountain School for the sixth consecutive year. This event brings together local artists and art enthusiasts to celebrate a diverse range of works, which… Read More
A Day of Art, Music, and Random Ideas February 13, 2017 IMS hosted its first-ever Arts Day on the Upper Campus on Thursday, February 4, 2017, to celebrate our students’ creative and artistic work. The first part of the morning was devoted to the visual arts, beginning with a presentation by… Read More
