VanArts

Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts) is a private post-secondary school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1995. VanArts offers one-year diploma programs for the visual, media and performing arts plus degree pathways with university partners.

Vancouver Institute of Media Arts
TypePrivate
Established1995 (1995)
PresidentColin Phillips
Location
Vancouver
,
British Columbia
,
Canada
Campus700 - 333 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver, BC Canada, V6A 4C1
NicknameVanArts
AffiliationsPTIB, EQA, StudentAid BC, EduCanada, NACC
Websitevanarts.com

VanArts is designated through the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB).[1]

History

VanArts was founded in 1995 with Lee Mishkin as its founding program director.[2]

The first campus for VanArts was on West Broadway in Vancouver, and by January 1997 it had moved downtown to 837 Beatty Street. Originally offering programs for Classical Animation, then computer animation in 1998, the school expanded to offer Game Art & Design in 2003 and Visual Effects in 2004. Upon adding the first Digital Photography program in North America in 2006,[3] VanArts needed to expand and moved to a new campus at 626 West Pender Street. In 2008, the William Davis Centre for Actors Study joined up with VanArts and became its acting department. Another move happened in July 2010 to 570 Dunsmuir Street. 2011 brought new departments for Web Development & Interactive Design, and the addition of Broadcasting and Online Media. In 2021 the school moved to its current location, a custom made floor at 333 Terminal Avenue.

The William Davis Centre for Actors Study

The William Davis Centre for Actors Study was opened in 1989 by William B. Davis. In 2008 the William Davis Centre for Actors Study became the acting department of VanArts.[4]

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

Programs

VanArts offers 7 full-time 12-month diploma programs, and 1 full-time 6-month certificate program:[14]

  • ACTING FOR FILM & TELEVISION
  • ANIMATION (2D & 3D tracks)
  • ART FOUNDATION (6-months)
  • GAME ART & DESIGN
  • PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
  • VISUAL EFFECTS FOR FILM & TV
  • WEB DEVELOPMENT & INTERACTIVE DESIGN

Partnerships

2011 marked VanArts’ first degree pathway agreement with Woodbury University[15] in Burbank, CA, soon to be followed by further pathways with Deakin University[16] in Melbourne, Australia, Bond University[17] and Griffith University[18] in Queensland, Australia, Media Design School[19] in Auckland, New Zealand, and University of Gloucestershire[20] in the United Kingdom. In 2013, VanArts signed an agreement for its first local degree pathway with the Vancouver campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University.[21]

Local partners

References
  1. "Home". privatetraininginstitutions.gov.bc.ca.
  2. "About Us | VanArts". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  3. "VanArts Launches First Digital Photography Program in North America". VanArts. January 3, 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. "William Davis Centre for Actor's Study joins VanArts". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  5. "Chilton Crane". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  6. "Wade Howie". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  7. "GlobalNews - Staff Personalities | Jordan Armstrong".
  8. "Acting Graduate Travels Back in Time on Outlander". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  9. "Acting Grad Casts a Spell on "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"".
  10. "Animation Grads Work for Scholastic/Weston Woods". VanArts. January 31, 2013.
  11. "Visual Effects Grads from Mexico Join Forces".
  12. "Elle India Graduates 2016 - Photographer of the Year".
  13. "Visual Effects Society Awards: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Wins Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. 5 February 2019.
  14. "Programs | Vancouver Institute of Media Arts | VanArts". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  15. "Woodbury University". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  16. "Deakin University". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  17. "VanArts - Bond University".
  18. "VanArts - Griffith University - Queensland College of Art".
  19. "Media Design School". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  20. "University of Gloucestershire". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  21. "Fairleigh Dickinson University". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  22. "BCIT". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  23. "VanArts - Capilano University".
  24. "Emily Carr University of Art + Design". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
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