Let’s create together.
Vancouver Island School of Art is a contemporary art school located in Downtown Victoria.
Open to adults of all ages. VISA is a Non-Profit Registered Charity.
We're 20 years old!
With over 5900 students and 135 instructors since September 2004, we've provided a welcoming place for people of all ages to learn about contemporary art, as well as a venue for MFA graduates to get training as instructors.
Learn. Create. Play.
Whether you want to take only one art course or complete a full-time program, there is a place for you at our school. The Vancouver Island School of Art offers two modes of study:
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Thoughtfully designed in the focus areas of drawing, painting and art history.
COURSES BY CATEGORY
Discover how the landscape remains an exciting source of inspiration for many painters.
Starts Jan 7, 2025
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Develop your painting skills and discover your artist’s voice while exploring subject matter.
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Enhance your paintings by learning how to create a sense of light and space with colour.
Starts Jan 7, 2025
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See how the 1970s “Pattern and Decoration” movement can inspire work being done today.
Starts Jan 8, 2025
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Learn ways to approach painting the figure as you examine the work of contemporary artists.
Starts Jan 9, 2025
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Your everyday life can provide endless subject matter for painting with gouache.
Starts Jan 7, 2025
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Learn how abstract painting relates to many things that exist in the world.
Starts Jan 10, 2025
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Discover the possibility of drawing by looking at art found in today’s contemporary art galleries.
Starts Jan 7, 2025
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Learn new drawing materials and methods each week while focusing on a variety of subject matter.
Starts Jan 8, 2025
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Expand your knowledge of drawing techniques and develop a personal approach to subject matter.
Starts Jan 10, 2025
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Get to know Victoria better by sketching what you see as you meander through the city streets.
Starts Jan 8, 2025
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Make expressive drawings while learning about Expressionism in the 20th century.
Starts Jan 9, 2025
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Let the contemplative act of slow stitching bring joy into your life on weekly basis.
Starts Jan 9, 2025
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An understanding of design will make all your artwork more exciting and sophisticated.
Starts Jan 10, 2025
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Discover how interpretations of the human form have developed over the last 150 years.
Starts Jan 9, 2025
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Awaken your mind to the often-surprising world of contemporary art in the 21st century.
Starts Jan 8, 2025
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Make collage studies as inspiration for expressive watercolour landscapes.
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75 Canadian dollarsLearn how to draw some of the birds and mammals of Vancouver Island using pencils.
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185 Canadian dollarsCreate otherworldly gardens by using a fusion of artistic expression and speculative science.
Starts Jan 18, 2025
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Learn some informative techniques to bring light and shadow into your drawings.
Starts Jan 25, 2025
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Starts Jan 25, 2025
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Discover the beautiful effects of ink and water while creating imaginative jellyfish.
Starts Feb 1, 2025
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Starts Feb 1, 2025
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Discover the imaginative and spontaneous techniques the Surrealist used to create drawings.
Starts Feb 8, 2025
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Want to do something creative? Collage is a great way to start.
Starts Feb 8, 2025
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Starts Feb 15, 2025
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Learn the basic techniques for working with colour including value, hue and saturation.
Starts Feb 22, 2025
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The workshop will teach you all you need to know to paint people in an urban environment.
Starts Feb 22, 2025
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The workshop is a basic introduction to landscape painting with acrylics.
Starts Mar 1, 2025
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Starts Mar 15, 2025
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Discover how to incorporate photographs in your collages and paintings through image transfer.
Starts Mar 22, 2025
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Learn how to draw people using traditional Japanese ink drawing techniques.
Starts Mar 22, 2025
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Learn how taking photos will give you a new way of looking at downtown Victoria.
Starts Mar 29, 2025
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See how the techniques of Cezanne can give you a new approach to watercolour painting.
Starts Mar 29, 2025
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Starts Apr 5, 2025
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Starts Apr 5, 2025
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Starts Apr 12, 2025
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