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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.
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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. 

Anniversary Highlights

Discover upcoming 20th celebration events & key achievements over the years

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:

Certificate of Visual Arts

One year full-time or a maximum of four years part-time

Individual Courses and Workshops

On-going, no application required

WHAT'S NEW

Discover our courses

Thoughtfully designed in the focus areas of drawing, painting and art history.

SCHEDULES
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COURSES BY CATEGORY
  • Discover how the landscape remains an exciting source of inspiration for many painters.


    Started Jan 7

    525 Canadian dollars

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  • Develop your painting skills and discover your artist’s voice while exploring subject matter.


    Started Jan 7

    575 Canadian dollars

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  • Enhance your paintings by learning how to create a sense of light and space with colour.


    Started Jan 7

    575 Canadian dollars

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  • Let the excitement of the urban environment inspire your paintings.


    Started Jan 15

    575 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn ways to approach painting the figure as you examine the work of contemporary artists.


    Started Jan 9

    525 Canadian dollars

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  • Your everyday life can provide endless subject matter for painting with gouache.


    Started Jan 7

    525 Canadian dollars

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  • Discover an array of subject matter with this thematic-focussed painting course.


    Started Jan 14

    575 Canadian dollars

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  • Learn how abstract painting relates to many things that exist in the world.


    Started Jan 10

    525 Canadian dollars

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