c6bf7972-a335-4e04-a68d-4275ac906726 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting the Contemporary Figure Items required for the first class: - sketchbook - pen/pencil - black conté and/or charcoal - pad of newsprint - glue stick - scissors - 1 medium sized canvas or panel Additional Items to be discussed during the first class: - your choice of paints in a range of colours (oil, acrylics, watercolour or gouache) - acrylic matte medium (for acrylics) - odourless mineral spirits and walnut or linseed oil (oil) - variety of brushes suited to your choice of paint - surfaces to paint on (canvas, wood panel or paper - depending on paint choice) approx. 10 total - rags - palette - palette knife - paint apron (suggested) - large container or jar for water The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

Physical location of the Vancouver Island School of Art including telephone and email address and hours of operation. Contact Us LOCATION 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 Phone: 250.380.3500 Email: info@vancouverislandschoolart.com CONNECT WITH US OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5:00pm Please note that due to Covid-19 protocol classrooms will only be open for students five minutes before start of class (9:55 for morning classes, 1:55 for afternoon classes and 5:55 for evening classes). This will give the staff time to sanitize classrooms prior to start of class. If you would like to drop by and visit the school or the Slide Room Gallery, please call or email to inquire about gallery hours. HOLIDAY HOURS The school is closed on Statutory Holidays. Please note our location is wheelchair accessible. ADD TO CART 3 Hour Online Workshop $65 (materials not included) Purchase a gift card ADD TO CART 3 Hour Classroom Workshop $95 (all materials included) ADD TO CART 6 Hour Classroom Workshop $185 (all materials included) Give the gift of art We offer a variety of online and classroom workshops as well as drop-in drawing and watercolour sessions that are suitable for complete beginners or for more experienced artists who want to hone up on a skill or try something different. You can purchase an e-gift card online . Gift certificates can also be purchased by contacting the office and are available in any denomination you would like. Contact the office for a customized gift certificate. If you are on a budget for a gift, you could purchase one of our Drop-in Draw by Drawing sessions for $20, or a Watercolour Mondays session for $25.

Discover Tamara Bond's background and education. Biography Tamara Bond was born in Prince George BC and received her BFA from Emily Carr University in 1999. Her work has been shown in commercial and public galleries and Artist run-centres across Canada. Bond is represented by Madrona Gallery in Victoria, BC. She is a recent recipient of an Explore and Create Canada Council Grant (2021) to create a graphic memoir and another (2022) to create a series of large scale, mixed media paintings. Bond’s studio practice involves storytelling with many mediums including collage, painting, mixed media and drawing. She attempts to draw everything that her mind considers, and combines them all to create narratives from. Currently, this includes her own psyche, mad identity, nature, animals, her chickens, motherhood, menopause, dreams, and the principles and elements of design. tamarabondblog.ca Tamara Bond Education BA Visual Arts, Emily Carr University of Art + Design Tamara Bond Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS

9877d388-1b6d-4c45-9d1e-fca9079fad98 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - The Contemporary Botanical All supplies are provided for this workshop. The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

be03571a-7049-43eb-9c2f-59e295f1fbd7 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Art History: Dada to Pop 1915-1965 Note-taking materials: - notebook (specifically devoted to this course) - pen The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

01daacef-2c2e-495e-9f28-ce6e1121f6d6 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: Understanding Abstraction I Students can choose any painting medium to work with such as oil, acrylic, watercolour or gouache. While the instructor has experience and knowledge of all these media, the student is expected to have some knowledge of the medium they choose to work in for this course. If you are looking for a how-to-paint course, please consider our Painting: Introduction I course. For every class to do in-class exercises: - 9 x 12” or larger sketchbook (preferably the kind with rings so pages can lie flat) or loose sheets of paper - 9 x 12” watercolour sketchbook (Arches, 100% cotton) - HB pencil, eraser and sharpener- set of watercolours, watercolour brush #10 (approx) - palette to mix paint on - coloured pencils - glue stick - scissors - jar of water Materials will be discussed during the first class but here is a general overview of what you should expect to have on hand: -paints: a good selection of colours, at least two of each of the primary and secondary colours (a warm and cool of each), two browns, black and white -brushes: a range of brushes from small to large, round and flat -medium: (for acrylic or oil)-odourless mineral spirits (for oil) -palette to mix paint on-palette knives (metal for oil, plastic for water based medium) -rags -surfaces: canvas, cradled panels, paper, found wood -drawing materials: pencil, charcoal, etc. Recommended Textbook: Moszynska, Anna, Abstract Art , Thames & Hudson, 2020 Edition. The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

d0a1b420-a59c-4fc9-883e-8b2768834f53 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing a Series - Collage materials, including magazines* (such as The New York Times, National Geographic, and TIME), newspapers, and photographs - Drawing pencils: 2B, 4B, 8B - Conte pencil - Ink, pastel or watercolor or a combination of them - Eraser - Yellow Carbon paper or transfer paper (5-8 in quantity) - Pad of newsprint - Stonehenge Paper Sheets, 250gsm, 22" x 30" (pre-cut in halves) - Art knife/ scissors *magazines and newspapers available at school for student use The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

Drop-in online watercolour sessions offered on a bi-weekly basis at the Vancouver Island School of Art on Monday evenings, 6:30-8:30pm. Watercolour Mondays

1b409c5f-7b65-4d9e-ba40-b23eedb8057f Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Collage as Landscape - 6 sheets 8.5x11 card stock (or equivalant) - scissors - glue stick (“permanent” if possible) - Vogue magazine (Vogue has a great range of colours and textures but any high quality fashion magazine will do) The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

Donations to the Vancouver Island School of Art can be made as a one-time or monthly amount. Become a VISA supporter You can choose to become a VISA supporter with an automatic monthly donation of your choosing. Celebrate VISA's 20th anniversary and become a supporter of the school by donating $20/month with our automatic monthly donation option. DONATE CANCEL RECURRING DONATIONS Donate through PayPal Giving Fund DONATE Create your community Make Your Community Better Donate to the Vancouver Island School of Art People come to VISA to learn about art, but the school provides a much more vital function. VISA is a place where people can come together to connect, make friends and to be part of a social network. The World Health Organization recently started a Commission of Social Connection because loneliness and lack of social connection have become a major epidemic with serious health consequences. The part about the school that does not come across on our website or social media posts, is that one of the most important things that happens at VISA, is the daily connections people make with each other in every class, whether in-person or online. Life-long connections are an everyday occurrence at VISA. Creating a space for social connections is one of the most important roles VISA offers to the local and wider community. Please consider making a donation of any size. Donations from the community ensure that VISA not only survives, but also continues to thrive and provide a much needed place of connection for all sectors of society. Part of your donation will go towards our Live Longer with Art program which provides seniors on low or reduced income with subsidized or free art courses and workshops. If you know of a senior that could benefit from having social connection through an art course or workshop at VISA, please encourage them to fill out our “Live Longer with Art” application form (below) for a subsidized or free-of-charge art learning experience. VISA is a post-secondary independent art school founded in 2004 by artist and instructor, Wendy Welch. During its first ten years of development, the school has achieved accreditation with PTIB (Private Training Institutions Branch of the Ministry of Advanced Education), as well as transfer agreements with two degree-granting institutions: Emily Carr University of Art + Design and Vancouver Island University. Students can transfer credits from our Certificate program to receive university degrees in art. VISA is a non-profit, charitable organization with Revenue Canada and is run by a Board of Directors consisting of professionals from the Victoria community. The VISA faculty have graduate degrees in art. Registered Charity #86392 1433 RR0001 Help VISA make the world a better place, one person at a time. Get Information to Apply for a Live Longer with Art Tuition Subsidy Download PDF VISA relies almost entirely on tuition and does not recieve operational funding from any government sources. Our funding comes from people like you! VISA relies almost entirely on tuition and does not receive operational funding from any government sources. Donations from the community are crucial in terms of VISA's long-term sustainablity. For those of you who have taken a course or program here you will know how much it changes your life, and for those of you who live with one of our students, you can attest to the fact VISA has changed their life. We appreciate donations of any amount ($10, $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 are some popular amounts). You will receive a tax receipt for all donations over $20 and have your name on our website and newsletter (optional). 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Discover Russ Reynolds's background and education. Born in Victoria, Russ attended degree programs at Uvic and UBC and studied professional programs at Cornell and UNLV. He has a master’s degree in Business Administration and nine professional designations (four international) in real estate appraisal and urban land economics. Over the years Russ has volunteered on land use committees, neighbourhood community associations and professional panels. He is a collector of art, patron to artists and hobby artist primarily with respect to paintings on canvas. Russ has endless passion about all aspects of the art world from the prepping of a canvas to the tax mechanisms of art foundations. When he isn’t thinking about art or trying to assist a starving artist, he is appraising hotels and casinos and has done so for the last 38 years. Russ Reynolds Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS

72ad88a0-75c6-4ea7-a6b0-6ac439b5c2ff Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: New Takes on Old Masters Suggested Palette* [feel; free to substitute some or all of these with your own preferred choices]: * In all cases, synthetic approximations of colours (ex: Cadmium Red 'hue' rather than Cadmium Red) are acceptable. - one White (Titanium) (consider the larger 200 ml size for this) - a light, bright yellow such as Cadmium Yellow Light, Lemon yellow, or Medium or Hansa Yellow - a middle red such as Cadmium Red Deep or Middle, or Pyrrole red - a 'cool' red such as Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Scarlet or Geranium Lake, Rose Madder, etc. - a 'warm' red, such as Vermillion or Cadmium Red light - one 'cool' blue, ex: Phthalo, Cyan or Cerulean - one 'warm' bluer, ex: Ultramarine blue- one 'cool' green, ex: Viridian Green or Phthalo Green Optional Extras: - 1-2 'earth' hues: Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna or Yellow Ochre - Cobalt Blue - Permanent or Hooker’s green - Black such as Ivory Black Paint Application Tools: - metal palette knife - brushes (synthetic for acrylics; natural bristle for oils)... a variety of sizes and types, such as one each of medium to large filbert/flat and round brushes, plus a small round - one or more inexpensive house painting brushes in a variety of widths Mediums for paint (acrylic painters only) - matte acrylic medium and gloss acrylic medium - OPTIONAL for acrylics: impasto gel medium and/or modelling paste Medium for point (oil painters only) - low-odour solvent (mineral spirits) - refined Linseed oil - OPTIONAL for oils: - in place of linseed oil: a combination of 1/3rd Gum turpentine, 1/3rd damar varnish solution and 1/3rd refined linseed oil mixed in a squeeze bottle - impasto gel or cold wax medium Surfaces: - One primed canvas or canvas board ranging in size from medium to medium-large [ ex: 16 x 20 inches to 30 in x 40 inches] Size can depend on how quickly you typically work; a typical recommended size would be 18 x 24 in. or 24 x 30 in. OPTIONAL: - In place of canvas: a wood panel primed with 3 flat coats of acrylic gesso, Other: - pencils and a small -medium-sized sketchbook for notes and plan sketching - a few sticks of fine vine (willow) charcoal for drawing on canvas - a palette and lidded jars for solvents and mixing The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .