VanArts

Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts) is a private post-secondary school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1995, VanArts offers one-year diploma programs in visual, media and performing arts. Additionally, the school offers degree pathways in collaboration with its 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 officially designated through the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB).[1]

History

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

VanArts' first campus was on West Broadway in Vancouver, it was then moved downtown to 837 Beatty Street in January 1997. Initially only offering programs for Classical Animation, the school further expanded to also offer programs for Computer Animation in 1998, Game Art Design in 2003, Visual Effects in 2004, then finally Digital Photography in 2006; the first school to do so in North America.[3] In that same year, VanArts moved into a new campus located at 626 West Pender Street. In 2008, the William Davis Centre for Actors Study joined with VanArts, becoming its acting department. In July 2010, VanArts moved again, this time to 570 Dunsmuir Street. In 2011, additional departments were made for Web Development & Interactive Design, Broadcasting, and Online Media. In 2021, the school moved to its current location, a custom made floor at 333 Terminal Avenue.

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

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. "Chilton Crane". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  5. "Wade Howie". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. "GlobalNews - Staff Personalities | Jordan Armstrong".
  7. "Acting Graduate Travels Back in Time on Outlander". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  8. "Acting Grad Casts a Spell on "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"".
  9. "Animation Grads Work for Scholastic/Weston Woods". VanArts. January 31, 2013.
  10. "Visual Effects Grads from Mexico Join Forces".
  11. "Elle India Graduates 2016 - Photographer of the Year".
  12. "Visual Effects Society Awards: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Wins Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. 5 February 2019.
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