| Vancouver Institute of Media Arts | |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | Colin Phillips |
| City: | Vancouver |
| State: | British Columbia |
| Country: | Canada |
| Campus: | 700 - 333 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver, BC Canada, V6A 4C1 |
| Nickname: | VanArts |
| Affiliations: | PTIB, EQA, StudentAid BC, EduCanada, NACC |
| Website: | vanarts.com |
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. The school offers degree pathways in collaboration with its university partners.
VanArts is officially designated through the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB).[1]
VanArts was founded in 1995 with Lee Mishkin as its founding program director.[2]
VanArts' first campus was on West Broadway in Vancouver. In January 1997, it moved downtown to 837 Beatty Street. Initially offering programs for Classical Animation, the school expanded to offer programs for Computer Animation in 1998, Game Art Design in 2003, Visual Effects in 2004, then Digital Photography in 2006, the first school to do so in North America.[3]
In 2006, VanArts moved to a new campus 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 to 570 Dunsmuir Street. In 2011, 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.