VanArts explained

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]

History

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.

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . privatetraininginstitutions.gov.bc.ca.
  2. Web site: About Us | VanArts. Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  3. News: January 3, 2007 . VanArts Launches First Digital Photography Program in North America . VanArts . 22 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Chilton Crane. IMDb. 2019-10-15.
  5. Web site: Wade Howie. IMDb. 2023-10-19.
  6. Web site: GlobalNews - Staff Personalities | Jordan Armstrong.
  7. Web site: Acting Graduate Travels Back in Time on Outlander. Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
  8. Web site: Acting Grad Casts a Spell on "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina".
  9. Web site: Animation Grads Work for Scholastic/Weston Woods. January 31, 2013. VanArts.
  10. Web site: Visual Effects Grads from Mexico Join Forces.
  11. Web site: Elle India Graduates 2016 - Photographer of the Year.
  12. Web site: Visual Effects Society Awards: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Wins Top Prize. The Hollywood Reporter. 5 February 2019.