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.

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.

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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

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

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COURSES BY CATEGORY

Painting Inspired by Landscape
Discover how the landscape remains an exciting source of inspiration for many painters.
Started Jan 7
525 Canadian dollars
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Painting: Introduction II
Develop your painting skills and discover your artist’s voice while exploring subject matter.
Started Jan 7
575 Canadian dollars
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Painting: Light and Space
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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Painting the City
Let the excitement of the urban environment inspire your paintings.
Started Jan 15
575 Canadian dollars
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Painting: The Contemporary Figure
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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Painting the Everyday with Gouache
Your everyday life can provide endless subject matter for painting with gouache.
Started Jan 7
525 Canadian dollars
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Painting Today II
Discover an array of subject matter with this thematic-focussed painting course.
Started Jan 14
575 Canadian dollars
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Painting: Understanding Abstraction II
Learn how abstract painting relates to many things that exist in the world.
Started Jan 10
525 Canadian dollars
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