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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
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).
Your donation will help in making individuals lives better as well as make the City of Victoria a brighter more dynamic place to live.
Thank you for your continued support!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported the Vancouver Island School of Art through donations and sponsorships. VISA is grateful for all of their loyal supporters and knows it is because of them that the school has become a distinguished art organization in the City of Victoria.
Our friends
We would like to acknowledge the generosity of the following individuals and organizations who have made cash donations to the Vancouver Island School of Art. The support of these special individuals has helped VISA become a vibrant and successful community-minded arts institution.
Penny Bond
Canet Foundation
Luke Carson
City of Victoria (Strategic Plan Grant 2022)
Diane Foster
Lynda Gammon
Christine Goldburn
Harweg Foundation
Ira and Matthias Hoffecker
Xane St Phillip
Alan & Gwendoline Pyatt Foundation
Andrea Torokvei
VanCity
Vancouver Foundation
Wendy Welch
YP Heung Foundation
Arts & Culture Patron
($5000+)
Patricia Lawton
Allan Leslie
Sandra Macintosh-Thompson
Deborah Mackay
Helen Marzolf
Robert McComb
Justin McGrail
Karen McLaughlin
Paul McNair
Robert Meehan
Raymond Murray
Marti Mussell
Mary Lou Newbold
Louise Oborne
Esther Parker
Janette Patterson
Kit Pearson
Paul Peters
Agnes Phillips
Phillips Brewing Company
Pamela Plummer
Marion Porath
Power of Ten
Pat Preston
Bonny Racca
Judith Reid
Nicola Rendell
Russ Reynolds
Joan Richardson
Beverley Rock
Kate Scoones
Barbara Scott
Pat Seebach
Darlene Sheldon
Elshadai Silla
Ken Sohm
Bonnie Stebbings
Roberta Pyx Sutherland
Audrey Takoski
Pat Tennant
Clare Thomas
Mary-ellen Threadkell
Bonnie Tomlinson
Beatrice Van Winden
Jo Vipond
Randy Voldeng
Liz Wells
John Westover
Lesley Wicks
Andrée Williams
Jennifer Wilson
Niomi Wood
Joyce Almond
Dorothy Appleton
Shelby Assenheimer
Heather Atkinson
Mary Babineau
Charlotte Bell
Erica Bird
Pat Bourke
Anita Boyd
Elizabeth Brodie
Paula Carey
River Chandler
Lien Chang
Tish Clayton
Kyler Clement
Jane Coombe
Sarah Cowan
Fran Cudlipp
Anna Curtin
Gail Davidson
Donna Dickinson
Lorraine Douglas
Debra Downs
Dianna Drahanchuk
Lisa Edwards
Jill Ehlert
Steven Erikson
Darryl Farquhar
Peter Francis
Mary Frewer
Grant Gilmour
Colin Gloeckler
Debra Gloeckler
Peter Gorrie
Suzanne Hamilton
Margaret Hantiuk
Leanne Harrison
Andrea Henning
June Higgins
Laura Hilts
Tricia Hodgins
Jo Ann Hope-Smith
Anne Humphries
Jean Hutton
Lisa Jackson
Charles Joerin
Patricia Johnson
Karen Jones
Patrick Jones
Barbara Kerwin
Robin Kirkpatrick
Harry Knufman
Bayla Kolk
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Daniel Laskarin
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($250-$999)
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Amy Montgomery
Georgina Montgomery
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Annie Murphy
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Margaret Murray
John Nanson
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Susan Newlove
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Mary Lynn Ogilvie
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Christine Pfeifer
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Patti Sullivan
Barbara Svec
Barrie Szekely
Scott Tanner
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Melanie Thompson
Doug Thoms
Henriette Tibbs
Leslie Tresun
Jon Tupper
Doug Turner
Joan Tuttle
Rhonda Usipiuk
Janis Van de Geer
John Van de Geer
Riesa Venchuk
Micheal Vonn
Joan Wagner
Donald Wakal
Susan Wakal
Sheilagh Walsh
Dagmar Wanke
Valerie Warder
Wendy Wardle
Heather Waters
Lori Waters
Barbara Watts
Johanna Weeks
Patricia Weldon
Elizabeth Wells
Leanne Wilkins
Brenda Williams
Susan Williams
Sandy Wilson
Thomas Winterhoff
Lynn Wylie
Jane Young
Jessica Ziakin
Paul Ziakin
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Elizabeth Zook
Adrienne Aikins
Karen Aitken
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Connie Carter
Allan Castle
Grace Cockburn
Carolyn Converse
Patricia Conway
Patricia Cook
Janis Cooper
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Deborah Kennedy
Judith Crichton
Amy Cripps
Patricia Crofton
Penny Crowe
Corinne Dabreo
Sharon Dallas
Joy Davis
Ken De'Ath
Martine Desbois
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Maureen Doyle
Kevin Farris
Deborah Faulkner
Michelle Ford
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Jack & Margaret Fry
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Mary Mason
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Ken McAllister
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Susan Mesick
Kathryn Miller
Supporter
($100-$249)
Sarah Lang
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Mark Loria
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Julie Luna
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Katy Nelson
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Tara Nicholson
Lori Nielsen
Michael Nowlin
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Paul Pallan
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($25-$99)
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