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.
20 years and counting!
With more than 6000 students and 140 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.
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:
Discover our courses
Thoughtfully designed in the focus areas of drawing, painting and art history.
COURSES BY CATEGORY
Started Jul 10
275 Canadian dollars
Let the exciting processes of watercolour help you make experimental landscapes.
Started Jul 7
275 Canadian dollars
Started Jul 8
275 Canadian dollars
Started Jul 10
275 Canadian dollars
Started Jul 7
275 Canadian dollars
Learn how light and shadow can add drama and excitement to your paintings.
Starts Sep 24
595 Canadian dollars
OnlineLearn that Canada is the home to many exciting abstract painters. ONLINE
Starts Sep 25
595 Canadian dollars
OnlineConnect with nature and learn how to make exciting landscape paintings. ONLINE
Starts Sep 16
595 Canadian dollars
OnlineLet the work of well-known artists provide inspiration for painting with gouache. ONLINE
Starts Sep 22
595 Canadian dollars
WORKSHOP SCHEDULES
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Vancouver Island School of Art is a contemporary art school located in Downtown Victoria open to adults of all ages.