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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1995 |
| President | Colin Phillips |
| Location | , , |
| 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. Additionally, 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, it was then moved downtown to 837 Beatty Street in January 1997. Initially only offering programs for Classical Animation, the school further expanded to also offer programs for Computer Animation in 1998, Game Art Design in 2003, Visual Effects in 2004, then finally Digital Photography in 2006; the first school to do so in North America.[3] In that same year, VanArts moved into a new campus located 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 again, this time to 570 Dunsmuir Street. In 2011, additional 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
- Chilton Crane, Head of Acting department – credits include Supernatural, The X-Files, Once Upon a Time.[4]
- Wade Howie, Department Head of Visual Effects for Film and Television & Game Art Design – credits include Jurassic Park, The Mask, Terminator 2: Judgment Day.[5]
Notable alumni
- Jordan Armstrong (News Anchor/Reporter, Global BC)[6]
- Braeden Clarke (Actor, Outlander)[7]
- Georgie Daburas (Actor, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)[8]
- Aaron Douglas (Actor, Battlestar Galactica)
- Galen Fott (Director/Animator, I Want My Hat Back)[9]
- Lucy Lawless (Actor, Xena: Warrior Princess, Ash vs. Evil Dead)
- Steven Cree Molison (Actor, Blackstone)
- Eden Muñoz (VFX Supervisor/Studio Owner, Pixel Perfect)[10]
- Porus Vimadal (Elle India Graduates 2016 - Photography of the Year)[11]
- Paul Zeke (Visual Effects, Winner VES Award 2019 for Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project, Lost in Space)[12]
References
- ↑ "Home". privatetraininginstitutions.gov.bc.ca.
- ↑ "About Us | VanArts". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
- ↑ "VanArts Launches First Digital Photography Program in North America". VanArts. January 3, 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ↑ "Chilton Crane". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ↑ "Wade Howie". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "GlobalNews - Staff Personalities | Jordan Armstrong".
- ↑ "Acting Graduate Travels Back in Time on Outlander". Vancouver Institute of Media Arts.
- ↑ "Acting Grad Casts a Spell on "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"".
- ↑ "Animation Grads Work for Scholastic/Weston Woods". VanArts. January 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Visual Effects Grads from Mexico Join Forces".
- ↑ "Elle India Graduates 2016 - Photographer of the Year".
- ↑ "Visual Effects Society Awards: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Wins Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. 5 February 2019.