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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. It was founded in 1995. VanArts offers one-year diploma programs for the visual, media and performing arts plus degree pathways with university partners.
VanArts is designated through the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB).[1]
History
VanArts was founded in 1995 with Lee Mishkin as its founding program director.[2]
The first campus for VanArts was on West Broadway in Vancouver, and by January 1997 it had moved downtown to 837 Beatty Street. Originally offering programs for Classical Animation, then computer animation in 1998, the school expanded to offer Game Art & Design in 2003 and Visual Effects in 2004. Upon adding the first Digital Photography program in North America in 2006,[3] VanArts needed to expand and moved to a new campus at 626 West Pender Street. In 2008, the William Davis Centre for Actors Study joined up with VanArts and became its acting department. Another move happened in July 2010 to 570 Dunsmuir Street. 2011 brought new departments for Web Development & Interactive Design, and the addition of 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.