VanArts
{{Short description|Art school in Vancouver, Canada}}
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{{Infobox university
|name = Vancouver Institute of Media Arts
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|image_name = VanArts_logo.jpg
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|established = {{Start date|1995}}
|type = Private
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|staff =
|faculty =
|president = Colin Phillips
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|students =
|city = Vancouver
|state = British Columbia
|country = Canada
|campus = 700 - 333 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver, BC Canada, V6A 4C1
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|nickname = VanArts
|affiliations = PTIB, EQA, StudentAid BC, EduCanada, NACC
|footnotes =
|website = [http://www.vanarts.com/ vanarts.com]
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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. The school offers degree pathways in collaboration with its university partners.
VanArts is officially designated through the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB).{{cite web |url=https://www.privatetraininginstitutions.gov.bc.ca/ |title=Home |website=privatetraininginstitutions.gov.bc.ca}}
History
VanArts was founded in 1995 with Lee Mishkin as its founding program director.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanarts.com/about-us/|title=About Us | VanArts|website=Vancouver Institute of Media Arts}}
VanArts' first campus was on West Broadway in Vancouver. In January 1997, it moved downtown to 837 Beatty Street. Initially offering programs for Classical Animation, the school expanded to offer programs for Computer Animation in 1998, Game Art Design in 2003, Visual Effects in 2004, then Digital Photography in 2006, the first school to do so in North America.{{cite news |date=January 3, 2007 |title=VanArts Launches First Digital Photography Program in North America |publisher=VanArts |url=https://www.vanarts.com/news-article/vanarts-launches-first-digital-photography-program-north-america/ |access-date=22 January 2019}}
In 2006, VanArts moved to a new campus 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 to 570 Dunsmuir Street. In 2011, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186322/|title=Chilton Crane|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-10-15}}
- Wade Howie, Department Head of Visual Effects for Film and Television & Game Art Design – credits include Jurassic Park, The Mask, Terminator 2: Judgment Day.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0398172/|title=Wade Howie|website=IMDb|access-date=2023-10-19}}
=Notable alumni=
- Jordan Armstrong (News Anchor/Reporter, Global BC){{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/author/jordan-armstrong/|title = GlobalNews - Staff Personalities | Jordan Armstrong}}
- Braeden Clarke (Actor, Outlander){{Cite web|url=https://www.vanarts.com/news-article/acting-graduate-travels-back-in-time-on-outlander/|title=Acting Graduate Travels Back in Time on Outlander|website=Vancouver Institute of Media Arts}}
- Georgie Daburas (Actor, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina){{Cite web|url=https://www.vanarts.com/news-article/acting-grad-casts-a-spell-on-sabrina/|title = Acting Grad Casts a Spell on "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"}}
- Aaron Douglas (Actor, Battlestar Galactica)
- Galen Fott (Director/Animator, I Want My Hat Back){{Cite web|url=https://www.vanarts.com/news-article/animation-grads-work-scholasticweston-woods/|title=Animation Grads Work for Scholastic/Weston Woods|date=January 31, 2013|website=VanArts}}
- Lucy Lawless (Actor, Xena: Warrior Princess, Ash vs. Evil Dead)
- Steven Cree Molison (Actor, Blackstone)
- Eden Muñoz (VFX Supervisor/Studio Owner, Pixel Perfect){{Cite web|url=https://www.vanarts.com/news-article/visual-effects-grads-from-mexico-join-forces/|title = Visual Effects Grads from Mexico Join Forces}}
- Porus Vimadal (Elle India Graduates 2016 - Photography of the Year){{Cite web|url=http://elle.in/fashion/designers/antar-agni-elle-graduates/|title=Elle India Graduates 2016 - Photographer of the Year}}
- Paul Zeke (Visual Effects, Winner VES Award 2019 for Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project, Lost in Space){{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-visual-effects-society-awards-winners-full-list-1178565|title = Visual Effects Society Awards: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Wins Top Prize|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = 5 February 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.vanarts.com}}
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Category:Art schools in Canada
Category:Universities and colleges in Vancouver
Category:Drama schools in Canada
Category:Educational institutions established in 1995