Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts) is a
private
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post-secondary school located in
Vancouver
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, 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).
History
VanArts was founded in 1995 with
Lee Mishkin as its founding program director.
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
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in 1998,
Game Art Design
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in 2003,
Visual Effects
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a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production.
The integration of live-action footage and other live-action fo ...
in 2004, then
Digital Photography
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in 2006, the first school to do so in
North America
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.
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
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&
Interactive Design
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,
Broadcasting
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, and
Online Media
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. 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
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'', ''
The X-Files
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'',
''Once Upon a Time''.
* Wade Howie, Department Head of Visual Effects for Film and Television & Game Art Design – credits include ''
Jurassic Park
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'', ''
The Mask'',
Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Notable alumni
*Jordan Armstrong (News Anchor/Reporter, Global BC)
*
Braeden Clarke (Actor,
''Outlander'')
*Georgie Daburas (Actor,
''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'')
*
Aaron Douglas (Actor, ''
Battlestar Galactica
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'')
*
Galen Fott
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(Director/Animator, ''
I Want My Hat Back'')
*
Lucy Lawless
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(Actor, ''
Xena: Warrior Princess'',
''Ash vs. Evil Dead'')
*
Steven Cree Molison (Actor,
''Blackstone'')
*Eden Muñoz (VFX Supervisor/Studio Owner, Pixel Perfect)
*Porus Vimadal (Elle India Graduates 2016 - Photography 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
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)
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Art schools in Canada
Universities and colleges in Vancouver
Drama schools in Canada
Educational institutions established in 1995
Education in Vancouver
1995 establishments in British Columbia