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 Artist in residence studio program (AIRS)
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    • About AIRS
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    • Board of Directors
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    • Research
  • News
  • Get Involved
    • Becoming an AIRS Artist
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What is AiRS?

In collaboration with the Vancouver School Board, AiRS creates vibrant studio spaces in schools. We then invite local, professional artists to activate these studios to facilitate inspiring, interdisciplinary visual art engagements for every child. 


Our in-school artist-in-residence program brings art alive for all kids, eliminating barriers to access for kids while championing diverse local artists. 



“Arts let us freely express ourselves and let us say what we want and feel, however we want to feel.” 

- Student at Cunningham Elementary 

About AIRS

Studio residencies
Studio residencies

Find out more about the AIRS Model and how it works for schools and artists

Studio residencies

Studio residencies
Studio residencies

Take a look at what has been happening in AIRS studio spaces in elementary schools 2024/25

Artists

Studio residencies
Artists

Meet the community of artists whose vision and expertise  create transformative artmaking experiences to students.

Help awaken children’s creativity and compassion through art

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Your gift today provides enriching arts education to students of all backgrounds, helping them grow into resilient, creative and curious people that can change the world. 

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Land Acknowledgement

The Artist In Residence Studio program is honoured to work together on the unceded, unsurrendered and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm|Musqueam, Sḵwxwú7mesh|Squamish & səlilwətaɬ |Tsleil-Waututh people, where we learn, live and work. We humbly acknowledge that we are unlearning and relearning and with this acknowledgement comes the commitment to engage in ongoing acts of reconciliation.

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