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 Artist in residence studio program (AIRS)

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  • Home
  • About
    • About AIRS
    • Guiding Principles
    • The AIRS Story
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Contact Us
  • Artists
    • Current Artists
    • Past Artists
  • Studios
    • Residencies
    • Snapshots from the Studio
  • Relevance
    • Testimonials
    • Student reflections
    • Inquiry and Reports
    • Academic
  • Get Involved
    • Becoming an AIRS Artist
    • Donating to AIRS
    • Contact Us
  • News
  • Exhibition
    • Virtual Exhibition2019/20
    • Virtual Exhibition2020/21
    • Virtual Exhibition2022/23
    • Virtual Exhibition2023/24

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We invite you to be part of our story in making space for the transformative potential of the arts in children's lives.   


 As an equity-seeking program, your funding priorities directly supports AIRS residencies in underserved schools that lack financial resources.  


AIRS is a register charity. All donations will receive a tax deductable receipt.

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Your impact

Sustained participation in the AIRS has a profound impact on student well being and success in school and in life.  The arts build confidence, creative expression,  resilience, agency, and empathy.  AIRS program embeds art into the very heart of the school community fostering a sense of belonging and inclusion.

Read about our Impacts in 2023/4

What your donation can do

Every donation no matter how big or small makes a difference.


MONTHLY DONATIONS:


  • $50 a month from 10 donors will fund a mentorship for one artist in training.
  • $125 a month from 10 donors will fund a full year residency at an undeserved elementary school


SPONSORING AN AIRS PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS  


  • $4,000 - 8 week pilot residency for a new school
  • $6,000 - funds mentorship training for one artist
  • $7,500 - funds a half year residency 
  • $15,000 - funds a year-long residency 

 

AIRS currently has studio residencies in 15 public elementary schools.  There are 90 elementary schools in Vancouver School District .   


Thank you for your donation

Together we are bringing the transformative power of the arts back into public education.

We are grateful to our Financial Partners for 2024/5

  • The Pleasance Family in memory of Dr. Jane Garland
  • David Alderdice and Ingrid Fleuvog
  • Stuart and Della McLaughlin
  • Lori Snyder
  • Aswinee Rath
  • Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation  
  • City of Vancouver
  • The Rennie Foundation
  • Vancouver School Board
  • Vancouver Art Gallery
  • Kwantlen Polytechnic University
  • The Province of British Columbia through the Community Gaming Grants
  • Heritage BC through the Heritage Legacy Fund

Land Acknowledgement

The Artist In Residence Studio program is honoured to be working 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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