Becoming a Financial Partner

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AIRS is made possible through the financial commitment of our ongoing partners. These partners share a deep commitment to the value of authentic art education for elementary children in their formative years as a fundamental right within public education. Together we are bringing the transformative power of the arts back into public education.

AIRS financial partners sponsor a studio residency in part or in whole for a particular Vancouver neighbourhood school.   This ensures continuity of access to the visual arts at the school for one or more years.

Our ongoing collaborative research with teachers reveals that students participating in the AIRS program over multiple years demonstrate observable growth in terms of confidence of self-expression, creative freedom and resilience.   Sustained participation in the arts not only supports the wellbeing of students, enabling them to develop and value their own creative capacities, it also embeds the arts into the very heart of a school community, fostering a sense of belonging and inclusivity within the community through shared creative experience.

*A donation of:

$6,000 supports one community-engaged artist in a five week mentorship residency opportunity

$4,000 supports an 8 week pilot or media arts residency at a Vancouver elementary school

$6,600 supports an extended studio residency of 16 weeks at a Vancouver elementary school

$10,000 support a full year studio residency of 24 weeks in a Vancouver elementary school for students across the whole school

If you would like to become a financial partner with AIRS and support an  AIRS studio residency at a school in part or in whole for 2021/22 or  interested in finding out more, please contact  Celia Jong VSB District Arts Coordinator at cjong@vsb.bc.ca