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Artist in residence studio program (AIRS)

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Partnerships

"The 'Art room' is one of the few creative safe spaces left where a child cannot be judged or be wrong, especially today where the pressure of “perfection ” is demanded in our technological world.  The Art room is a place where a papier-mâché bird can have 3 legs and one eye or where the sun can set in the east. This is why the Rennie Foundation was there as the founding financial partner of AIRS and continues to support AIRS in many ways."   Bob Rennie, Rennie Foundation


The AIRS program is made possible through the shared vision, support and  encouragement of many partners. It is through the collective commitment  and generosity of teachers, artists, administrators, local arts  organizations and financial patrons all working together, that seemingly  impossible dreams become possible. All of our partners together are  instrumental in realizing our shared vision of creating equitable,  on-going and life transforming access to the visual arts for all  children.


Each year our existing studios are sustained through the contributions  of our many financial supporters. Our vision is to extend the program to  more schools as additional funding becomes available to create greater  equity and opportunity of access to the arts for elementary children in  Vancouver.

Make a donation

All donations, whether large or small are critical in enabling AIRS to  continue to provide dynamic and impactful studio residencies in  Vancouver elementary schools to empower students to be makers and  transformers of their world


If you would like to make a donation to the AIRS program the button below will take you to the VSB donation page.

 Please select AIRS from the fund destination drop down menu.

All donations over $20 will receive a tax receipt from the Vancouver School Board.

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Becoming a Financial Partner

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:

$2,000 supports one community-engaged artist in a five week mentorship residency opportunity

$3,300 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

$9,900 support a full year studio residency of 24 weeks in a Vancouver elementary school for students across the whole school


The VSB honours all financial donations with additional matching funds.

*residency costs are CARFAC-RAAV compliant for 2021/22


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

Celebrating our Financial partners for 2020/21

thank you for considering how you could partner with us to transform lives through arts education

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.


PHONETIC PRONUNCIATION:  xʷməθkʷəy̓əm - Musqueam (pronounced Mus-kwee-um)   Sḵwxwú7mesh - Squamish Nation (pronounced Skwa-mish)  səlilwətaɬ - Tsleil-Waututh (pronounced Slay-wah-tuth) Please do not capitalize x in xʷməθkʷəy̓əm & s in səlilwətaɬ Do capitalize S in Skwxwú7mesh *The above has been shared by Chas Desjarlais- District Principal of Indigenous Education.


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