We are happy to say the studios at DVSA are once again open. However, for the summer months, it is in a limited capacity. While our Art Camps are operating, access to the school is available [...]

We can’t wait to see you again this Fall when we officially open the studios to our adult and children artists, beginning on October 3. Registration for the Fall 2020 term is now open! We [...]

Beginning in early September, DVSA will once again be offering an annual membership program, providing great perks and advantages. DVSA memberships last for one full year and we’re [...]

A modified version of our Children’s Summer Art Camps is running until September 4th, offering 10 Weeks of art adventures. Taught by qualified, professional artists, our Summer Art Camps [...]

Work on your art practice from home with hands-on exercises, discussions and critiques with DVSA faculty and fellow students. We believe an in-studio experience is the best environment for [...]

DVSA Pop-Up Online Art Auctions feature pieces submitted for our to-be-rescheduled 50th Art Auction. All proceeds are split between the school and the submitting artist. Feel free to bid [...]

The health and safety of our students, faculty and staff is paramount. Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, we’ve implemented numerous safety measures in the school to help prevent [...]

Think of it as being fashionably late. We’re pleased to announce we’ll be holding our 49½ Annual Art Auction during the week of September 21 – 26, featuring the artwork submitted for our [...]

Our digital Art Care Packages contain a collection of things you may find inspiring, mood brightening, informative, useful, calming or just entertaining entrances to “rabbit holes” sure to help [...]

“Art is a good way of grounding oneself. It’s a coping mechanism; it fundamentally saves us… Not save us… the way scientists, doctors, health staff and food providers will keep us alive, [...]

Full-time study in DVSA’s Advanced Studio offers an innovative and alternative art education for both the post-secondary and mature student. Rather than a conventional approach consisting of a [...]

Part of our DVSA Advanced Studio, Foundation Studies in Visual Art is a 1-year introductory program is divided into four stages, beginning with intensive perceptual, formal, experimental and [...]

Our “For The Petrified” series offers shorter, absolute beginner courses in three key disciplines – Painting, Drawing and Pottery. These courses are designed to offer the encouraging [...]

DVSA Parents, Our apologies for the late decision to cancel our March Break Art Camp programs. Developments were moving very quickly throughout the previous week and when the announcement came [...]

2018-19 was an extraordinary year for DVSA, featuring more great artwork from our studios and significant growth in community engagement as we reached a new milestone of 6,337 annual [...]

Our biannual newsletters share DVSA highlights over a 6 month period. Read on to see what we’ve been up to. View our Autumn 2019 Newsletter here Past newsletters: Spring 2019 Autumn 2018 [...]