#instalkationcompte in time for Tuesdays exhibition opening. So proud of this #collaboration with the students from this school. #artinschoolsisimportant @airsprogram
After a long day into the night of set up I’m ready for the @airsprogram year end exhibit. So proud to have made this installation with the students #artinschoolsisimportant
Some images from the installing of our “Dream Makers” exhibition. Everything looks wonderful! We can’t wait to show it to you.
Join us Tuesday for the opening from 4-7pm at the VSB headquarters, 1580 West Broadway Ave. Everybody welcome!
#vancouverartexhibition #airsprogram #airsprogramsociety #dreammakers #imaginetheworldtogether
Grateful to be part of AIRS art residency program and to share this multisensory journey with students from Tecumseh and Renfrew Elementary.
Through working with recycled paper, students engaged in an eco-conscious sensory experience rooted in touch, material exploration, and making by hand. Tearing, soaking, shaping, and assembling became ways of noticing texture, rhythm, and transformation over time.
In the slowness of making by hand, space opens for curiosity, imagination, and renewal. At a time when AI increasingly mediates our lives, artmaking holds a quiet but powerful space for presence, for sensory knowing, attunement, and connection through touch, material, and shared experience.
The works will be on view at the Vancouver School Board. Opening Tuesdays May 19th /4:30pm_7pm
#embodiedlearning #papermaking #recyclepaper #installationart #arteducation
✨ You’re invited! ✨
The AiRS Program is proud to present our year-end exhibition at the VSB Education Centre:
Dream Makers: Imagine the World Together
🗓 May 19
⏰ 4:30–7:00 PM
📍 VSB Education Centre
This exhibition features selected student artworks from AiRS artist residencies across 17 Vancouver elementary schools. Working in diverse media, these young artists remind us of the power of art as a space to dream, imagine, and envision who we are, and who we could become, together.
Join us to experience the joyful, tender, and profound perspectives of children, and to reconnect with our collective dreams for a better world.
🎤 Student docents will be present to share their work, with remarks at 5:00 PM.
🖼 Exhibition open to the public weekdays until June 4
⏰ 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
We look forward to seeing you there!
#airsprogram #artistinresidencestudioprogram #artexhibition #vancouverartexhibition #studentexhibition
Application will be open for 5 more days. We would love to see your application.
The Artist in Residence Studio Program (AiRS) is a unique arts organization in collaboration with the Vancouver School District that brings diverse artists into equity-seeking public elementary schools to inspire and mentor students through community-engaged studio residencies.
We’re now accepting applications for short-term and mentorship residencies for the 2026/27 school year.
✨ We welcome artists from all disciplines who:
• Have experience working with children
• Value collaboration and community
• Are excited to be part of a school environment
Join us in shaping creative, meaningful experiences for young learners.
🔗 Learn more and apply through the link in our bio.
#airsprogram #artistinresidency #callforartists #communityengagedartists #artistsinschools
Making Art Waves is our quarterly newsletter, keeping you up to date on everything happening at AiRS.
This issue features a write-up on our Living Fibre exhibition at Access Gallery, highlights from the Pro-D Day conference hosted by AiRS for VSB teachers, and details about upcoming events, including the opening of Dream Makers, the Year End Exhibition at the VSB headquarters.
If you didn’t receive the newsletter in your inbox and would like to, you can sign up using the link in our bio.
#makingartwaves #airsprogram #artistinresidencyprogram #artinschoolisimportant #arteducationmatters #newsletter #artsprogramnewsletter
🎨 Applications are now open!
You still have a few weeks to submit your application.
The Artist in Residence Studio Program (AiRS) is a unique arts organization and collaboration with the Vancouver School District that brings diverse artists into equity seeking public elementary schools to inspire and mentor students in art through community-engaged studio residencies.
We’re now accepting applications for short-term and mentorship residencies for the 2026/27 school year.
✨ We welcome artists from all disciplines who:
• Have experience working with children
• Value collaboration and community
• Are excited to be part of a school environment
Join us in shaping creative, meaningful experiences for young learners.
🔗 Learn more and apply through the link in our bio.
#airsprogram #artistinresidency #callforartist #communityengageartists #artistsworkinginschool
Our Webinar," Layering Stories: Art, Community, and Heritage in the AiRS Tecumseh Project" recorded on March 27, is now available at: https://share.google/ZYckKS6n6cNwYVqns This whole school art inquiry with the VSB elementary school has been nominated for a 2026 BC Heritage Award under the category "Education, Communications, and Awareness". Winners will be announced May 5.
🎨 Applications are now open!
The Artist in Residence Studio Program (AiRS) is a unique arts organization and collaboration with the Vancouver School District that brings diverse artists into equity seeking public elementary schools to inspire and mentor students in art through community-engaged studio residencies.
We’re now accepting applications for short-term and mentorship residencies for the 2026/27 school year.
✨ We welcome artists from all disciplines who:
• Have experience working with children
• Value collaboration and community
• Are excited to be part of a school environment
Join us in shaping creative, meaningful experiences for young learners.
🔗 Learn more and apply through the link in our bio.
#airsprogram #artistinresidency #callforartist #communityengageartists #artistsworkinginschool
