The Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts has a reputation of offering transformative learning experiences through instruction by a local, national and international faculty of practicing artists. Specialized courses are designed for professional artists, teachers and serious adult students. Participants have options to stay on or off campus, see Accommodation page for more details. Course fees include daytime meals (lunch and two snacks) and supply fees are unique to each course. Breakfast and dinner are included in the accommodation cost. Courses run 9-4 pm each day. You can take one course or back to back courses. Plan your summer and enjoy the many offerings at MISSA!

 

MISSA 2018: June 23 – July 6

Workshops

Mentored Independent Studies: June 23 – July 1 (9-day)

Weekend One - June 23rd – 24th (2-day)

Week One - June 25th - 29th (5-day)

Weekend Two - June 30th – July 1st (2-day)

Week Two - July 2nd – 6th (5-day)

New to MISSA for 2018!

Enjoy 9 days of uninterrupted studio time with the freedom to explore new creative concepts, experiment with new techniques, and take your art project to the next level supported by expert mentorship. Participants will share a studio space with another artist over the 9 days.

The mentor for 2018 will be Harold Klunder, an accomplished artist and teacher.

To apply, please submit an application including information about your artistic experience and what you hope to accomplish working with a mentor. Please include a few images of your current artwork.

Applications are no longer being accepted. Thank you for your interest.

Do you want to stay at MISSA a little longer and settle into your own art process? Do you want to extend your time to share in some of that “MISSA magic”?

This is an opportunity for you!

Enjoy some unstructured studio time for 5 days between July 2 – 6. Studio spaces (private or shared) will be available on a first come, first serve basis, depending on availability.

Please contact the MISSA office for further details.

The Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts awards a limited number of bursaries each year. We are pleased to offer financial assistance to  artists of all mediums through the MISSA Bursary Program. We also award a number of Emerging Artist Bursaries to young artists between the ages of 19-29.

Bursary deadline March 30, 2018

Throughout the year there are opportunities to attend workshops hosted by MISSA. These workshops are available to MISSA students (both participating and past) and are often open to the public. Please be on the look out for future offerings.

 

 

MISSA’s summer workshops have been running since 1984. Please see our archives of Past Workshops.

Are you interested in becoming an instructor at MISSA? In early fall the MISSA Board of Directors starts planning the workshop program for the following summer to be able to have the new classes posted to the website in January/February of the new year.  Exact dates are unfortunately not guaranteed from year to year but typically fall between the last weekend in June to the first week in July.

MISSA 2018  June 23 – July 6.

Teaching contracts are offered on a per workshop basis and are not an assurance of year-to-year employment. Workshop proposals must be submitted each year. We prefer that instructors new to MISSA start with a two-day proposal.  Instructors receive an honorarium and all meals and accommodation are covered. Economy travel and supply expenses are to be discussed with MISSA.

If you are interested in becoming an instructor at MISSA, please submit the following as a single pdf document and email to Marna Lynn Smith, Executive Director at ed@missa.ca.

1. Brief bio with teaching, education and reference details
2. Short course proposal (2-day or 5-day) Class size is limited to 12 students and classes run 9-4 each day.
3. Contact info and website details

Workshop proposals will be accepted between August 15 – October 15, 2018.

We look forward to hearing from you for MISSA 2019 and beyond!

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