Design in Action

​Course Description:

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A lot has happened in the past few months. 

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If you have asked yourself:

• How can I bring people together during this time through the power of art + design? 

• How can I make an artistic social impact online? 

Then join the VACS Design Course: Design in Action!  

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Through the lens of COVID-19, artists around the world are showing us how they have been digesting the current culture we live in. This pandemic has divided and isolated many: physically, but also economically and socially as well. Although a lot has been said, filmed, and photographed, let your voice be heard! Be a part of a local project that can help foster awareness and social change through the power of art and design. 

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This is a free community driven initiative that helps build youth engagement in the arts. Young people will learn how to facilitate social change through graphic art, detailed in a two week course. In this summer program, targeted at youth ages 15-18, young people will learn to cultivate their Graphic Design and Art skills as well as:

• Build leadership and agency skills 

• Connect with other young artistic minds 

• Get involved in social issues and help form creative solutions

• Build an artistic community and network

• Learn industry standard tech skills that can be applied to professional settings

• Build confidence and esteem for the arts as communicative medium 

• Receive a  certificate of completion in the course

• Build your own social canvas and create a digital legacy with VACS.

What will your digital mark be?

Tools: 

• Tablet/iPad/Wacom (optional)

• A Drawing App (optional)

• Stylus (optional)

• Laptop/Computer with a functioning webcam

• Pen/Paper/Paints/Colours