Centre des arts visuels / The Visual Arts Centre

Attended the Ring in a Day" workshop given by Cynthia Hawkes and it was amazing! Cynthia and her assistant were very attentive and patient teachers. I went in without any knowledge about jewellery design and came out with two silver rings that look like they were made by a pro!The Visual Arts Centre has also put in place many COVID safety procedures such as plexi glass between stations

An enchanting gallery space. The current exhibit titled with the seasons" captivating!"

I have been taking pottery classes at the art center for about a year now. Very good experience. The open studio is a very good thing, I wish that hours were a bit more extended. Staff is friendly and helpful.This is a great place if you want to meet people, exchange and learn pottery as a hobby. Only downer is that the pottery studio is in the basement, It would be nice if it would be in one of the upper studios, especially since it is so popular and gets pretty crowded some times.

I have found the staff of this centre ever ready and helpful if 'there's something in it for them' When I asked to have my pottery tools returned to me after the covid closedown, they just couldn't be bothered to respond much less help. I think that this place is all touchey-feeley but basically it's about making money! After having taken thousands of dollars worth of classes - now that I'm no longer needed - I've been told to 'take a hike'.Not a nice place.

Am new to the city, and signed up for a pottery course after many years away from turning. Great class, professional teaching, and very friendly. The extra drop in times are a great added feature to the course, and it makes it certainly worth the money. I highly recommend taking courses here.

I had painted in oil on my own for years, learning by trial and error, but when I decided to try my hand at watercolour, I felt some direction would be beneficial and I signed up for my first class at the Visual Art Centre. Was I pleased with my decision? So much so that I ended up taking additional classes for a half dozen years and was never disappointed. Not only were my teachers talented artists themselves, they also had the ability of transferring their knowledge and techniques to their students. A wonderful atmosphere to develop creatively with other talented peers while having fun. Highly recommended.

I am disappointed with the jewelry class. They are quite unfriendly to new students, kind of cliquish and the teachers hardly teach anything. Defiantly not worth the high cost of the class.

Taking courses at the VAC gave me the confidence to move on to the Studio Arts Program at Concordia to receive my BFA. The teachers and staff are always helpful and supportive and the exhibitions and artist talks at the McClure Gallery are an added bonus to an already exceptional community art school. I volunteer as a board member at the VAC because it is a jewel of an art school!

Very Negative Experience!AVOID The Visual Arts Centre! They provide confusing information about Courses/Summer Camp/Youth Summer Workshops/Youth Courses/Weekly Sessions. There are ambiguous different rules/cancellation policies for each of these. So just register, and you will be trapped!!They charged me 200 CAD despite my daughter never attended a single hour of any course! Can you imagine?! Yes, that just happened.One more point: They claim that there is a possibility to address complaints. In my experience, this was not true. The person who is supposed to resolve a complaint is a supervisor who repeats the same arguments against you. Be extremely careful!p.s. There is no objection against a reasonable cancellation policy. It is about clarity, and caring about the clients. Moreover, I clearly showed them which parts of the information BOTH on their website and on their software-generated receipts are unclear and misleading. They just did not want to admit it.

I've been attending the Montreal Visual Arts Center for the past 4 years and without prior artistic training have learned a great deal aboutdrawing , color and the use of the various media. The instruction has been top notch and those attending the classes were very collegial and helpful to the overall efforts. Instruction is given in both languages and the 3-hour sessions go by seamlessly. I heartily recommend this institution for any amateur interested in furthering their visual art expertise.