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Visionary School of Arts (VSA) is a division of Visionary Centers International is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization governed by Board of Directors. VSA’s students are instructed and mentored by qualified professional artists with many years of experience. Our classes take students step-by-step from drawing on the right side of the brain to exploring an amazing array of mediums with a spirit of excellence.

Working from life, photos, on site, and imagination, our teachers take students on a journey of creativity that will be with them for a lifetime! Our students are winning local, national, and international awards. Classes are offered by the semester with occasional all day workshops in specific mediums. Our goal at VSA is to teach, raise up, and launch those that will usher in a new renaissance in the arts! We foster life-changing experiences that introduce the business aspects of being a professional artist; including marketing and producing top-quality Giclées.

We produce shows, help with competitions, and as the students grow, introduce him or her to the community galleries and beyond! Our vision is to continue the nurture the growth of our school as well as open a center for the arts through our non-profit foundation, which expands to an artist community and convergence of arts with global impact.

VSA also works with underpriveledged children at Banner Lake Elementary, serves seniors at The Place in Stuart, offers a scholarship program to qualifying families and intensive intern program for teens and young adults. We also find that a strong arts education as provided by Visionary School of Arts promotes the skills children and adults need to be successful.

Exposure to art education promotes self-directed learning, improves school/work attendance, provides a strong sense of self-worth, and sharpens critical and creative skills. Several recent studies have concluded that the creativity and innovation utilized in the artistic process is highly valued by employers in the United States and beyond as we all continue to shift into a global economy.

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