Thanks to the generosity of our Angels, through their donations and volunteer work, the Ottawa School of Art continues to be a leader in providing innovative and high quality art education programming which is accessible and affordable for everyone.

"I do not want Art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few"
- William Morris

Your gifts to the Ottawa School of Art have made a big impact in the Ottawa Community.

Your generosity makes all our programs possible - unleashing imagination, creativity and talent in our youths, adults and seniors!

* Quality art courses for everyone
* Bursary assistance for students with financial needs
* Art Outreach Program in the community
* Accessible art gallery for the whole community
* FREE OSA Art Bus Tour

Quality Art Education for Everyone

The School, as a respectable centre of life-long learning, provides pre- and post professional visual arts trainng to approximately 2000 students each year.

Your gift ensures that we continually provide excellence in our diverse programming by:

* Keeping tuition fees affordable, enabling more students to take art coursess
* Engaging professional artist-instructors who have experience teaching in their respective discipline
* keeping students-to-instructor ratio low to maximize individual attention and guidance
* Providing diverse, accessible programming to everyone in the community
* Offerng state-of-the-art studio equipment in specialized studio areas

Bursary Assistance for Students with Financial Needs

Through your generous support and United Way International, the School made art educaton more accessible and affordable to 44 students in the spring 2005 term alone!

* 32 children and youth were assisted by bursaries in the Children's Program
* 12 students were assisted by bursaries in the General Program

Find out how you can support or apply for OSA bursaries here.

Art Outreach Programming in the Community

This year, the Art Outreach Program provided free community-based art courses for over 160 students facing economic and social barriers in the community. The Program has improved the lives and learning capacity of disadvantage children through direct involvement in visual art courses taught by professional artists.

These diverse groups from the community benefitted from art programming through your generous donations
Through your and an anonymous donor generous donation and United Way International provided art programming to these diverse groups in the community:

* Christie Lake Community Centre
* Hintonburg Community Centre
* Tungasuvvingat Inuit Family Resource Centre
* Youth Service Bureau Youth
* Winthrop Court Community House
Read more about OSA Art Outreach Program.

Accessible Gallery for the Whole Community

The OSA Gallery, as one of Ottawa's most accessible gallery spaces attracts over 50,000 visitors each year. The OSA Gallery is well recognized for mounting shows that present outstanding artistic merits, educational value, as well as reflecting and celebrating the current artistic community in Ottawa

FREE OSA Art Bus Tour

Each Fall, through the hard work of over 60 volunteers, our 11 gallery partners and numerous sponsors. The School, STO and OCTranspo shuttles over 1000 art lovers and newcomers alike to local art galleries