About BVAS
The Burns Visual Art Society (BVAS) was formed
in February 1979 by a group of artists facing eviction
from the Burns Building. For 19 years the BVAS was
located at the Neilson Building on 8th Avenue SW in
Downtown Calgary. This registered, non-profit,
cooperative society currently has two floors of studios
at 828 – 24 Avenue SE. The current site was occupied
in 2000 and renovated with the financial assistance of
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
The main purpose of the BVAS is to provide studio
space at a reasonable cost to working visual artists.