NPC Arts Centre
About NPC
NPC Arts Centre offers an educational model that is specifically developed to cultivate visual literacy and innovative thinking to young art learning students from K to 12 at Richmond, South Surrey, and West Vancouver campuses. A key aim is to prepare high school students for admissions processes and portfolio reviews at leading post-secondary art and design programs.
Since opening its doors in Greater Vancouver Canada, NPC has helped hundreds of students successfully enroll in the top art and design post-secondary programs in both North America and Europe. We have over 15 art and design training and portfolio preparation courses, such as Animation, Concept Design, Game Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Interactive Design, Illustration, Fashion Design, Jewelry Design and Accessory Design, etc., which are well designed to provide students with the best possible opportunity to achieve their creative and academic goals. Children's creative drawing ability is the foundation of all design areas, and it’s important to start building the foundation from a young age.
Our faculty are veteran professionals with experience at the forefront of the industry and years of art education experiences with children and youth. All our teaching materials and curriculum tailored for kids and teens art programs are designed by our own team, aiming to guide young artists towards becoming professional designers in the future.
Special Program
​With College of Creative Studies
NPC College of Arts + Design (NPC) and College for Creative Studies (CCS) have partnered to create a cross-institutional pathway enabling NPC graduates to complete both a NPC Concept Design Diploma and a CCS Concept Design BFA programs, and fully prepared to enter the Entertainment Industry. We are not just preparing students for careers, we are equipping them to change lives.
Tim Flattery
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Chief Academic Officer & Section Chair of Concept Design BFA, College for Creative Studies
Mr. Flattery is a multi-talented creative concept artist and designer with expertise in concept development, design, fabrication and story for the entertainment industry. In a career spanning more than 28 years, he has worked on some of the biggest films for some of the most famous directors in the world including Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and Tim Burton. Among the number of highly anticipated films he has worked on are Rise of the Guardians 2, Avengers, Infinity War, Bumblebee and the new Godzilla sequel. Previously he has designed and overseen full-size construction of custom vehicles such as the Batmobile for Batman Forever and the Fantasticar for Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer. Mr Flattery is also the Chief Academic Officer and Section Chair of Concept Design at the College For Creative Studies in Detroit.
