Virtual Art Academy

Pricing

My goal is to give you the equivalent or better education than you would get at a prestigious Art Academy or Art University.

If you travel long distance to learn from a top professional painter, just a single week-long workshop will cost you between $2,000 and $3,000 taking into account the cost of tuition, air fares, car rental, food and lodging.

Tuition and fees for an Art Academy such as the Master of Fine Art program at the Academy of Art University San Francisco will cost you $20,797 every year.


How The Membership Works

You pay a simple monthly membership fee in order to get access to my Virtual Art School. You can cancel anytime and owe nothing more. All members of my online art school get:

  • One new Apprentice Program workshop released every month (16 workshops in total). In each workshop you will get the same information as if you were taking a one-week workshop with a top professional artist, but without the duplication. Over the 16 workshops you will have received the equivalent of a four-year art program at a prestigious university — read what my students have to say.
  • A Learn From The Masters℠ Program― This is a great option if you don’t have a lot of time. It takes just 15-minute-a-week and is suitable for all art enthusiasts, not just painters.
  • Access to an handy app for your computer, tablet, or smart phone so you can keep up with all the fascinating discussions on art on-the-go.
  • A special Foundation painting workshop for absolute beginners who have never painted before.
  • Instant access to 350 structured assignments to help you develop your skills covering all 9 Building Blocks of the online paintings classes curriculum.

In addition, if you choose the Spiral of Learning℠ membership, you get even more benefits:

  • Access to a special lecture series of Zoom meetings for more experienced painters that will take your painting to an even higher level, PLUS
  • A new eBook every month for 48 months from my Virtual Art Academy® eLibrary that you can print out and keep forever— this is a comprehensive eLibrary of books on art with over a thousand pages covering all the principles and techniques on how to paint that you could ever want to know. Read more about the eLibrary here.

SPECIAL OFFER

The regular cost of a Spiral of Learning℠ 2023 membership is $200 per month. We currently have a special discount. You can get the Spiral of Learning 2023 option for only $89 per month (plus tax, if applicable), a saving of $111 per month. This offer is limited to the first 200 students who apply, after which the price will be the full $200 per month.

Choose Your Membership Plan

Membership Plans
  • Program Type
  • Number of Places Available
  • Total Number of Self-Study Workshops (released monthly)
  • Foundation Workshop for Absolute Beginners (Oils, Acrylics, Watercolor)
  • Total Number of Lessons
  • Total Number of Assignments
  • Zoom Meetings with Barry: Spiral of Learning℠ Lectures Series
  • Barry's Monthly Challenge
  • 48 Master Analyses (released monthly)
  • FREE Monthly eBook Downloads (48 eBooks in total)
  • Monthly Membership Dues
 
Apprentice
$89 / month+tax
  • Program Type

    Self-Study Program
  • Number of Places Available

    unlimited
  • Total Number of Self-Study Workshops (released monthly)

    16 (A-P)
  • Foundation Workshop for Absolute Beginners (Oils, Acrylics, Watercolor)

    included
  • Total Number of Lessons

    192
  • Total Number of Assignments

    350
  • Zoom Meetings with Barry: Spiral of Learning℠ Lectures Series

    -
  • Barry's Monthly Challenge

    -
  • 48 Master Analyses (released monthly)

    -
  • FREE Monthly eBook Downloads (48 eBooks in total)

    -
  • Monthly Membership Dues

    Click Join Now to see pricing in your local currency
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Spiral of Learning 2024
$89 / month+tax
  • Program Type

    Self-Study Program + Group Zoom Meetings with Barry
  • Number of Places Available

    limited to 200 students
  • Total Number of Self-Study Workshops (released monthly)

    16 (A-P)
  • Foundation Workshop for Absolute Beginners (Oils, Acrylics, Watercolor)

    included
  • Total Number of Lessons

    192
  • Total Number of Assignments

    350
  • Zoom Meetings with Barry: Spiral of Learning℠ Lectures Series

    yes
  • Barry's Monthly Challenge

    yes
  • 48 Master Analyses (released monthly)

    yes
  • FREE Monthly eBook Downloads (48 eBooks in total)

    yes
  • Monthly Membership Dues

    Click Join Now to see pricing in your local currency

What Happens After I Click Join Now

STEP 1: Enter your credit card details and pay. Please note that your country will add tax at your local rate.

STEP 2: After 5 minutes, please check your email for instructions. If you cannot find it, search your mail for “Virtual Art Academy” (sometimes gmail puts emails in an area called Promotions).

STEP 3: Add support@virtualartacademy.com and virtualartacademy.mn.co to your contacts list to prevent our important emails going to your spam or promotions folders.

STEP 4: Download the app for your smartphone or tablet, or access my online art school on your computer, and start to see your paintings steadily improve, one step at a time.

If you have any problems please Contact Us



About Our Subscription Plans

No Risk. No Commitment Needed.
You are not committed to paying for the full program, as we work on a monthly membership subscription that you can cancel at any time.

The Apprentice Program is our full Four-Year Program of 16 Workshops (12 lessons per workshop).

The Foundation Program is an introduction to painting workshop for absolute beginners. It takes from one to two months to do depending on how much time you have.

✓ All programs automatically renew on a month to month subscription basis – you can cancel any time

✓ Use with any device – phone, tablet, computer

✓ 100% secure payment

✓ Comprehensive curriculum of 192 Lessons, 40+ Videos, 1000+ Pages of Reading Material & 300+ Assignments

✓ Online Painting Classes suitable for all levels

✓ Join our 4000 + Graduate Virtual Art Academy Members


Frequently Asked Questions

What methods of payment do you accept?
FastSpring is our payment gateway and you can pay via Credit card, Debit card or PayPal through them.
Is the additional amount charged by FastSpring, VAT/GST/Sales Tax?
Yes. FastSpring is our official reseller company and it collect taxes for customers who are located in specific countries. Note: If you are a business and enter your valid VAT/GST ID, then the additional tax is not collected by FastSpring. Individuals in Europe and some other countries will generally pay VAT/GST.
Do I have to commit up front to doing the complete 4-Year Program
Absolutely not. You can just join for a month and see how you like our online painting lessons. If it doesn’t work out for you you simply cancel your subscription and your monthly payments will stop.
How long do I have to pay the monthly dues for?
You pay the monthly dues for as long as you want to access our community assignment discussion forums and all of the various lesson resources that are integrated into our system. Our membership system works a little like Netflix in this respect.
Do you offer refunds on membership fees?
No, I am sorry but I do not offer refunds on monthly membership and course fees. This is because I do not sell memberships directly, but via a third-party reseller called FastSpring who charge fees for reimbursements.
When do I get access to my lessons?
All lessons in the Foundation Workshop and Workshop A of the Apprentice Program will be available to you immediately. In addition, you will get one new Apprentice Program workshop unlocked for you every month. This means that you will have access to all 16 workshops after just 15 months. That is a total of four years of lesson material. Even if you already have some experience painting, or are a professional painter, you will have plenty of material to work on, because experienced painters will find most of their problems addressed in the first four workshops.
Is my credit card information secure?
We do not store your credit card information on our server. All of our transactions are handled by FastSpring, Bright Market, LLC of Santa Barbara, California and Bicester, England who adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and are regularly audited to ensure the highest levels of data security.
How do I cancel my subscription?
To cancel your subscription, just open the receipt you get from FastSpring each month for your monthly membership dues, and click on Subscription Management, or Manage Your Order. Please give FastSpring several days notice before your monthly payment is due. This will give them time to process your request. Please note that FastSpring handles all my membership subscriptions. They are the Merchant of Record for my Virtual Art Academy. Subscriptions, once processed, cannot be refunded.

If you still have any questions that are not answered, please contact us and let us know how we can help you.

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