Yvr Art Foundation

yvr art foundation (yvraf) is an independent, not-for-profit charitable organization established in 1993 by the vancouver international airport. yvraf provides scholarships, travel grants, youth awards, and research and exhibition opportunities for bc and yukon indigenous artists. to date, yvraf has delivered over $700,000 in awards and currently collaborates with partners to facilitate exhibitions and cultural research opportunities for bc and yukon indigenous artists. yvraf is funded through generous support from the vancouver international airport, individual donors, foundations, corporate donors and in-kind travel partners. yvr art foundation's offices are located at the vancouver international airport, which we acknowledge is on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the musqueam people.