About

Artists for Kids was founded in 1989 with the singular intent to support art education, for all. 
In 1990, with the support of art educators and artist patrons Bill Reid, Jack Shadbolt, and Gordon Smith, the first Artists for Kids Limited Edition Portfolio print, Xhuwaji / Haida Grizzly was published - marking the beginning of an extraordinary partnership between Canadian artists and Artists for Kids.
 
Entering its 37th year, Artists for Kids continues to work with renowned Canadian artists and print studios across Canada to publish contemporary limited editions; its portfolio is now revered as one of the most significant limited edition collections in Canada.
The Artists for Kids Limited Edition Portfolio program funds educational programs, artist residencies, art camps, scholarships, bursaries, and future acquisitions for the Artists for Kids and the Gordon Smith Gallery Permanent Collection. 
  


 Bill Reid, (Canadian, 1920 – 1998) XHUWAJI/Haida Grizzly Bear

  • Established in 1989 by renowned BC artist patrons Gordon Smith, Jack Shadbolt and Bill Reid, Artists For Kids was founded with the singular intent to support children, their art education, and their future.

    Website + Programs 

  • The Gordon Smith Gallery is a space where education is seen not as an after-thought to curation, but as the purpose of each step we take. The Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation for Young Artists and Artists for Kids work collaboratively to program the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art and the exhibitions.

    Exhibitions 

  • The Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation for Young Artists was founded in 2002 to establish an endowment fund, the interest from which would fund ongoing visual arts enrichment opportunities for the children of British Columbia. The Foundation’s role has evolved to include the presentation of a diverse and accessible range of visual arts programming and the curation of high profile exhibitions at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art.

    The Foundation 

Artists For Kids and The Gordon Smith Gallery are situated on the unceded territories of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Band.