Donate

You can help ensure that children and youth continue to experience the joy, confidence, and curiosity that come from making and encountering art at the Gordon Smith Gallery and through Artists for Kids.

Through exhibitions, school programs, family art-making days, camps, bursaries, and scholarships, the Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation for Young Artists helps keep art education for life at the heart of our community.

The impact of your gift

Your donation supports programs that:

• Welcome children and families into the Gallery
  Free and low-cost programs like Explore & Create Saturdays invite kids, parents, and grandparents to make art side by side, inspired by the current exhibition.
• Support art education in schools
  Class visits and teacher resources connect K–12 students with original Canadian artworks. Students learn to look closely, think critically, and express their ideas visually—skills they carry into every part of their lives.
• Open doors to camps and deeper learning
  Bursaries and program support help young people attend after-school courses, Spring and Summer art camps, and the Paradise Valley Summer School of Visual Art, where they learn from professional artists and BC-certified art specialist teachers.
• Invest in emerging young artists
  Scholarships for graduating students pursuing visual arts at the post-secondary level help the next generation of artists take their first steps with confidence.

“My confidence has definitely grown, both as a social person and as an artist, and that’s because of the work and the feedback I’ve received from my teachers in the Artists for Kids programs. It makes you think of all the possibilities for the future.”
— Asha, Artists for Kids student

Ways to Support

Every contribution makes a difference:

• Make a one-time gift
  Choose an amount that is meaningful to you. For example:
  • $75 can provide art materials for a family Explore + Create session.
  • $150 can help bring a classroom to the Gallery for a guided visit.
  • $500 can support bursaries so that a young artist can attend camp.
    
    
• Become a monthly donor
  A monthly gift—of any size—provides steady, reliable support for programs throughout the year.
  
  
• Give in honour or in memory
  Celebrate a teacher, artist, or loved one with a tribute gift. We will gladly send a note acknowledging your gift.
  
  
• Donate securities or explore legacy giving
  We gratefully accept gifts of securities and are happy to speak with you about including the Smith Foundation in your estate plans.