The Smith Foundation

The Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation for Young Artists

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 endowment is held and managed by the Vancouver Foundation. The Foundation’s role has evolved to include the presentation of a diverse and accessible range of visual arts programming including Explore + Create Saturday Family Drop-In program, Art In Good Company, Speaker Series, Music at The Smith, and the curation of high profile exhibitions at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art.

The Foundation is named after two champions of the arts and art education in Canada – Gordon A. Smith and his late wife, Marion.

  • Donations

    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.

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  • Brilliance Gala & Auctions

    The Brilliance Gala is a chance to come together to support a key facet of Gordon Smith’s legacy: quality, artist- and educator-led arts education for children and youth across the Lower Mainland through Artists for Kids.

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  • Public Programs

    By attending our public programs, tours, and special events, including our Speaker Series and Music at The Smith, you directly support The Foundation while connecting with a community of people who share a passion for Canadian art and children's art education.

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  • Smith Foundation Scholarships

    The Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation is pleased to offer three scholarships to graduating students from North Vancouver, West Vancouver and Vancouver, who have completed or are enrolled in Grade 12.

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  • Endowment

    The Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation established a permanent endowment fund whose increasing annual revenues ensure the success and viability of Artists for Kids and their programs and support the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art in perpetuity. The Vancouver Foundation, Canada's largest community foundation, manages our endowment.
2025 A Year In Review

Board of Directors

  • Paul Killeen

    Chair

  • Daylen Luchsinger

    Vice Chair

  • Meredith Preuss

    Executive Director

  • Tyler Quarles

    Treasurer

  • Virginia Engel

    Director

  • Shannon Heth

    Director

  • John David James

    Director

  • Allison Kerr

    Director

  • Richard Savage

    Director

  • Ed Tsumura

    Director

  • Anne Watt

    Director

  • Ian Wallace

    Director

  • Emmy Lee Wall

    Director

  • Krista Whitelock

    Director

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