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Gordon Smith Gallery Releases Five Limited Edition Prints in Inaugural Artists for Kids’ “2024 Fall Portfolio” Launch

​November 6, 2024 (North Vancouver, BC) — On Thursday, November 7, 2024, the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art is releasing five limited edition prints through an inaugural 2024 Fall Portfolio launch. The Artists for Kids Limited Edition Portfolio program began over 35 years ago and is now revered as one of the most significant limited edition collections in Canada. Through the announcement of the 2024 Fall Portfolio release, the program brings together a group of limited edition prints by four Canadian artists who have worked directly with children and youth through Artists for Kids. The spectacular editions by Anna Binta Diallo, Sandeep Johal, Sara Khan, and Samuel Roy-Bois will become available for acquisition on November 7 online at 12 pm. Purchases can be made by visiting artistsforkids.ca or calling the Artists for Kids office at 604-903-3798.

Artists for Kids was founded in 1989 with the singular intent to support exceptional art education and enrichment opportunities for young artists. For over three decades, this collective vision has been central to the development of a thriving art education program, including the Gordon Smith Gallery and its Permanent Collection of Canadian art. Gordon Smith, Bill Reid, and Jack Shadbolt were the founding artist-patrons of Artists for Kids, which brings some of Canada’s most significant art curriculums to children, youth, and educators across British Columbia.

In 1988 Bill Reid designed Xhuwaji / Haida Grizzly on a ceremonial drum which is part of the Gordon Smith Gallery’s Permanent Collection. In 1990 Reid created an edition of serigraph prints (with printmaker Terra Bonnieman) to be sold through the Artists for Kids Limited Edition Portfolio program. Xhuwaji / Haida Grizzly was the first Artist for Kids Limited Edition Portfolio print, marking the beginning of a great partnership between Canadian artists and Artists for Kids. 

In order to realize a strong vision for arts education, Artists for Kids developed a funding model which supports children and youth, educators, and artists. This model is centered upon the Gordon Smith Gallery Permanent Collection, established as a teaching collection through which artworks by nationally and internationally recognized Canadian artists are acquired by purchase or donation. In conjunction with each acquisition, the artist generously donates an original artwork to be released for sale as a limited edition. Funds raised through the Artists for Kids Limited Edition Portfolio program directly support Gallery programs, artist residencies, camps, scholarships, and bursaries designed for children, youth, and educators. 

Acquiring an edition from the Artists for Kids Limited Edition Portfolio is not only an investment in artists and art education, but in building community and understanding through art.

To schedule a media interview or request hi-res images, contact: 

Justine Nichol
Justine Nichol Communications
justine@justinenichol.com
604-789-4359

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Gordon Smith Gallery location and hours:

Thursday to Saturday, 12 to 4 p.m.
2121 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC

About Artists for Kids:

Artists for Kids is a unique art education program supported by the community at large and the North Vancouver School District in British Columbia. In partnership with more than 70 of Canada's most prominent artists, Artists for Kids brings together artists, educators, children and youth, to provide inspiring, highly relevant educational experiences and enrichment for thousands of young people and educators annually, fostering children and youth to pursue and share their own artistic voice and narrative.

About Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art:

The Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art opened its doors in 2012 to provide art enrichment opportunities for children and to ignite community engagement through exceptional Canadian Art curation and education. Throughout his career, Gordon Smith believed in the value of supporting art education for youth. Smith's work and dedication over the past half century has influenced the progression of Canadian art and helped to shape the lives of thousands of young artists. The Gordon Smith Gallery is situated within the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations on Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver.