The gordon and Marion Smith Foundation

"Current major forces, both in education and in our society, tend to ignore the value and contribution of art. We must, more than ever, support and encourage the arts in everyday life."

-Gordon A. Smith, C.M., O.B.C.
“Art helps us see connections and bring a more coherent meaning to our world.”

- Anonymous
"Arts education helps develop individuals who bring valuable life skills and work skills to their employment. It also helps develop an awareness of other cultures and thus builds a more open and accepting society."

- Max Wyman, The Defiant Imagination

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Fund

We advance education by supporting visual arts enrichment opportunities for school-aged learners and accessible exhibitions and ancillary programming for the community-at-large.

Curate

We advance the public’s appreciation of the arts by producing public art exhibitions, presentations, workshops and other programs at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art.

Engage

We advance the public’s appreciation of the arts by providing an accessible and inclusive forum for emerging and established artists to exhibit, present or perform their artistic works.

"Current major forces, both in education and in our society, tend to ignore the value and contribution of art. We must, more than ever, support and encourage the arts in everyday life."

-Gordon A. Smith, C.M., O.B.C.

“Art helps us see connections and bring a more coherent meaning to our world.”

- Anonymous

"Arts education helps develop individuals who bring valuable life skills and work skills to their employment. It also helps develop an awareness of other cultures and thus builds a more open and accepting society."

- Max Wyman, The Defiant Imagination

Fund

Curate

Engage