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 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.
Vision
A future that supports and encourages the visual arts in everyday life
Shared Values
Collaboration – Learning – Accessibility – Community
Mission
We advance the public’s appreciation of the visual arts by supporting art enrichment opportunities for school-aged learners in the Greater Vancouver area.
We advance the public’s appreciation of the visual arts by curating exhibitions and learning and art engagement programs at the Gordon Smith Gallery.
We advance the public’s appreciation of the visual arts by providing an inclusive forum for emerging and established artists to present their works.