Gallery Program
Artists for Kids' Gallery Program brings contemporary Canadian Art to a class full of eager young people which introduces the students to the art and culture of our country. Our Gallery Program offers students a deep, engaged dive into responding to and making art. Classes spend time in both the gallery and in the studio making work that responds to the exhibition they have studied in the gallery. All sessions are co-taught by the classroom teacher and an art expert teacher provided by Artists for Kids.
Photo by Khim Mata Hipol, Spring 2025 Gallery Program.
Grade 5 Gallery Program | Fall 2026 - Winter 2027
We are excited to welcome Grade 5 classes to the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art for the Fall 2026 exhibition Collect, Assemble, Gather. Teachers can sign up for a full-day gallery visit during which Artists for Kids art educators will lead classes in an interactive tour of the exhibition and a hands-on artmaking activity. Classes can visit from 9:30am - 2:30pm on select dates from October to February.
The program fee for North Vancouver School District classes is covered by NVSD.
North Vancouver School District classes can register September 11, 2026.
Out of District Schools
Registration for out-of-district schools opens September 24th, 2026.
TOUR + WORKSHOP (4 hours of instructional time plus 1 hour break time)
The fee for out-of-district schools: $500
Please email artistsforkids@sd44.ca or call to inquire about availability.
Self-Guided Tours of Collect, Assemble, Gather
Artists for Kids invites K-12 teachers to use the Gordon Smith Gallery as their classroom, by booking a time to bring a class for a half day self-guided tour at our spring exhibition, One Hundred Artists Deep.
This is a unique opportunity for your students to engage directly with diverse works by Canadian artists and to learn through the lens of the arts.
Teachers can book self-guided tour slots (morning or afternoon) that are available on select dates in April through June.
Self-Guided Instructions and Gallery Expectations
We encourage teachers to attend an orientation of Collect, Assemble, Gather prior to visiting with your class.
Orientation for teachers will take place on September 28th at 1:00 - 3:30pm.
Class visits can be booked at the button below or by calling 604-903-3798.
Fall 2026 Exhibition: Collect, Assemble, Gather
Artwork Pictured: Samuel Roy-Bois, My Sun, 2024. Wood, Paint, Object. Photo by Michael Love.
September 25, 2026 - February 20, 2027
Main Floor, 2121 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver
Opening Reception: Friday, September 25th, 6-8pm
Exhibition Open Hours: Thursday to Saturday, 12-4pm
Curated by: Amelia Epp
Collect, Assemble, Gather explores acts of collecting as both artistic process and everyday ritual. From the gathering of people in shared spaces to the sorting of materials such as seeds, stones, and fabric scraps, the exhibition presents work about assembling meaning, sustenance, and connection through creative and communal acts.
The exhibition frames the Gordon Smith Gallery as a shared space to engage with artwork, educational programming, and interactive installations, providing opportunities to explore the following questions:
- What role does collecting play in the artistic process?
- How do the ways we collect and gather from the lands and waters reflect our relationship with the Earth?
- In what ways do objects tell stories about identity, place, and memory?
- How do collaboration and community-based practices build relationships and shape the meanings of an artwork?
- What connections can we make between learning and creative assembling?
The works of contemporary Canadian artists Sara-Jeanne Bourget, Sylvan Hamburger, Sesemiya, Michelle Sound, Brendan Tang, and Marlene Yuen are shown alongside works from the Artists for Kids and Gordon Smith Gallery Permanent Collection. The perspectives of elementary and secondary students from across the Lower Mainland are featured through linocut prints and collaborative collections exhibited in the Mezzanine Gallery.
Spring K - 12 Gallery Program 2027
We are excited to welcome Grade 5 classes to the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art for the Fall 2026 exhibition Collect, Assemble, Gather. Teachers can sign up for a half-day gallery visits. Artists for Kids art educators will lead classes in an interactive tour of the exhibition and a hands-on artmaking activity. Classes can visit from 9:30am-11:45am or 12:30pm-2:30pm on select dates from September to February.
Registration for North Vancouver School District schools is available by clicking the Register button below. The program fee for North Vancouver School District classes is covered by NVSD.
Registration Opens February 24th, 2027