NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Gordon Smith Gallery and Artists for Kids present The Art of Conversation

The Gordon Smith Gallery and Artists for Kids (AFK) opened their fall exhibition, The Art of Conversation, on Saturday, September 23, 2023.  

The exhibition features artwork by over 20 Canadian artists who explore the role of art as a platform for communication. The Art of Conversation draws conventional threads between the works in the gallery and highlights arts' potential to facilitate and provoke dialogue. The perspectives and artistic conversations of elementary and secondary school students will be featured through original writing and art.

"In the exhibit, you will see and read student voice featured through the written and artistic responses to works in the exhibition," said Allison Kerr, District Principal of Arts Education and Director, Artists for Kids. "The intentional act to draw conversational threads between the works in the gallery highlight the potential to facilitate and provoke dialogue, to share about ourselves and to learn about each other."

The Art of Conversation runs from September 23, 2023 to February 29, 2024, at the Gordon Smith Gallery.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

About Artists for Kids (AFK)

Artist for Kids is a unique, self-sustaining art education venture supported by the North Vancouver School District. In partnership with more than 50 of Canada's most prominent artists, Artists for Kids brings together educators and the community at large, to provide inspiring, relevant educational enrichment for thousands of young people annually, encouraging students to pursue and share their own artistic voice and narrative.

Through the Gordon Smith Gallery, which opened its doors in 2012, Artists for Kids has created a space for young audiences and the community to experience the narrative of Canadian Art through significant exhibitions of visual art. 

Artists for Kids original prints are published in partnership with Canadian artists to support children and youth, their art education and their future. For more information on Artists for Kids and its Print Program, please visit the Artists for Kids website.