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community by Peggy Stortz Artists for Kids Trust Supporting a W h o l e New Generation of Canadian Artists O w l in W i n t e r , # V the w e s t e r n edge of A m b l e s i d e wood, steel, oil by Arnold Shives B e a c h near the p i e r stands t h e F e r r y Building. O n c e t h e t e r m i n u s f o r a passenger f e r r y t o V a n c o u v e r , this c h a r m i n g o l d building n o w h o u s e s the offices f o r W e s t V a n c o u v e r ' s C u l t u r a l S e r v i c e s . O v e r the y e a r s , its beautiful g r o u n d s and w a t e r f r o n t l o c a t i o n have p r o v i d e d a stunning v e n u e f o r many o u t d o o r events. B u t t h e F e r r y Building is best k n o w n as an a r t gallery. T h o u s a n d s of p e o p l e visit the F e r r y B u i l d i n g t o v i e w t h e first-class e x h i b i t s , t o m e e t the artists, and t o listen t o l e c t u r e s o n v a r i o u s facets of t h e arts. S o m e of t h e visitors set o u t f o r t h e gallery w h i l e many o t h e r s happen u p o n it d u r i n g a w a t e r f r o n t s t r o l l o r jog. J; <2 J£ j q ~ Each year t h e F e r r y B u i l d i n g Gallery hosts t w o Invitational art c o l l e c t i o n s in C a n a d a . Jack S h a d b o l t , Bill R e i d , and G o r d o n S m i t h w e r e t h r e e of the f o u n d i n g p a t r o n s . T h e r e are a variety of arts e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m s s u p p o r t e d by t h e trust. W o r k i n g with the N o r t h Vancouver School District. A F K a w a r d s f o u r s c h o l a r s h i p s annually t o graduating h i g h - s c h o o l s t u d e n t s w h o are c o n t i n u i n g t o study a r t at a p o s t s e c o n d a r y level. Each s u m m e r , w e l l - k n o w n C a n a d i a n artists give of t h e i r t i m e t o teach c o u r s e s f o r c h i l d r e n f r o m 8 t o 18 years of age at the Paradise Valley S c h o o l of Visual A r t . O n the N o r t h Vancouver p r e m i s e s , A F K offers after s c h o o l art classes as w e l l as gallery p r o g r a m s f o r g r a d e five s t u d e n t s . T h e r e are also several e n r i c h m e n t p r o g r a m s p r e s e n t e d t h r o u g h o u t the c o m m u n i t y . M a c D o n a l d says that A r t i s t s f o r K i d s s e r v e s 5,000 e l e m e n t a r y and s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s t u d e n t s each year. B a r b a r a Sunday, w h o t e a c h e s art at Sentinel S c h o o l , says t h e r e is a Early this s u m m e r , June 8 t o 2 7 , the F e r r y Building G a l l e r y will h o l d its first Invitational Exhibition: Artists of the BC Landscape, f r o m the A r t i s t s f o r K i d s T r u s t C o l l e c t i o n . T h i s s h o w will include w o r k s by internationally k n o w n p a t r o n artists G o r d o n S m i t h , A r n o l d Shives, E.J. H u g h e s , M o l l y L a m b B o b a k , and T a e k e o T a n a b e , " a l l C a n a d i a n treasures," in t h e w o r d s of Bill M a c D o n a l d . A special featue w i l l b e the unveiling of a n e w w o r k . Mountain Tangle, by Shives, recipient of Photo by Trevor Mills Exhibitions. A c c o r d i n g t o gallery c u r a t o r R u t h Payne, t h e s e s h o w s are " f o r t h e p u r p o s e of c e l e b r a t i n g a n d s p o t lighting e i t h e r an established artist in the c o m m u n i t y o r a g r o u p w h i c h is m a k i n g a special c u l t u r a l o r social c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e arts." A r t i s t s f o r K i d s ( A F K ) T r u s t definitely fills t h e m a n d a t e f o r t h e s e c o n d category. L o c a t e d at the L e o M a r s h a l l C u r r i c u l u m C e n t r e in N o r t h V a n c o u v e r , t h e t r u s t is a selffunding v e n t u r e w h i c h exists s o l e l y t h r o u g h the sale o f a r t w o r k by its p a t r o n artists. Bill M a c D o n a l d , A r t s f o r K i d s managing d i r e c t o r , states t h a t this o n e - o f - k i n d o p e r a t i o n " i s built o n t h e g e n e r o s i t y of t h e artists." Its gallery h o u s e s o n e of the finest t h e 1998 F A N S a w a r d . T h e paintings, prints, and a s s e m blages w i l l all d e p i c t British C o l u m b i a landscapes. A f e w of t h e pieces o n display w i l l be Smith's Gambler Island Stream, a vivid acrylic piece w i t h lush b r u s h w o r k ; H u g h e s ' The Mill at Mesachie Lake, a realistic w o r k w h i c h was originally a j o u r n a l s k e t c h ; L a m b Bobak's Northern Beach, a bright " p a i n t e r l y " image of s w i m m e r s by t h e sea;Tanabe's stark and m y s t e r i o u s Barkley Sound Broken Islands II: and Shives' w o o d and steel assemblage entitled Owl in Winter. M a c D o n a l d o b s e r v e s that the five artists "all have a unique and e x t r a o r d i n a r y vision of the British C o l u m b i a landscape." It f o l l o w s , t h e n , that this will be a unique and e x t r a o r d i n a r y show. Ferry Gallery Photo by Ruth Payne Building SB U "significant b e n e f i t " f o r c h i l d r e n w h o take c o u r s e s at A F K . " T h e p r o g r e s s in the s t u d e n t s ' g r o w t h is e n o r m o u s . T h e y have a b e t t e r grasp of w h a t is g o i n g o n in the artistic p r o c e s s . " She praises M a c D o n a l d f o r his d e d i c a t i o n and d e v o t i o n t o the A r t i s t s f o r K i d s J ' ' Trust, w h i c h is in its t e n t h year of operation.