Coming soon...Artists for Kids Trust's Amazing Community Legacy 6y Jean Pewett T I There's a quiet mission I u n d e r w a y to d e v e l o p a JL c o n t e m p o r a r y C a n a d i a n A r t M u s e u m right here on the N o r t h Shore. The Artists for K i d s Trust ( A F K ) , a self-sustaining p r o g r a m under the auspices of the N o r t h V a n c o u v e r S c h o o l D i s t r i c t , has Gordon Smith print amassed a s u b s t a n t i a l p o r t f o l i o of c o n t e m p o r a r y art since its inception in 1989.m i l l i o n dollar art collection includes This outstanding pieces c r e a t e d by some of the f o r e m o s t figures i n C a n a d i a n art: Jack Shadbolt, Bill R e i d , M i c h a e l Snow, Betty G o o d w i n , G u i d o M o l i n a r i , Tagao Tanabe, G o r d o n Smith and Gathie Falk to name a few. M a n a g i n g Director, Bill M a c D o n a l d says, "it's a c o l l e c t i o n t h a t r i v a l s t h o s e o f the V a n c o u v e r A r t Gallery and the N a t i o n a l A r t Gallery." C u r r e n t l y housed in a former school g y m n a s i u m , this i n c r e d i b l e l i t t l e g a l l e r y is a l e a r n i n g t o o l for some 5 , 0 0 0 B C s c h o o l c h i l d r e n a year. N o w , the A F K T r u s t is w o r k i n g to provide a p e r m a n e n t home on the N o r t h Shore for this national treasure. M a c D o n a l d comments: "The North S h o r e has g r o w n u p . We need a permanent c o l l e c t i o n that reflects the culture of our c o m m u n i t y and o u r c o u n t r y . T h e art in the A F K p o r t f o l i o i s n ' t d e a d s t u f f - it's e x c i t i n g . A n d r i g h t n o w it's a h i d d e n jewel in our midst." Y o u can help b r i n g the A F K jewel out of h i d i n g by purchasing original prints created by Canada's foremost c o n t e m p o r a r y a r t i s t s , o r by m a k i n g a p e r s o n a l or c o r p o r a t e d o n a t i o n . Buy or view prints at the A F K Print Shop, located in the Leo M a r s h a l l Centre, 810 West 21st Street, N o r t h V a n c o u v e r , p h o n e for an a p p o i n t m e n t 6 0 4 . 9 0 3 . 3 7 9 7 . O r v i e w a n d purchase online at www.artists4kids.com. C a p u T a h n e o a t C o l l e g e r e P e r f o r m i n g A r t * C a p Ja^5 S é r i e * Christmas Classics w / " A " Band & Nitecap plus faculty guests · Phil D w y e r / D a v e Young Octet F Kurt Elling Quartet · JO Walter · Toots T h i e l e m a n s / K e n n y Werner (Chan Centre) · Denzal Sinclaire/ f M i k e Allen Quartet »Jon Faddis C a p Folk M* Roofa S é r i e * James Keelaghan · T o m Russell · A n a M o u r a · Matt Anderson/Charlie A'Court · Kelly Joe Phelps Kleztory · Arlo Guthrie {Chan Centre) · Eric Bibb C a p Titcafrc Série* The Three Musketeers · The Back Kitchen Release Party * The O d d C o u p l e the Female Version · The Wiz Cap Cla**icaJ/CUoral Série* I Winter Winds Celebration · Choral Fantasia * Folksong Mosaic * Mozart's Requiem I Box Office: 6 0 4 . 9 9 0 . 7 8 1 0 H www.capcollege.bc.ca/theatre 690 CAPILANO COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE p 2055 PURCELL WAY, NORTH VANCOUVER /0S.7 «·radisi Capilano College 16 N o v e m b e r | D e c e m b e r