The Silent Auction Fundraiser
The Grand Forks Art Gallery is excited to present the LAYERCAKE Silent Auction, featuring a vibrant collection of artworks created by SD51 students as part of this year’s collaborative canvas project.
Bidding opens November 25 and runs until December 5.
Bids are to be made in person within the Ted Fogg Gallery - best of luck!
Winners will be contacted at the end of day on December 5.
Join us for an Open House & Artwork Pick-Up on December 6, from 1 PM to 3 PM in the Ted Fogg Gallery, where community members can view the final works and take home their winning pieces.
All proceeds will be used to buy art supplies for both the SD51 and the Grand Forks Art Gallery educational programs.
The Studio Experience
A hands-on art program where students displayed their creativity layer by layer.
Classes of the SD51 participated in this multi-week collaboration during the month of October, 2025.
Designed for a range of ages, LAYERCAKE encouraged imagination, problem-solving, and community making. Experiencing a professional gallery setting can seem daunting for all ages, not just children. This large collaboration dispelled that notion and placed the children in a studio setting to let them flex their creative muscles.
From color paints, markers, pastels and textured items, each participant developed their own artwork while contributing to a collaborative piece.
The walls of the Ted Fogg Gallery were covered in canvas, wrapped around the entirety of the space. The artwork progressed from younger students working near the lower areas of the canvas to older students contributing toward the top.
Once the art work was completed - local tradesmen assisted with great skill to help transform the large swaths of canvas into stunning individual pieces in varying sizes. Each piece carries the energy of young artists and the spirit of collaboration between art and craft.
This grand studio experience is now an exhibition in the very spot it was created. For the month of November into the first week of December, LAYERCAKE will be on show. Starting Tuesday, December 2nd the gallery will host a silent auction that will end on Saturday, December 6th in an open house and reception.
The proceeds will be directed to both SD51 and the Grand Forks Art Gallery, with the funds raised for art program materials.
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