Frog brooch
22k gold and abalone shell inlay

In addition to securing the Collection, touring it and creating a permanent home for it, the Foundation is involved in supporting other projects that will preserve and perpetuate Bill Reid�s legacies.

• The Bill Reid Invitational Concerts, traditionally held at the Haida House at the Museum of Anthropology, have raised funds to restore the House, built by Bill Reid and Douglas Crammer in 1958, as well as to endow the Scholarship Fund. To mark the 10th anniversary, the Foundation presented a magnificent concert at the Chan Centre in Vancouver on May 18, 2002. The Spirit Concert joined cultures and artistic traditions, featuring the choral/orchestral work The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, music by Bruce Ruddell, text by Bill Reid; as well as Bruce Cockburn, and the Rainbow Creek dancers from Haida Gwaii in a rare public appearance. The Concert was taped by CBC Television for national broadcast in the Fall of 2002.
• The Bill Reid Teaching Centre will be a key element in the Qay�llnagaay Heritage Centre at Skidegate, Haida Gwaii. Bill Reid�s dream of establishing a teaching studio in his mother�s village is being realized. The Centre will provide the highest quality teaching of Haida art and culture and mentoring of First Nations artists. The Foundation is pleased to join the many supporters, including Parks Canada, University of Northern British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Skidegate Band Council, in endorsing and supporting this project.
• The Bill Reid Scholarship & Education Fund was established by Bill Reid in 1994 at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George to support the verbal, visual and performing arts of the First Nations of the Northwest Coast.