Making A Fashion Statement
On a narrow street in Milan, motor scooters are parked on the side of the road and people are rushing by. A woman is wearing a black dress…
Yukon Talent
This Year’s Yukon Prize for Visual Arts
Following the success of the inaugural Yukon Prize for Visual Arts, in 2021, the Yukon Prize committee has launched a 2023 edition…
Hecate Press, a stepping stone for northern comic artists
Hecate Press, founded a few years ago by artist Kimberly Edgar, is creating new opportunities for the Yukon’s established and emerging comic artists.
From Paris, With Love
After nearly a decade in the Yukon, Paris Pick is moving away to pursue music school and then her career as an music artist.
Yukon Artists Spotlighted at Vancouver Art Fair
Yukon Artists Spotlighted at Art Vancouver, a 4-day event where artists and gallery owners can show and sell high-quality art.
Graphic Novel: Journey to Makalu
Artist Esther Bordet visits the same Himalayan summit as her great-uncle, to create a graphic novel based on his travels.
Yukon Arts Centre Permanent Art Collection: Bella Simo
In 1995, the Yukon Arts Centre began acquiring works by Indigenous and northern art significant to First Nations and northern Canadians.
Comedians
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Yukon Visual Artists
Yukon’s creative side is alive and well with Painters, Sculptors, Musicians, Carvers, Mixed Media Artists, Illustrators, Jewellers, Beaders, Weavers, and more.
Musicians
To call Yukon’s music scene vibrant is an understatement. Hardly a night goes by without live music, from folk to hip-hop and all styles in between.
Filmmakers
Yukon has an incredibly active film community. From the Available Light Film Festival, to small independent films, Yukon is home to fantastic talent that reaches out far and wide.
Photographers
It is no secret that the Yukon is highly photogenic. It brings out the best in image makers. But there is more to it than mere landscape as our lens experts can show.
Writers
Yukoners are seldom at a loss for words, and the setting is totally conducive to finding just the right ones. Meet our incredible authors, writers, poets, and storytellers.
Local songwriter releases debut album
Last year Lara Lewis took some time off rocks to focus on rock. Now the Whitehorse-based geologist/songwriter is gearing up to release her first full-length album, Lov Lavatic, on Thursday, Oct. 19 at The Old Fire Hall. “It conflicts with winefest,” Lewis laughs. Her release party takes place on the same night as the Rendezvous …
An Unusual Point Where Art and Guns Collide
Ben Beese’s perfectly-to-scale firearms made of regular printing paper include a revolver, rifles, semi automatics, and Halo fantasy gun.
