Riverside Arts Festival Returns
The Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) has announced the return of the Yukon Riverside Arts Festival (YRAF)…
Riverside Arts Festival Returns Read More »
The Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) has announced the return of the Yukon Riverside Arts Festival (YRAF)…
Riverside Arts Festival Returns Read More »
It’s not going to be easy to go into the solo showroom to see The Party, by Whitehorse-based artist Nicole Bauberger…
An Invitation To The Party Read More »
Hecate Press, founded a few years ago by artist Kimberly Edgar, is creating new opportunities for the Yukon’s established and emerging comic artists.
Hecate Press, a stepping stone for northern comic artists Read More »
Voices Across the Water follows two master boat builders as they practice their art and find a way back to balance and healing.
Voices Across The Water Read More »
In 1995, the Yukon Arts Centre began acquiring works by Indigenous and northern art significant to First Nations and northern Canadians.
Yukon Arts Centre Permanent Art Collection: Bella Simo Read More »
The Adäka Cultural Festival returns with the light of many suns, in full swing and in person this year! June 29 to July 5 2022
Adäka Cultural Festival Comes Back Into The Light—Renewed and International Read More »
Nicole Bauberger’s final exhibition as emerging curator at the Yukon Arts Centre Youth Gallery, monsters and flowers created by children.
Monsters Parade Through an Imagined Garden Read More »
Raven Recycling’s Diversions Art Show. Five undertake projects that make use of materials that are abundant at Raven.
Drop Off Your Recycling, Pick Up Some New Idea Read More »
2 exhibitions at Arts Underground. Focus Gallery, Tedd Tucker’s Winter Sketches. Edge Gallery, Heather Von Steinhagen’s Hidden Details.
Abstractions underground: Two artists turn inward with new shows Read More »
Their practices may seem different – Waters is a watercolour artist, Geary is a potter – their materials are drawn from the same elements.
Nourished by Nature Read More »
Fantasy in Miniature, brings a little magic. Sharing the Planet features butterflies & moths. Both are at Arts Underground.
Fantasy in Miniature Read More »
The opening of the recent exhibit at the KIAC ODD Gallery was unique with a mixed live & virtual talk for the Gathering/Tethering exhibit.
Exploring fading memories at the ODD Gallery Read More »
Jenifer Davidson, Yukon artist, has been creating art for as long as she can remember. More than a hobby, It’s benefitted her mental health.
Through a Dark Wood Read More »
Using traditional and contemporary influences, Peter’s modern clothing sewn from granny hanky fabric, which brings childhood memories.
Wonders Underground: Edge Gallery Read More »
The Eleventy-Leven postcards are years of original artwork postcards exchanged every Friday between artists Joyce Majiski and Zea Morvitz.
Wonders Underground: Focus Gallery Read More »
Yukon Riverside Arts Festival will take place this year in Dawson City August 13-15
What’s on for Yukon Riverside Arts Festival 2021? Read More »
“It’s not an art form you often see featured in traditional gallery” We wanted to create space for illustration artists to have work seen.
Beast of the Boreal Read More »
Get inspired by the latest creations of Yukon’s Painters, Sculptors, Carvers, Mixed Media Artists, Illustrators, Jewellers, Beaders, Weavers and more.
Exhibitions & Art Events Read More »
The Adäka Cultural Festival is quickly growing into one of Canada’s premiere Indigenous arts and culture festivals
Coming into the light Read More »
Landing in Whitehorse for the first time, Henry Navarro Delgado arrived in the Yukon knowing nothing about the place. Delgado wanted to remain as open-minded as possible when he settled into the coveted Junction Artist in Residence (JAR) Program in Haines Junction.
The Junction and JAR (Junction Artist in Residence) Read More »
First Nations artists and performers, from across the North, will gather with artists from around the world for the Great Northern Arts Festival on July 13–22.
Celebrating 30 years of northern art and artists Read More »
The Mayo Arts Festival and Canada Day celebrations are highlights. Everybody is looking forward to the celebrations. 2018
It’s a cultured Canada Day in Mayo Read More »
The 2020 Adäka Cultural Festival at its idyllic location, the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre located on Whitehorse’s beautiful waterfront.
The Adäka Cultural Festival … celebrating our diverse First Nations arts and culture Read More »
Tamika Knutson is a Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in citizen who began her art training at the Yukon School of Visual Arts, in Dawson City.
The ODD Gallery showcases Tamika Knutson’s Skin Read More »
Ask most people what they do during the cold month of January, and they would say, “Stay inside and keep warm.” The (s)hiver Arts Society, however, wants to change that.
Freezing for the sake of art… Read More »
The Yukon Riverside Arts Festival takes place in the most idyllic of settings – right alongside the Yukon River in Dawson City.
The 17th Annual Riverside Arts Festival Read More »
Enjoy your Canada Day long weekend with festivities that will be 150 times bigger than they have been in the past!
Make the Most of Your Canada Day! Read More »
The Adäka Cultural Festival features Indigenous artists working in various media from all 14 Yukon First Nations.
Adäka Cultural Festival: Celebrate First Nations Culture Read More »
Sam Johnston Storytelling Festival, How Raven Stole the Sun, Salmon Boy, How Summer Came to the Yukon, and Crow and Tlingit Princess.
Teslin: Sam Johnston Storytelling Festival Read More »
“The best part of this festival is that we have all these different parts of the community bringing their event”
Something for Everyone Read More »
“The dark and the cold are conducive to creativity,” says Carly Woolner, one of the co-founders of Dawson’s (S)Hiver Arts Festival. Blair Douglas, the other
(S)hiver Me Timbers Read More »
Yukon First Nation Culture and Tourism Association is looking for artists, musicians & performers for the 7th annual Adäka Cultural Festival
Calling Aboriginal Artists! Read More »
Priska Wettstein’s love affair with photography began in 2008 when husband Paul presented her with a camera.
Priska Wettstein: A Love Affair with Photography Read More »
Every year for 10 days, northern artists and art lovers gather in Inuvik, a small town of 3,400 in the NWT, to celebrate culture and
For the Love of Northern Art Read More »
This year the Yukon Film Society (YFS) returns to the Adäka Cultural Festival with more First Nations programming.
Resisting and Resurging Read More »
2016 Adӓka Cultural Festival: Kaska drummer Dennis Shorty , Gwich’in fiddler Boyd Benjamin, & Inuit throat-singer Kathleen Merritt
2016 Adӓka Cultural Festival: An Exploration of Old and New Read More »
First Friday is an opportunity to experience art, and speak with local artists, and enjoy the downtown in a social setting.
Art Nights in Alaska Read More »
Blair Douglas and Carly Woolner are hoping you’ll join them outside to have some fun this weekend. They are organizing the second annual edition of
Art Crawl Dawson Style Read More »
“The time is right for cultural experiences,” says president of First Nations Culture & Tourism, hosting the Sharing Our Stories conference.
Invitation for an Authentic Experience Read More »
Armed with everything they need to make art 12 Yukon artists tucked themselves into the woods to make art together.
Ideas, Laughter, and Making Art Read More »
Each year during the Riverside Arts Festival, the ODD Gallery sponsors a paired set of exhibitions called The Natural and the Manufactured, each dealing with
Revisiting the Klondike Big Inch Read More »
The 4th Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Symposium, part of the annual Yukon Riverside Arts Festival, is taking a walk on the wild side.
New North Collective, 4 Yukoners, 2 Northwest Territories, & a throat singer from Nunavut at the fifth annual Adäka Cultural Festival.
Writing Across the Borders Read More »
I heard Theo Fleury speak at the Adäka Cultural Festival, but hadn’t yet read Playing With Fire, until recently.I finished it quickly.
Playing With Fire by Theo Fleury Read More »
June 17 – 21 2015: Dawson City Midnight Sun Camera Obscura Festival. This is the follow up to last year’s Dawson City Solstice Symposium
When the Darkness Bleeds Daylight Read More »
Producer of Adäka Fashion Show’s goal is to see the Yukon’s traditional fashions, dance regalia, & bush garments fully represented.
First Nations share through fashion Read More »
Juanita has captured Best In Class honours at Santa Fe. She made her first visit to the Yukon, as part of the annual Adäka Cultural Festival
A brand new event will be taking place in Dawson City on Saturday, January 24. The (s)hiver festival promises a night of art, light, and
“This weekend is an iconic celebration of what’s great in Dawson,” says Paul Robitaille. Discovery Days, the Riverside Arts Festival & more
Busy Weekend in Dawson City Read More »
Florent Vollant, appearing at the Adäka Cultural Festival, would celebrate a successful hunt with traditional Innu tradition of the makushan.
Journey with Our Hearts and Hands at Adäka Cultural Festival is 13 master carvers from New Zealand, BC, Alaska, the NWT & The Yukon.
Feels Like a Celebration Read More »
Marissa Mills, Kluane First Nation, example of what First Nations youth can achieve if they stay true to who they are as Indigenous people.
One Foot in a Moccasin, and One in a Sneaker Read More »
Bear Creek Compound is owned by Parks Canada now, but it was once the thriving centre of operations for the Yukon Consolidated Gold Corporation (YCGC),
Delving into the History of Bear Creek Read More »
The festival season isn’t over yet in Dawson City. From August 15-18, the 13th Annual Yukon Riverside Arts Festival will take place at various venues
Dennis and I leftRoss River, and landed in Germany on our annual trip to promote tourism, culture, and Yukon artists,.
Sharing Traditional Art with Europeans Read More »
It’s spring. For Cori Giacomazzi, that means busy. I had the chance to visit this Canadian garment artist in March at her home in Skagway.
Artrepreneur: Corsets and a Hunger for Colour Read More »
2013 Adäka Cultural Festival: 28 performance groups, 44 visual artists and 50 workshops over 6 days at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.
The Adäka Cultural Festival Aims to Include Everyone Read More »
More and more First Nation dance groups have been popping up. It’s pretty cool to learn their traditional drumming, singing and dancing.
After their initial inception, the Selkirk Spirit Dancers had a hiatus, Based in Pelly Crossing it is now comprised of 45 dancers.
Adäka Cultural Festival – Selkirk Spirit Dancers Read More »
“A woman needs to have an art form,” says Tlingit Tutchone master weaver. she’ll pass art of weaving to a generation of First Nations women
Healing and Transformation: Ravenstail Weaving Read More »
They are not always featured in history books, but since the Klondike Gold Rush people of many ethnic backgrounds have called the Yukon home. On
African, French and Japanese Groups Showcase Their Culture Read More »
Tammy Lee Josie first performed her family’s Vuntut Gwitchin stories at the Yukon International Storytelling Festival
Keeping the Stories Alive Read More »
SYANA’s first annual Yukon First Nations Arts Festival will have a strong visual arts and crafts focus. That’s what the society’s members asked for. Executive
Artrepreneur: Art to Share Spirit Read More »
86Heaven – they’re an informal conglomerate of Yukon hip hop artists headed by Warren Strand a.k.a. Abstract Original.
From his Basement to the Stage Read More »
When you live in a place where it is winter for half the year you would expect fashion to be restricted to parkas and boots.
Yukon Fashion to Swarm Ottawa Runway Read More »
Supporting the Economy Through the Arts You could expect a 10-years lifespan from mining projects, and Hakonson is well aware that placer miners have been
Supporting the Economy Through the Arts Read More »
Throughout history, rivers have been associated with life. It seems appropriate, then, that those who create would celebrate alongside the Yukon River. The Yukon Riverside
Down by the riverside Read More »
Boyd Benjamin & Kevin Barr, ambassadors of Yukon music at the Vancouver Olympics will play at new Adäka Cultural Festival
Adaka – A Festival for Sharing Read More »
Mayo is often Yukon’s hot spot in the summer, and this Saturday June 18,2011 it’s the hot spot for the arts and the Mayo Arts Festival
Les Walker had a goal. Form the band Common Knowledge, perform at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMA) and have an album in nomination.
Nomination Hat Trick Read More »
Leslie Leong moves like a hummingbird around Gallery 22. It is the opening night of her exhibit, SHIFT, and she is adjusting art, giving directions,
A Shape-Shifting Artist Read More »
Over the course of the Yukon Riverside Arts Festival, August 18 and 19, CFYT 106.9 in Dawson City broadcast its first remote live radio programming.
A combination of literary, historic, sports, and arts related activities have created a five-day visitor attraction filled with annual events.
Gallery Hopping as a Discovery Event Read More »
The Dawson Daily News building shut down as an operating business in 1954, a casualty of Dawson losing its Yukon capital status to Whitehorse. The
Celebrating Print and Publishing at the Daily News Read More »
“developing the hypothesis that we are all artists with a deep love of nature” the project results in recorded song and a lot to think about.
Writing to be wild Read More »
Welcome to another peek at my corner of the Klondike. Apparently this little column is getting a bit of notice, since my absence last issue
An Art Invasion is Coming to Dawson Read More »
In its 10th year, the Yukon Riverside Arts Festival, has made a few changes intended to give people more to do, as opposed to just
ArtsFest Aims to Carve Itself a New Emphasis Read More »
Adäka Cultural Festival will bring Jeneen Frei Njootli of the Vuntut Gwich’in First Nation to the Whitehorse waterfront.
Blending Colours and Cultures Read More »
Michelle Moreau and her potter partner Patrick Royle want to assure purchasers of local pottery that no glaze used on Royle’s or any other local
Feast at the Yukon Arts Centre Read More »