Information about the Yukon Arts Festival
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Come to the 9th annual Yukon Riverside Arts
Festival
August 13 - 16, 2009 The application deadline for the 2009 festival is Monday July 6th
The Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) was established in 2000, as the operating arm of the Dawson City Arts Society, with an ambitious mandate to develop a broad range of arts programming to enrich the social, cultural and economic fabric of the Yukon Territory. The Yukon Riverside Arts Festival is an annual KIAC summer event as part of Dawson City's Discovery Days weekend, August 14,15,16, 2009. As the name suggests the venue is parkland adjacent to the mighty Yukon River with participating artists coming from across the Yukon -Whitehorse, Carcross, Lake Laberge, Mayo, Keno, Dawson and NWT - Inuvik and Tsiigehtchic. Up to 30 artists participate, Friday through Sunday, showcasing their respective mediums with interactive or demonstrative activities. Interactive indicates that the activity allows for a degree of public participation (a small fee may be charged to offset cost of materials) and demonstrative means that the artist works while the public observes (with the possibility of some question and answer exchange). Previous festivals have featured work in: acrylic, oil, watercolor painting, bookbinding, carving, knife making, printmaking, pottery, sculpture, spinning, willow basketry, beadwork, blacksmithing, caribou hair tufting, ceramics, fabric arts, glass lamp making, photography, and stained glass. This year, we welcome installation and performance art as well. A "Market Gallery" is part of the venue for display and sale of work by participating artists. Event volunteers sell the work and artists are free to focus their time in the interactive/demonstrative tents. Artists are encouraged to spend time in the merchandise tent and it usually reflects in increased sales. All participants are asked to supply an inventory list and short biography for use in this tent. Artists are given an honorarium to help offset expenses and all participants experience our renowned hospitality, including superb food and refreshments. We can assist artists in finding accommodations including billeting, camping or discounted hotel room options.
ODDGallery Auction 2008 Auction: August 16th, 7 pm, Front Street Gazebo Auction Previewing
3 - 5 pm, Oddfellows Hall Ballroom During the Saturday evening of the festival, the ODDGallery hosts its annual ODDGallery Art Auction. This year's event will feature work in a diverse range of media by local and regional artists. So come out and buy some fantastic art! Contributing artists will receive 50% of the selling price of their work and the remaining 50% will go to the ODDGallery as a donation (artists may donate additional amounts if they choose). Many attending artists submit work for the auction. Interested in donating art work? Please contact the ODD Gallery at 867-993-5005. Thank you!
KIAC would like to thank the many artists, volunteers, sponsors and businesses who contributed to making the Yukon Riverside Art Festival such an enjoyable event! The Canada Council, Canadian Heritage, The
City of Dawson, Lotteries Yukon, Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters, On Yukon
Time, Yukon Government Department of Tourism and Culture, Chera Hunchuk
& Birds Eye Design, Dawson City Humane Society, Conservation Klondike
Society, the Dawson City Music Festival, Forty Mile Gold, Dawson City
Museum, Bombay Peggy’s, No Gold Gallery, Wildflower, L’Association
Franco-Yukonnaise, CFYT Radio, Fashion Nugget, Chris Mayes, Barb Hanulik,
Dylan Griffith, Rachel Wiegers, Debi Wickham, Florian Boulais, Valerie
Tomlinson, Cary Power, Julie Leclerc, Franny Crivensky, Paul Derhak, Palma
Berger, Suzanne Saito, Helen Winton, Helen McCullough, ODD Gallery Fundraiser Art Auction A Big Thanks to all the Artists, Donators, Volunteers and Supporters for making the 2008 Art Auction a tremendous success! |
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