Inspiring Yukon Students
Artist in the School provides high quality, engaging and culturally diverse programming to students across the Yukon. More than 90 artists offer over 200 different programs.
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Featured Artist
Cora Lee Rideout
Cora Lee has been working with many mediums for well over 25 years. Her desire to work with glass came about 10 years ago when she was travelling and viewed all the beautiful colors/textures and designs that could be created with such stunning results. She now teaches adults and children how to create their own beautiful pieces from her workshop in Whitehorse.
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Featured Program
Dance Nia Technique with Susie Anne Bartsch
A combination of martial arts, dance arts and great music, Nia Technique uses easy, fun choreography to build strength and coordination
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Community School Touring Program
The Community School Touring Program sends performance artists to every Yukon community school. The goal of this program is to expose children to types of performance art they may not regularly encounter, with preference given to acts that have an educational component. CSTP impacts hundreds of students each year and provides important and inspiring opportunities for youth in Yukon communities.
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About Artist in the School
The Artist in the School program (AIS) provides Yukon school children with the opportunity to be instructed and inspired by practicing artists and to learn to work with a variety of art forms and media. It is available to all Yukon elementary and secondary schools, including 18 schools in Whitehorse and 14 in the communities. In 2018-19, more than 50 AIS artists travelled to every Yukon community to deliver over 5100 arts encounters for students.
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