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
Bill Barrick
Bill has many years experience playing trumpet at such places and events as the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Massey Hall, RCMP musical ride, NHL hockey games and presently plays with the "Big Band" and the "All-City Senior Band" in Whitehorse. He has taken piano training and music theory and has experience on percussion and French Horn. He has participated in instructing beginner students through the annual Music Camps and Squeaks and Squawks.
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Featured Program
Brass Wind Instrument Demonstration with Bill Barrick with Bill Barrick
Demonstration of several brass wind instruments as used in bands, orchestras, small groups, and as solo instruments. The demonstration shows students what these instruments look like, compares size and configuration of the various instruments, and has students listen to the various sounds the instruments produce. The demonstration draws on any knowledge the students already have such as guitars, whistles or their pots-and-pans drum kit by including an explanation of how the sound is produced. Part of the demonstration is hands-on for the students so they can hold the instrument and experience playing. There is also ample time for students to… Learn more ›
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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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