Artist in the School Programs
Artist in the School provides high quality, engaging and culturally diverse programming to all Yukon schools. There are a wide variety of in-person programs available in our catalogue, including workshops in visual arts, music, dance, literary arts, theatre, and digital media.
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Dance and Movement
- Hip Hop / House Dance Workshop
with Oleksandra Trofimova - Learn to Barn Dance
with Bob Kuiper - Hip-Hop, Popping Dance Class with Marharyta Barieieva
with DJ Rita Spirit (Marharyta Barieieva) - Breaking (Break Dance) & Hip Hop Workshop
with Bboy Tazzmnaio (Oleksii Ogarov) - Hip Hop & House Dance Workshop
with Violetta Umanes - Breakdance/Locking Dance Workshop
with Kasper Höglund - Yoga with Audrey Percheron
with Audrey Percheron - Ballroom Dancing with Audrey Percheron
with Audrey Percheron - Folk Dancing Around the World with Annie Avery
with Annie Avery - African Dance with Ssasi
with Ssasi Mahamadou Sangaré
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Dance Therapy
- Hip Hop & House Dance Workshop
with Violetta Umanes
- Hip Hop & House Dance Workshop
- Hip Hop / House Dance Workshop
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Multimedia and Filmmaking
- Lights, Camera, Action: Making a Commercial
with Rebecca Law
- Lights, Camera, Action: Making a Commercial
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Music - Instruments
- Band Support With All-City Band
with - Circle Games: Finding a Creative Voice with Others
with Logan Bennett - Bass Sectional
with Virgil Royle - Introduction to the Guzheng (Chinese Zither)
with Erica Mah - Introduction to Fiddle with Amelia Rose Slobogean
with Amelia Rose Slobogean - African Drumming with Ssasi
with Ssasi Mahamadou Sangaré - Percussion Horizons with Ken Searcy
with Ken Searcy - Introduction to the Drum Set with Ken Searcy
with Ken Searcy
- Band Support With All-City Band
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Music Class Development
- Music Instruction
with Robert Walsh - The Art of Perfect Practice with Ken Searcy
with Ken Searcy
- Music Instruction
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Music - General
- Circle Games: Finding a Creative Voice with Others
with Logan Bennett - Music Instruction
with Robert Walsh - DJ Workshop
with DJ Rita Spirit (Marharyta Barieieva) - Introduction to the Guzheng (Chinese Zither)
with Erica Mah - Sur le toit du monde - ateliers interactifs avec MONDE À PART
with MONDE À PART (Sylvain-Henri Simard & Caroline Robitaille) - Sound Stories with Lianne Cranfield
with Lianne Cranfield - Music ’n Motion: Early Childhood Music Education with Lianne Cranfield
with Lianne Cranfield - Teacher Driven Music Units with Annie Avery
with Annie Avery - Music Games with Numbers-Annie Avery
with Annie Avery
- Circle Games: Finding a Creative Voice with Others
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Singing
- Find Your Voice with Lianne Cranfield
with Lianne Cranfield
- Find Your Voice with Lianne Cranfield
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Songwriting
- Song Writing with Kim Beggs
with Kim Beggs - Create Your School’s Own Rock Anthem with Speed Control
with Speed Control - Songwriting and Recording with Rebecca Law
with Rebecca Law - Musical Stations - Songwriting, Performance & Instrument Zoo With the Kim Beggs
with Kim Beggs - Songwriting for the Very Young with Michael Brooks
with Michael Brooks - Songwriting with Kim Beggs
with Kim Beggs
- Song Writing with Kim Beggs
- Songwriting and Instruments
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Storytelling
- Charlie P. Tinkerman: The World’s Best Inventor– If only he finished something! Storytime + Strength-finding activities
with Cat Kelly - Storytelling with Rhoda Merkel
with Rhoda Merkel - Storytelling with Nicole Bauberger
with Nicole Bauberger
- Charlie P. Tinkerman: The World’s Best Inventor– If only he finished something! Storytime + Strength-finding activities
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Theatre
- Sock Puppet Fun!
with Terrie Forrest - Shadow Puppetry
with Geneviève Doyon - Theatre Games: Creating Short Scenarios
with Cherie Ratte - Colourful 5% Puppets
with Rhoda Merkel - Immersive games and improvisations (Jeux immersifs et improvisations) with Véronique Lachance
with Véro Lachance - Introduction to Playwriting: Two-Person Scenes with Patti Flather
with Patti Flather
- Sock Puppet Fun!
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Writing
- Introduction to Creative Writing with Patti Flather
with Patti Flather - Introduction to Playwriting: Two-Person Scenes with Patti Flather
with Patti Flather - Introduction to Playwriting – Monologues with Patti Flather
with Patti Flather
- Introduction to Creative Writing with Patti Flather
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Poetry
- Introduction to Poetry
with Clea Roberts - It Could Be Verse: Three Modules on Writing Poems
with Tom Lips
- Introduction to Poetry
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First Nations Programming
- Storytelling with Rhoda Merkel
with Rhoda Merkel
- Storytelling with Rhoda Merkel
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Multidisciplinary
- DIY MAGIC
with Scotty Swan - Hip Hop & House Dance Workshop
with Violetta Umanes
- DIY MAGIC
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Magic
- DIY MAGIC
with Scotty Swan - What is Magic?
with Scotty Swan
- DIY MAGIC
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Book Art
- Learning How to Create Little Books
with Marie-Hélène Comeau
- Learning How to Create Little Books
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Carving
- Snow Carving
with Alaena Warner - Soapstone Carving with Peter Kazda
with Peter Kazda - Bark Carving – Magic Houses with Peter Kazda
with Peter Kazda - Bark Carving – Necklaces with Peter Kazda
with Peter Kazda
- Snow Carving
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Ceramics
- Pottery Making Class
with Amberley Cooke - Yukon Clay Flowers
with Nicole Bauberger - Pottery in the Classroom with Patrick Royle
with Patrick Royle
- Pottery Making Class
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Drawing
- Postcard or Valentine Paintings with Christine Prescott
with Christine Prescott - Drawing “en plein air” with Christine Prescott
with Christine Prescott - Plein Air Drawing and Painting Inspired by Emily Carr with Marie-Hélène Comeau
with Marie-Hélène Comeau - Outdoor Sketching with Gorellaume
with Gorellaume - Portrait Drawing from Life with Linda Leon
with Linda Leon - Self Portraits with Meshell Melvin
with Meshell Melvin - Drawing the Human Figure with Meshell Melvin
with Meshell Melvin - Drawing with Meshell Melvin
with Meshell Melvin
- Postcard or Valentine Paintings with Christine Prescott
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Drawing - Animation and Cartooning
- Caravane des dix mots with Marie-Hélène Comeau
with Marie-Hélène Comeau - Introduction to an old animation technique with Marie-Hélène Comeau
with Marie-Hélène Comeau
- Caravane des dix mots with Marie-Hélène Comeau
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Felting
- Wet and/or Needle Wool Felting with Shiela Alexandrovich
with Shiela Alexandrovich - Farm Felting Visit with Shiela Alexandrovich
with Shiela Alexandrovich
- Wet and/or Needle Wool Felting with Shiela Alexandrovich
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Glass
- Glass Blowing with Lumel Studios – (Large Group)
with Luann Baker-Johnson and Lumel Studios - Glass Blowing with Lumel Studios - (Small Group)
with Luann Baker-Johnson and Lumel Studios
- Glass Blowing with Lumel Studios – (Large Group)
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Illustration and Painting
- InnerVibe Mural - Youth of Today Society
with Youth of Today Society
- InnerVibe Mural - Youth of Today Society
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Jewelry
- Barrette Workshop with Karen Nicloux
with - Lapel Pin Workshop with Karen Nicloux
with Karen Nicloux - Polymer Clay Jewellery and Design with Kim
with Kim Beggs - Basic Bead Stringing with Sheila Alexandrovitch
with Shiela Alexandrovich - Basic Jewelry Making for High School Students with Shiela Alexandrovich
with Shiela Alexandrovich
- Barrette Workshop with Karen Nicloux
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Mixed Mediums
- Carmacks Tantalus Art Classes
with Emily Hogan - Shadow Puppet Making
with Alaena Warner - S’Not Art!
with Al McKee - Monster Parade! - Cardboard Monster Puppets on Backpacks
with Nicole Bauberger - Me as a Tree- An Expressive Art Activity
with Kim Rogers - The Winter Garden
with Nicole Bauberger - Recycled Art Project: Painted Poles or Boards
with - Recycled Art Project: Lantern Making
with - Shoelace Charms with Recycled Plastics with Leslie Leong
with Leslie Leong - Mixed Media Collage with Katherine LeBlanc
with Katherine LeBlanc - Cardboard Creatures with Meshell Melvin
with Meshell Melvin - Strange Creatures with Meshell Melvin
with Meshell Melvin - Introduction to Land Art with Marie-Hélène Comeau
with Marie-Hélène Comeau - Creating Paper Mache Puppets with Marie-Hélène Comeau
with Marie-Hélène Comeau - Shakat Aboriginal Voice Multimedia Project- Youth of Today Society
with Youth of Today Society - Your Idea with Gorellaume
with Gorellaume - Stencils with Gorellaume
with Gorellaume - Rubbings, Stencilling and Stamping with Found Objects
with Linda Leon - Collage and Mixed Media with Meshell Melvin
with Meshell Melvin - Collage with Meshell Melvin
with Meshell Melvin
- Carmacks Tantalus Art Classes
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Painting
- Pysanky: Traditional Easter Egg Writing
with Alaena Warner - Painting from the Forest Floor
with Alaena Warner - Painting a Yukon Landscape
with Jackie Irvine - Watercolour Pencil Painting
with Christine Prescott - Ultralight Art: Watercolour Painting for Outdoor Adventures
with Stephanie Ryan - Class Mural with Katherine LeBlanc
with Katherine LeBlanc - Portrait Painting with Katherine LeBlanc
with Katherine LeBlanc - Mural Painting with Christine Prescott
with Christine Prescott - Postcard or Valentine Paintings with Christine Prescott
with Christine Prescott - Plein Air Drawing and Painting Inspired by Emily Carr with Marie-Hélène Comeau
with Marie-Hélène Comeau - Exploring Colour with Paint - Christine Prescott
with Christine Prescott - Capturing the Yukon Landscape with Jackie Irvine
with Jackie Irvine - Painting with Nicole Bauberger
with Nicole Bauberger
- Pysanky: Traditional Easter Egg Writing
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Painting - Acrylic
- Northern Lights Painting with Katherine LeBlanc
with Katherine LeBlanc - Portrait Painting with Katherine LeBlanc
with Katherine LeBlanc - Colour Mixing Magic with Meshell Melvin
with Meshell Melvin
- Northern Lights Painting with Katherine LeBlanc
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Painting - Encaustic
- 100 Dresses Residency/ Encaustic Workshop with Nicole Bauberger
with Nicole Bauberger
- 100 Dresses Residency/ Encaustic Workshop with Nicole Bauberger
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Painting - Mixed Media
- Canotype Creations
with Florence Roy - Painting with Modelling Clay: Landscapes & Wildlife
with - Mixed Media Art From Nature
with - Bogolan t-shirts with Ssasi
with Ssasi Mahamadou Sangaré - T-Shirt Design with Peter Kazda
with Peter Kazda - Drawing and Painting Landscape with Mary Caesar
with Mary Caesar - Drawing and Painting Portraits with Mary Caesar
with Mary Caesar - Drawing and Painting with Mary Caesar
with Mary Caesar
- Canotype Creations
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Painting - Watercolour
- Painting a Yukon Landscape
with Jackie Irvine - Painting with Watercolour on Tea Bags
with Marie-Hélène Comeau - Watercolour Class
with Maeva Esteva - Ultralight Art: Watercolour Painting for Outdoor Adventures
with Stephanie Ryan
- Painting a Yukon Landscape
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Papermaking and Paper Mâché
- Paper Lantern Making
with Alaena Warner
- Paper Lantern Making
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Photography
- Bokeh Filter Project
with Marty Samis - Yukon Photography and Filmmaking
with Peter Mather - Project You: A Graphic Design and Photographic Design Workshop
with Mark Rutledge - Creative Photography: Basic Photography and the Creative Process (Shortened and intensified version)
with Leslie Leong - Photography: The Basics and the Creative Process with Leslie Leong
with Leslie Leong - Immersion in Nature Inside the Classroom with Leslie Leong
with Leslie Leong
- Bokeh Filter Project
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Printmaking
- Canotype Creations
with Florence Roy - Print Making with Marie-Hélène Comeau
with Marie-Hélène Comeau - Printmaking – Linocuts with Meshell Melvin
with Meshell Melvin - Printmaking – Collagraphs with Meshell Melvin
with Meshell Melvin - Printmaking – Monoprints with Meshell Melvin
with Meshell Melvin
- Canotype Creations
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Sculpture
- Polymer Clay Sculpture and Design with Kim Beggs
with Kim Beggs - The Winter Garden
with Nicole Bauberger - Land Art: Snow and Ice Sculpture (outdoors)
with - Yukon Clay Flowers
with Nicole Bauberger - Air Dry Clay Mountain Slabs with Christine Prescott
with Christine Prescott - Here We Go Anthropocene! with Carolyn Simmons
with - Vessels: making and adorning vessels with Leslie Leong
with Leslie Leong - Recycled and Reclaimed Materials: Sculpture or Flat Work with Leslie Leong
with Leslie Leong - Pottery in the Classroom with Patrick Royle
with Patrick Royle
- Polymer Clay Sculpture and Design with Kim Beggs
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Textiles
- Wild Fur Pom Poms with Lisa Preto
with Lisa Preto - Moccasin Making Workshop
with Karen Nicloux
- Wild Fur Pom Poms with Lisa Preto
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Wood and Leather Burning
- Wood Burning with Peter Kazda
with Peter Kazda
- Wood Burning with Peter Kazda
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Graphic Design
- Project You: A Graphic Design and Photographic Design Workshop
with Mark Rutledge
- Project You: A Graphic Design and Photographic Design Workshop
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First Nations Programming
- Barrette Workshop with Karen Nicloux
with - Lapel Pin Workshop with Karen Nicloux
with Karen Nicloux
- Barrette Workshop with Karen Nicloux
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Recycled Art Projects
- Metal Foil Embossing
with Alaena Warner - Monster Parade! - Cardboard Monster Puppets on Backpacks
with Nicole Bauberger - Make a Recycled Plastic Kite!
with Nicole Bauberger - The Winter Garden
with Nicole Bauberger - Recycled Art Project: Painted Poles or Boards
with - Recycled Art Project: Lantern Making
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- Metal Foil Embossing
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Land Based Art Projects
- The Winter Garden
with Nicole Bauberger - Mixed Media Art From Nature
with - Yukon Clay Flowers
with Nicole Bauberger - Drawing “en plein air” with Christine Prescott
with Christine Prescott - Introduction to Land Art with Marie-Hélène Comeau
with Marie-Hélène Comeau - Plein Air Drawing and Painting Inspired by Emily Carr with Marie-Hélène Comeau
with Marie-Hélène Comeau - Outdoor Sketching with Gorellaume
with Gorellaume - Farm Felting Visit with Shiela Alexandrovich
with Shiela Alexandrovich
- The Winter Garden
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Embroidery
- Needle Painting - Embroidery Techniques
with Alaena Warner
- Needle Painting - Embroidery Techniques
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Artist Talks
- Playwright Reading and Artist Talk with Patti Flather
with Patti Flather
- Playwright Reading and Artist Talk with Patti Flather
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Extended Projects
- Magic Workshop - Extended Program
with Scotty Swan - Hip Hop & House Dance Workshop
with Violetta Umanes - Mini Mural Project, Flowers - Nicole Bauberger
with Nicole Bauberger - Mural with Gorellaume
with Gorellaume
- Magic Workshop - Extended Program
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First Nations Programming
- Lapel Pin Workshop with Karen Nicloux
with Karen Nicloux - Barrette Workshop with Karen Nicloux
with Karen Nicloux - Illustrate a First Nation Story with Rhoda Merkel
with Rhoda Merkel - The Kohklux Map with Rhoda Merkel
with Rhoda Merkel - Moccasin Making Workshop
with Karen Nicloux - Shakat - Aboriginal Voice Multimedia Project with Youth of Today Society
with Youth of Today Society - First Nation Clans with Rhoda Merkel
with Rhoda Merkel - Tell Your Own Totem Story
with Rhoda Merkel - Bead Painting with Rhoda Merkel
with Rhoda Merkel
- Lapel Pin Workshop with Karen Nicloux
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Multidisciplinary Art Projects
- Collaborative Workshop
with Alaena Warner - Artist in Residence Program
with Helen O’Connor
- Collaborative Workshop
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Performing and Literary Arts
- It Could Be Verse: Three Modules on Writing Poems (Online)
with Tom Lips - Learn to Bhangra Dance with Gurdeep Pandher
with Gurdeep Pandher - Bhangra Dance Workshop with Gurdeep Pandher
with Gurdeep Pandher - Storytelling with Shadow Puppets on Zoom
with Nicole Bauberger - Creating a Short, Memorable Character Sketch with Patti Flather (Pre-recorded)
with Patti Flather
- It Could Be Verse: Three Modules on Writing Poems (Online)
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Visual Arts
- Elements and Principles of Design (Pre-recorded)
with Nicole Bauberger - Painting Landscapes
with - Thank You Cards for Essential Workers, Mom and Dad, and Neighbours
with - Fish Mosaics Using Recycled Materials
with - Colourful Mandalas
with - Storytelling with Shadow Puppets on Zoom
with Nicole Bauberger
- Elements and Principles of Design (Pre-recorded)
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Creating a Short, Memorable Character Sketch with Patti Flather (Pre-recorded)
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Créer un autoportrait en faisant un masque coloré with M.H. Comeau (Pre-recorded)
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Elements and Principles of Design (Pre-recorded)
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Is My Brain Really Like a Sandwich? Writing Poems Using Similes with Tom Lips (Pre-recorded)
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Kindness Through Colour Theory with Maya Rosenberg (Pre-recorded)
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Learn to Bhangra Dance with Gurdeep Pandher
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Music with Maracas with Lianne Cranfield and Mary-Jane Cranfield-Dodd (Pre-recorded)
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Thumbnail Sketches to Improve Design in Visual Art with Nicole Bauberger (Pre-recorded)