Inspiring Yukon Students
Artist in the School provides high quality, engaging and culturally diverse programming in schools across the territory. Over the course of the 2025-26 school year 40 artists and arts groups travelled the Yukon to deliver over 3,500 arts encounters to elementary and secondary school students.
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Featured Artist
Gurdeep Pandher
Gurdeep Pandher is a Whitehorse based Bhangra artist and author. He creates performances pieces that bring people from all backgrounds together to promote inclusivity and diversity. His performances and videos have crossed many borders and are watched by millions from all over the world. Gurdeep's works have been published by… Learn more ›
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Featured Program
Shadow Puppetry with Geneviève Doyon
Geneviève will guide the class through the principles of shadow puppetry. The workshop will teach students how to set a shadow puppet theatre, how to generate or adapt a story, how to create their very own puppets and introduce them to puppetry performance.
Shadow puppetry is a creative and inclusive way to dive into the world of theatre! Students with different levels of comfort with speaking in front of a public will have a chance to explore the different elements of theatre making. Through the workshop, the students will learn to work as a team and will highlight different people's… 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 21 schools in Whitehorse and 14 in the communities.
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