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
Emily Hogan
Emily Hogan is a dynamic mixed media artist known for her innovative approach to art and her commitment to inspiring others through art education. Blending a variety of techniques, including collage, painting, and found-object assemblage, her work explores themes of transformation, memory, and connection. Driven by her passion for creative… Learn more ›
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Featured Program
Mini Concerts and Songwriting with Gordie Tentrees
Gordie Tentrees would like to come to your community! He is an international touring award winning musician who enjoys performing community concerts, teaching workshops in a classroom/community setting for youth/adults. He has lived in Whitehorse for 26 years. For younger youth (age 3-12) Gordie does mini-concerts 30-60 minutes in length with a Q & A session at end. He uses 5 instruments in the Country- Blues- Folk- Rap-Spoken Word poetry/songs geared towards each age group, inspiring movement of body and voice. An interactive engaging experience.
Check him in action at an Australian elementary… 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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