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
Justien Senoa Wood
Justien Senoa Wood (Northern Tutchone, Dene) is a gifted multi‑disciplinary artist from Yukon, Canada, and a proud member of the Na‑Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation and the Wolf Clan. Since childhood she has expressed herself through her art, finding her voice in carving, painting, and beading—a practice launched in 2007… Learn more ›
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Featured Program
Unbound Rhythm Dance (Dance Your Ability) with DYA - Kelly Scott and Sarah Cloutier
Unbound Rhythm is a dance program built off of Dance Your Ability therapeutic movement. We are offering inclusive dance workshops open to people of all ages and abilities. Each session offers a supportive space to explore movement through guided exercises, improvisation, and creative dance. Each session is adapted to the group’s needs and interests.
Sessions begin with a gentle warm-up, followed by more energetic movement, and end with a winding down period. Facilitators provide guidance and structure, including games and shared movement, while also leaving space for free exploration and personal expression.
Unbound Rhythm Dance workshops help reduce stress, promote… 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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