KIAC winter FILM NIGHTS
In the KIAC Ballroom
Thursdays, bi-weekly beginning Jan 7th
doors 7 pm, film 7:30 pm
admission $5 / dcas members & students $4
presented in partnership with Yukon Film Society

	January 7th Speaking Parts A film by Atom Egoyan (Drama, 1989, Canada, 92 mins) A struggling, bit-part actor, a female coworkers is obsession with him, a woman screenwriter, wrapped up in Egoyan's trademark tangle of bizarre relationships surrounds the protagonists on their way to a mind-blowing conclusion. Haunting images and obsessive sexuality merge, as these three people become fatally entangled in a web of psychosexual desire.
	February 4th Picture of Light A Film by Peter Mettler (Documentary, 1994, Canada, 83 mins) Before science explained, the Northern Lights were interpreted as visions, prophecies, spirits — a trigger for the imagination — images provided by nature framed by no less than the universe itself. ...aurora borealis...the lights with no bodies, pouring colours from the sky...a film exploring the capture of images from nature, images more special than any special effect...'. A multiple award winning doc.
	Feb 15th Finding Farley A film by Leanne Allison (Documenatry, 2009, Canada, 63 min) Director Leanne Allison will attend this screening and will host a Q&A session immediatley following the film. When Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison (Being Caribou), along with their two-year old son Zev and indomitable dog Willow, set out to retrace the literary footsteps of Farley Mowat they meant it literally. Their 5000KM trip –trekking, sailing, portaging and paddling from the Prairies to the Maritimes – is captured in the documentary Finding Farley. They paddle east from Calgary, towards the prairies (the geography of Born Naked and Owls in the Family) and then traverse the same paths that Farley took more than 60 years earlier, which became the foundation for Never Cry Wolf, and People of the Deer. The travelers also get an earful about the long-standing controversy that attends Farley’s work. When the family reaches their final destination, Mowat's Nova Scotian summer home, it is, as Karsten says, “An affirmation of what the land and animals had already told us…Stories aren’t so much written or created as they are released, expressing what’s been there all along.” Special Evening: Director Leanne Allison will also be giving a Master Class at KIAC on the 16th of February. Call 993-5005 to register.
	March 4th The Cove A film by Louie Psihoyos (Documentary, USA, 90 mins, 2009) In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan lies a shocking secret that a few desperate men will stop at nothing to keep hidden from the world. At last, the truth of THE COVE comes to the fore in an act of covert filmmaking that turns a documentary into a gripping action-adventure thriller . . . and a heart-pounding call for help from the world’s oceans.
	March 18th Paperback Hero A Film by Peter Pearson (Drama, Canada, 90 mins, 1973) A fast-paced, beautifully photographed yarn, with all the '70s drive-in elements so dear to Canuxploitation: car chases, fratboy humour, oversized sideburns, shower sex, and gory hockey violence. From Bob and Doug Mackenzie to the Kids in the Hall to the Trailer Park Boys, a big chunk of our male iconography owes its inspiration to clods, dysfunctionals, or bumpkins. Whatever the source, at no time was this trend in over-the-hill adolescents more prevalent than in the early 1970s. Think of Pete 'n' Joey on the road to nowhere in Goin' Down the Road, the terminally immature Newfie Will Cole in The Rowdyman. In Paperback Hero there's Rick Dillon, the bawdy bundle of prairie machismo in Paperback Hero, one of the best Canadian films of the decade. Played with brassy bravado by Keir Dullea (2001: A Space Odyssey) and directed with equal bravura by Peter Pearson, Dillon's persona defined the word 'hoser' well before Bob and Doug came on the scene. From the opening credits to the picture's tragic finale, Rick is a man for all seasons: bar brawler, skirt chaser, ne'er do well, hockey player and (as it turns out) classic gunfighter. Patrick Lowe, www.canuxploitation.com “A simple but intriguing movie that says much if you are willing to listen.” The New York Times

One Hundred Dollar Duet
Friday March 26th
in the Ballroom
Doors at 7:30/Show at 8:00

Toronto’s One Hundred Dollars have been charming audiences with their urban-meets-country style. Equipped
with a repertoire of songs that combine traditional storytelling with contemporary and topical themes, Simone
Schmidt and Ian Russell will be performing at the ODDfellow’s hall in a two-person permutation of their band.

Tickets are available at KIAC & Maximillian's$15 at the door/ $13 in advance.

With sharply observed narratives about the minute heartbreaks and casual cruelties that make up day-to-day life
for the underdogs, Toronto-based ensemble One Hundred Dollars are quietly proving that some of Canada’s finest
country music comes out of urban nooks and crannies.
-CBC, Top 100: Our Favourite Pop Culture Mementoes of 2008, December 2008

http://1hundreddollars.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/1hundreddollars

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FAMILY COFFEE HOUSES / OPEN MIC EVENTS
Hosted by a group of Dawson's local musicians in the KIAC ballroom, these monthly coffeehouses are an excellent opportunity to witness some of Dawson's diverse talent.

Admission by Donation
All are welcome to perform and attend.
Proceeds go towards supporting local music.

7 pm, January 16 ( 5:30: Double Bob Potluck, celebrating the birthdays of Robert Service and Robert Burns)
7 pm, February 20
7 pm, March 19

Volunteers Needed!

Some of the great community events that KIAC has offered in the past will depend on eager volunteers to run them this year. If you have a particular interest in Special Events, Movie Nights, Film festival, et cetera.., please let us know.

The Dawson City Arts Society is always looking for volunteers, don't be shy, get involved, we need you!
Call to put your name on the volunteer list.

We are also interested in programming ideas and/or talking to anyone interested in teaching a course.

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HOW TO REGISTER To register or for course information call our office at 993-5005 or stop by the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) office in the Odd Fellows Hall on the corner of Second and Princess

Darkroom Club
Bi-monthly, drop-in darkroom sessions. Beginning December 17th.
$5 drop-in fee for supplies
Participants must have taken the introductory darkroom course or have previous darkroom experience.

Creative Movement for Toddlers with Caili Steel
Saturday mornings 10:30 am beginning January 9th
(no class January 23rd)
$26.25 for 6 - 1/2 hr lessons
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

This 6-week course provides an opportunity for toddlers (18 months- 4 years) to become more familiar with the different ways in which their bodies can move, and to find delight in these movements. Through a variety of movement based games and exercises participants will explore concepts of place, energy, level, weight, size, relationship, balance, pathway, focus, rhythm, speed, and flow. All of these explorations aim to introduce toddlers to the idea that they can use their bodies to express different emotions, as well as make them more comfortable moving by themselves and in front of their peers. Movement will be explored with and without props.

Guitar Lessons with Jesse Cooke FULL
Thursdays
Youth/Adult/ Beginner/ Intermediate
January 7th - March 11th
(4 - 6 p.m. times are first come, first served)
10 1/2hr lessons | $115

Piano Lessons with Bob Hilliard
Mondays,
All ages and levels are welcome!
January 11th - March 15th
(4 - 6 p.m. times are first come, first served)
8 1/2 hour lessons | $138
Learn to play jazz, pop, rock or classical piano using a combination of classical training and playing by ear.
The improvisational skills and theory learned in these classes can be applied to any instrument.

Morning Yoga
Tuesday & Thursday 6:15-7:45am
in the KIAC ballroom
8 sessions $60 Beginning March 16th
Sivanada yoga focuses on proper breathing exercises,relaxation and asanas (yoga poses).

Break-up Theatre
Call for Proposals

The Break Up Theatre Festival will take place in Dawson from May 21-22 and the Dawson Theatre Network is inviting
all artists, professional, emerging and amateur, to submit proposals for theatre based productions and workshops.
Create and produce a short show, musical, dance, reading, play, opera, clown skit, vocal masque, routine, or multimedia spectacle- the possibilities are endless!

Submissions can be emailed to
breakuptheatre(at)gmail(dot)com

Extended Deadline:
April 16th, 2010

Art Blog

visit the Confluence Gallery online

The Confluence Art Blog is a great way to participate in KIAC programs without venturing out in the cold. Submit your images and artworks, old and new, for our monthly thematic sections. The themes are open to interpretation and all mediums of artwork are welcome.

October Stretch
An exercise for artists.
November Space
Consider physical space, terrestrial space or intergalactic space.
December Warm
We are cold and we know it; this is escapism through art.
January Inside
Yes we are.
February Quiet
There is no better time to be taciturn than February in the North.
March Loud
Flashy, emphatic, amplified. Make some noise on the blog.
April Black & White
In honour of the 11th Dawson City International Short Film festival, a
theme that evokes the silver screen.
May Portrait
A classic.

Submissions are open to everyone. Please send your images to
programs (at) kiac (dot) ca

Digital files only please. Images can be sent anytime during the month you wish to submit to. Preferences: jpeg (about 500 x 500 pixels, 72 dpi is ideal) feel free to accompany your work with descriptive text or an artist statement.

11th Dawson City International Short Film Festival, April 1-4, 2010
Youth Deadline Feb 1. PSA Contest deadline Feb 15. Check out our website!

1 Minute Film Challenge

Read about 10NORTH!

current exhibition

Current KIAC Artists in Residence

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