KLONDIKE INSTITUTE OF ART & CULTURE
Arts, Culture, and Music at Dënäkär Zho in Dawson City, Yukon
Join us for a family-friendly open mic night. Admission is by donation with all funds raised donated to a different community group each month. Everyone is welcome to perform or simply enjoy!
Fri, Dec 19 at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom Doors open at 7:30 / Music at 8:00 Pay-what-you-want – A Winter-themed classical music concert with Tessa Fackelmann (Mezzo Soprano) & Jerome de los Santos (Piano) Co-presented by the Yukon Arts Centre — Tessa Fackelmann, mezzo-soprano, is rapidly emerging as a distinctive voice among the next […]
Join us for a family-friendly open mic night. Come prepared to perform or simply enjoy the local talent and treats. Admission by donation. All funds raised will be donated to a community group.
Doors at 7:30pm // Show at 8:00pm Tickets by donation at the door. All proceeds support the DCMF Songwriter-in-Residence program! ---- Naomi Kavka is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Smithers, BC. A classically trained cellist, vocalist, and guitar player, Kavka brings a myriad of influences to her songs, forming a daring indie-rock sound that is […]
An Evening with Destroyer Fri, Feb 13 at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom Co-presented with the Dawson City Music Festival doors open at 7:30 / music at 8:00 Tickets on sale here Opening set by Cryptozoologists (solo) Since 2016, Cryptozoologists have been creating scrappy art rock in Whitehorse, Yukon, with acclaim and without it. Backwater Station, […]
Danlie Rae(baritone), Jeremy Scinocca (tenor), Spencer Kryzanowski (piano) Co-Presented with Yukon Arts Centre - FRI, February 20, doors at 7:30 / Music at 8:00 Pay-what-you-want: kiacyukon.square.site --- Described by Opera Canada magazine as possessing “a warm lower resonance brilliant top end,” and by Le Devoir as “possessing true stage charisma”, Canadian baritone Danlie Rae is quickly making his mark […]
Amour Courtois: Medieval Meets Jazz Matthew Baker, barytone; Efrén López, multi-instrumentalist; Baptiste Bailly, piano & arrangements Co-presented with Whitehorse Concerts -- Wed, March 4 doors at 7, Pre-show chat at 7:30, concert to follow Pay-what-you-want - kiacyukon.square.site - Runtime: Approximately 100 min Amour Courtois is a bold and evocative musical project led by French jazz pianist Baptiste […]
Doors open - 7:30 / Performance - 8:00 Co-Presented by Pivot Theatre Tickets: kiacyukon.square.site - Through recorded interviews, shadow puppetry, and campfire storytelling, Lumbar 5, Thoracic 12 tells a Northern father-daughter story about intergenerational divides and a deep need to connect. Santana Berryman returns to Whitehorse with her show about taking her father on a […]
Join us for a family-friendly, all-ages, alcohol-free Coffee House & Open Mic Night. Everyone is welcome to perform or simply enjoy. All funds raised will be donated to the Willow Foundation.
Sun, March 22 at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom (full band show) Co-presented with the Dawson City Music Festival and Yukon Arts Centre Doors open - 7:30 / Music - 8:00 Tickets on sale here - Elisapie's unconditional attachment to her territory and her language, Inuktitut, remains at the core of her creative journey. Born […]
It's hard to believe Coffee House & Open Mic Night has been happening at the KIAC Ballroom for 20 years! Thank you to the group of amazing volunteers who have made this tradition thrive over the years, and have provided a family-friendly all ages space for the community to share and enjoy music, poetry, and […]
This April, Gwaandak Theatre and Klondike Institute of Art and Culture are excited to be presenting two in-person events in Dawson City as part of the 2026 Awaken Festival! Join us for Trickster Performance on Wednesday April 15th - a workshop facilitated by Philip Jonah Logan Geller - alongside a one-night only presentation of their […]
This April, Gwaandak Theatre and Klondike Institute of Art and Culture are excited to be presenting two in-person events in Dawson City as part of the 2026 Awaken Festival! Join us for Trickster Performance on Wednesday April 15th - a workshop facilitated by Philip Jonah Logan Geller - alongside a one-night only presentation of their […]
Snotty Nose Rez Kids Wed, April 29 at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom Co-presented with the Dawson City Music Festival & Yukon Arts Centre Doors open at 7:30 / music at 8:00 ALL AGES / Alcohol-free Tickets: kiacyukon.square.site -- Snotty Nose Rez Kids tore into the music scene with unmistakeable talent and an unforgettable name. […]
Join us for the final Coffee House & Open Mic Night of the season! Enjoy a family-friendly, alcohol-free atmosphere, local talent, treats and more. Feel free to bring a performance to share or simply enjoy. Admission by donation.
Artist in Residence activities include artist talks, studio tours, interactive events, and more.
Founded in 2001, in a partnership with Parks Canada, the KIAC Artist in Residence Program has welcomed over 300 talented artists, musicians and filmmakers to Dawson City from all regions of Canada and around the world. Our alumni include Sobey Art Award nominees, Western Canada Music Award winners, and prize-winning filmmakers from film festivals across the globe.
Check out the current Artists in Residence
Film activities include film screenings, film selections, and more.
KIAC is proud to host an exciting roster of film screenings and film-related events throughout the year, such as the 48 Hour Film Challenge and Dawson City International Short Film Festival, numerous workshops, and other opportunities.
Exhibition activities include gallery viewing hours, exhibition openings, artist talks, calls for submissions, and more.
The ODD Gallery, located in the Dënäkär Zho / KIAC building, presents a wide array of outreach programming including artist talks, openings, lectures, screenings, youth programs and other special events. Gallery programming fosters professionalism and appreciation of regional visual arts practice, and provides the community with exposure and access to a diverse range of contemporary visual arts practices and theories in a remote, northern setting.
Check out the current exhibition
Kids & youth activities include: music lessons, art classes, dance classes, book readings, toddler classes, after-school programs.
Kids and Youth (toddler to teen) programming ranges from music lessons (vocals, piano) to dance class (ballet, hip hop, and more), to hands-on workshops (pottery, screen-printing, animation and more) and is offered regularly throughout the year. KIAC strives to subsidize Kids & Youth programs as much as possible via grants and funding. Programming ranges from free Drop-Ins to registered weekly programs.
Youth Art Enrichment is an annual four-day art program for Yukon youth hosted by the Klondike Institute of Art & Culture in Dawson City. Artistically-inclined youth ages 14 – 18 travel from across the Yukon to take part in intensive workshops led by professional artists. Students choose one of three mediums to study for the duration of the program, learning new skills, techniques, and ways to creatively make artwork for the world to see. The mediums change every year: we have offered printmaking, animation, painting, carving, stained glass, illustration, improv, and much more over the last two decades.
Learn more about Youth Art Enrichment
Performing arts activities include: concerts, theatre and dance performances, open mics, radio broadcasts, special events, and more.
KIAC presents a year-round professional performing arts series in the beautiful second floor Ballroom that actively engages our community and provides inspiring performance opportunities for international, national, and regional artists in many disciplines. Our diverse programming includes jazz, classical, folk & roots, experimental, dance, theatre, and more.
Workshops include: weekly drop-ins, registered programs, weekend workshops, and more.
KIAC presents a year-round schedule of educational opportunities ranging from drop in programs (pottery, screenprinting, seniors painting, concert band), to registered workshops (dance, music, film, visual art, craft, textiles, etc), to professional development opportunities for artists (grant writing, artwork documentation, etc).
Learn more about registration, upcoming courses, and outreach activities.