KLONDIKE INSTITUTE OF ART & CULTURE

Yukon48 Video Challenge November 1-3
2024-11-01 08:00 - 2024-11-03 17:00 (America/Whitehorse) | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Make a film in 48 Hours!
Join in on the fun. Start on Friday November 1 and hand us (or link us to) a film file on Sunday November 3!
Participate from anywhere. This is a Yukon Wide (and beyond) event.
All films screened at KIAC/Dënäkär Zho on Friday November 8.
For details go to https://dawsonfilmfest.com/48/

Begonia (live concert) at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom
2024-11-01 19:30 - 22:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Pegged as Canada’s breakout alt-diva, Begonia has built a legion of fans online and at her legendary live shows. Her critically acclaimed discography includes Lady In Mind EP (2017), Fear (2019) and Powder Blue (2023). Among her accolades, she has two JUNO nominations (2021, 2024, Adult Alternative Album of the Year), two Polaris Prize nominations, multiple #1 songs on CBC Radio, and was named one of NPR’s Artists You Need to Know.
Her sophomore album, Powder Blue emerged in early 2023 and confronts themes of sexuality, self discovery, acceptance and empowerment. The album was named one of CBC Music’s Best Canadian Albums of 2023 (#7) and was shortlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize. Begonia’s live performance is world class. She has been playing sold out clubs and theatres in North America, and recently supported indie-all-star, Leith Ross, on their European tour.
Her vocal prowess has the power to absolutely floor an audience, evidenced at her Polaris Gala performance. Riding a wave of momentum with a record number of people discovering Powder Blue, Begonia’s newest EP, Open Swim, was released in July 2024 via Birthday Cake Records. Co-written and produced by Alexa Dirks and Marcus Paquin (The National, The Weather Station, Arcade Fire) along with contributions from her frequent collaborators and producer duo, deadmen, the EP is a project that “encompasses the feeling of working through conflict and the elation that can surface when you’re honest with others and ultimately yourself.
“With a rich sound and unshakeable confidence, Canadian-born Begonia is a force to be reckoned with.” – Wonderland Magazine (UK)
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Doors open – 7:30 / Music – 8:00
$27 General / $25 KIAC Members / $18 Youth / Student / Accessible
$30 at the door
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Thank you to our funders:
Government of Canada
Yukon Government

Yukon48 Film Screening
2024-11-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
See all the films made last weekend in the Yukon48 Video Challenge. Films from Dawson, Whitehorse and beyond!
Vote for your favourite!
Doors at 7pm, films at 7:30.
$5 or PWYC. Cash Bar.

Hoht’rey ëde’ą Concert Band Drop-In
2024-11-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Tuesdays, 6 – 8 p.m, KIAC Ballroom
*some cancellations may occur, please check out the weekly newsletter for updates.
Concert Band drop-in will be re-located on Tuesdays from Feb. 11 to March 4, and April 8-15 to RSS.
For rehearsal details on those nights, please contact Teresa at teresa.conkin@gmail.com

This weekly two-hour conducted music session is geared towards those who can (or used to) play a woodwind or brass instrument at a low intermediate level and higher, i.e at least able to play a scale.
We will be practicing several concert pieces each week. Those who haven’t played their instrument in years, or decades even, but were experienced in the past are more than welcome!
Please contact Teresa Conkin if you are unsure about your level of experience and if this program is right for you: teresa.conkin@gmail.com
Instruments are not provided but may be available to rent.
Ages 16 & up.

Cassidy Everitt Artist-in-Residency Exhibition
2024-11-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre
Friday November 22nd, 5pm – 7pm
Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre
Free to attend
Cassidy is Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and a self-described “lifelong artist.” She enjoys working with a variety of mediums, often together, and specializes in combining painting with beading to create original artwork expressing lived experiences from the world around her.

KIAC Art & Craft Fair
2024-11-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
KIAC Art & Craft Fair!
When: Saturday, November 23rd from 10am – 4pm
Where: KIAC Dënäkär Zho Ballroom
Accessibility Hour: 10am – 11am
Accessibility Hour is for anyone who:

Has concerns around their immune health – wearing face coverings & masks is highly encouraged during this hour
Has anxiety around crowds – this hour is less busy than the rest of the day
Has accessibly needs – KIAC staff are on call for support and the space is easier to navigate
Has food allergies – the concession will be closed during this time
Has hearing impairments – this hour is quieter than the rest of the day and therefore easier to communicate to vendors
Etc!

Concession Open: 11am – 4pm
ODD Gallery Vendors
Bonnie Barber, Joey O’Neil,Charlie Papps, Susan Stuart, Alice Thompson, Bennie Allain, Hayden Grace, SOVA, Kamille Cormier, Sam Huxley, Gabe McLellan, Jake Armstrong, Marie Spina, Amira Stain
Ballroom Vendors
Joanne Van Nostrand,Buck Brush Studio, Civil Twilight Leather, Nugget Designs by Eva, Philomene CL, Caylyn deWindt, Chantal Rousseau, Darcy Tara Mcdiarmid, Hayley Taylor, Yukon butterflies Flower Farm, Rock Pile Remedies, Kim Martens, Tish Clark-Robinson, Yukon SOVA, Ancient Voices Natural Products, Sally DeMerchant, Hillside Studio, KIAC/DCMF Table, Joanne Sherrard, Bronwyn Butterfield, Wanda Jackel
All proceeds from vendor table registration and concession will go towards fundraising for ODD Gallery Programming.
Questions, Suggestions and Feedback?
We are looking for volunteers! Please click here to sign up.
Jessica (she/her): gallery@kiac.ca
Chloé Selarque (she/her): admin@kiac.ca
867.993.5005

Writing workshop: The Truth Doesn’t Have to Hurt with Emelia Symington-Fedy
2024-11-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Writing workshop
at the Yukon School of Visual Arts Library (2nd floor)
Mon, Nov 25 at 5:30pm
Registration by donation
*KIAC website or office.
Please register by filling out the form below.
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Scared to tell the whole truth? Is it even your truth to tell? Emelia had to grapple with these questions in her memoir ’Skid Dogs’ as the people she’s speaking about are alive and she bumps into them at the grocery store.
In the writing, Emelia surprised herself. Sometimes telling the truth isn’t the smartest or bravest choice. There’s a more evocative option.
Q&A session and writing workshop about brutal honesty, responsibility and conscience when telling your story. We will discuss each attendees personal concerns. We will practice together. Bring writing implements.
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Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up in Armstrong, BC. She has worked as an essayist, storyteller and documentary producer for CBC Radio and is the co-artistic director of The Chop Theatre. She is the creator of the popular blog and radio show that became an audiobook, Trying to Be Good: The Healing Powers of Lying, Cheating, Stealing, and Drugs (Author’s Republic, 2017). After living an urban life for many years, Symington-Fedy and her family are now enjoying life back in Armstrong, on their rural property near a lake.
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Thanks to the BC & Yukon Book Prizes, Yukon Words, and Canada Council for the Arts
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Hand-Building Pottery Drop-In
2024-11-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Handbuilding Pottery Drop-In: Mondays, 6:30-9pm
Self-guided group studio time for those who have some knowledge and experience with pottery. Newcomers are welcome, though little instruction is provided. A volunteer is available to answer questions.
Clay available for purchase (cash only) at $5/quarter-bag, $15/half-bag or $30/full bag.
902 2nd Ave (at Princess St.) Please use the back door for classroom access.

Readings by Emelia Symington-Fedy & Megan Cole
2024-11-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Join Emelia Symington-Fedy, author of Skid Dogs, and Megan Cole, author and Director of Programming and Communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, as they read from their work and discuss making art with the pressures of capitalism and tough times. Megan will read from her essay “Learning to Love the Fallow Periods,” published in the anthology Bad Artist: Creating in a Productivity-Obsessed World and Emelia will read from her celebrated memoir Skid Dogs.
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Bios:
Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up in Armstrong, BC. She has worked as an essayist, storyteller and documentary producer for CBC Radio and is the co-artistic director of The Chop Theatre. She is the creator of the popular blog and radio show that became an audiobook, Trying to Be Good: The Healing Powers of Lying, Cheating, Stealing, and Drugs (Author’s Republic, 2017). After living an urban life for many years, Symington-Fedy and her family are now enjoying life back in Armstrong, on their rural property near a lake.
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Megan is an artist of too many projects. She’s an amateur drummer, dabbler in alternative photography, fibre artist, and writer. On the page, her work follows her curiosity and the characters that emerge out of nowhere. While she often gravitates towards writing nonfiction Megan’s learning to follow a story where it takes her. Megan believes she has one of the best jobs as the director of programming and communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Her role includes hosting and producing a weekly podcast, and she’s interviewed authors such as Billy-Ray Belcourt, Michelle Good, Joel Bakan, and more. She’s also hosted events for the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts and the Federation of BC Writers. Megan lives in qathet on the territory of the Tla’amin Nation.
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Special thanks to the BC & Yukon Book Prizes, Yukon Words, and Canada Council for the Arts

Muster Point Live Concert
2024-11-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Co-Presented by Jazz Yukon
Admission by donation (at the door)
Doors open – 7:30 / Music – 8:00
Featuring a short opening set by David Johnston III
Muster Point is Yukon’s contemporary instrumental collective. The rotating lineup brings together artists with backgrounds in jazz, classical, rock, hip hop, and things in between. Featuring some of Whitehorse’s finest musicians, Muster Point plays original music that blends and extends genres into sweeping journeys of groove.

The band grew out of a shared dream that live music is so much more than what can be rehearsed. Muster Point’s founding members bonded through Whitehorse’s professional breakdance scene; creating fully improvised music while reacting in realtime to the freestyle dance in front of them. These sacred hip-hop rituals tuned their minds to a different frequency and set the creative tone for Muster Point. Today, the collective has grown to about ten artists, with a core group of five that perform regularly. Muster Point are gearing up for the recording of an album, and the return of their super fun, highly anticipated weekly series at Baked Café, this time with new guest artists and new original music.
Featuring:
Logan Bennett (piano/synth/trumpet)
Wyatt Best (guitar)
Jake Paleczny (bass clarinet)
Ragn Royle (bass)
Michel Vallières (percussion)

Galen Pelley (drums)
https://www.instagram.com/musterpoint_band/

Cult Cinema at the Eldorado
2024-12-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Eldorado Hotel, 3rd and Princess, Dawson City, Canada
Join us for a rejuvenation of our winter cult cinema screenings in the Sluice Box Lounge at the Eldorado Hotel.
Sit back, have a beveridge and enjoy some weirdness from the other side of cinema!
7:30 pm.

Our first film is HAUSU (House)

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

Japan | 1977 | 88m | Japanese

Buckle up and be warned: there is and has never been anything quite like Nobuhiko Obayashi’s eye-popping, jaw-dropping, and senses-shattering exercise in unfettered cinematic delirium. Offended by her father’s imminent remarriage following her mother’s death, teenage Gorgeous invites her six schoolmates (musical Melody, gourmand Mac, egghead Prof, daydreaming Fantasy, demure Sweet, and high-kicking Kung Fu) to accompany her to her aunt’s country house for the weekend. Once ensconced in the mist-shrouded manor, the girls find themselves plunged into a seething cauldron of supernatural shenanigans as it is revealed that the possessed dwelling has a taste (literally) for young flesh. Unleashing a perfect storm of self-consciously chintzy special effects, Hausu takes excess to enthralling extremes.

ODD Gallery MEMBER'S ACCESS: January 2025 RESERVATIONS
2024-12-10 08:00 - 2024-12-19 17:00 | ODD Gallery
Reserve Your Member’s Access Spot for Early to mid-January

The ODD Gallery is now accepting bookings from KIAC members. (New members always welcome!)
January 3 – 21, 2025This could be an opportunity to photo-document your work, to workshop an installation, or work on a project. The Gallery Members’ Access time is for private use, but small public events may be possible on a case-by-case basis (ie. small presentation, conversation, or viewing open to peers / public). Let us know what you’d like to do on this form!
Proposed activities should be self-sufficient and independent of KIAC staff.

Bookings are first-come, first-served (pending approval)
Space can be reserved for up to 7 days at a time (including evenings and weekends)
Approved dates may be shorter than requested depending on interest / scheduling
DEADLINE for bookings: December 19th, 2024 at NOON Yukon Time

Please fill out this form to make a booking
Not sure if your project fits? Give us a call or send us an email.
Please contact Jessica Svenningson in the gallery to discuss ideas and availability.
993 5005 or gallery@kiac.ca

Drawlidays V
2024-12-12 18:00 - 20:00 | ODD Gallery
IT’S BAAAAAAACK
Originally created by Aubyn O’Grady and now organized by KIAC, Drawlidays V is a secret santa portrait exchange. By way of drawing names, you’ll be assigned someone in Dawson to *secretly* make a portrait of by Friday, December 6th. At the same time somebody will be secretly making a portrait of you. You will have one month to produce your portrait!
The Drawlidays event has been donated to KIAC as a fundraiser! When you sign up, you’re not only committing to producing a portrait, but also to making a donation to KIAC on behalf of the person you are drawing. Suggested Drawlidays donation is $5 – $25.
On the eve of Thursday, December 12th portraits will be hung and on display in the ODD Gallery. Portraits are for keepsies, and this year we’d like to keep them on display for ONE WEEK ONLY. This means on December 20th, 2024, you’ll walk away with a new rendering of yourself to hang proudly above your mantle.

RULES
Portraits in this game are typically limited to the second dimension: so, flat (ish), drawings, paintings, collages, on paper, etc.
Drawlidays V is limited to those of us in Dawson. We cannot accept portraits by mail! If you are leaving town before December 6th you must ensure your portrait has been delivered. There is no bigger bummer than not finding your portrait among the others.

DONATE HERE: https://square.link/u/VzVbbjJp
DRAW TAKES PLACE: Tuesday, November 5th
ARTISTS NOTIFIED OF PORTRAIT SUBJECT: Tuesday, November 5th
DEADLINE FOR PORTRAIT DROP OFF: Friday, December 6th @ 2pm
PORTRAIT REVEAL EXHIBITION OPENING: Evening of Thursday, December 12th, ODD Gallery open until December 20th
LIMITED TO 100 people
Happy Drawlidays, Ya’ll!

Classic Cinema: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
2024-12-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – Les Parapluies De Cherbourg (1964)
Dir. Jacques Demy
France | West Germany | 1964 | 91m |
Free Screening. (Cash Concession)
This December 15th (doors 6:30, film at 7:00) get out of the cold and snow and come to KIAC/Dënäkär Zho Ballroom for a screening of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – Les Parapluies De Cherbourg (1964) – a visual feast of colour and style from the French New Wave director Jacques Demy. Starring Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo, winner of the Palme D’or, nominated for 5 Academy Awards, and inspiration for both La La Land (2016) and Barbie (2023), this anti-musical romance will have you wistfully humming its catchy theme song, shopping for neon patterned wallpaper, and aching for a tryst in some small town in France.

CANCELLED - Coffee House & Open Mic Night
2025-01-04 19:00 - 21:30 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Join us for monthly all-ages family-friendly open mic nights all season. Everyone is welcome to perform or simply enjoy. Admission is by donation with all funds raised donated to a different community group each month.

Screen Printing Drop-In
2025-01-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Wednesdays, 6-9 pm
Self-guided group studio time for those who have some knowledge and experience with screen printing. A volunteer or staff member will be available to answer questions. Basic materials provided with additional supplies available for purchase.
Drop-in fee: $10 for KIAC members / $12 for non-members (cash only)
902 – 2nd Avenue (at Princess Street). Please use the back door for classroom access.

Desirée Dawson & Leela Gilday: Celebrating 20 Years of DCMF’s Songwriter-in-Residence Program
2025-01-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom
Doors at 7:30 PM, Music at 8:00 PM
In 2025, the Dawson City Music Festival (DCMF) will celebrate 20 years of its Songwriter-in-Residence program. To mark this milestone, KIAC and DCMF are teaming up for a concert series that brings back some of the most beloved participants from the past two decades.
The series kicks off on January 9th with performances by Leela Gilday and Desirée Dawson. Leela Gilday, from Yellowknife (NWT), was DCMF’s very first Songwriter-in-Residence. Desirée Dawson, from Vancouver (BC), has just been announced as the 20th participant in the program and will be spending the entire month of January in Dawson City. Both Leela and Desirée are award-winning songwriters and powerhouse vocalists. Leela will perform with a full band of talented musicians from across Canada, while Desirée will present new material she’s developing during her residency.We can think of no better way to celebrate two decades of this vital program!
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ABOUT DESIRÉE DAWSON
Desirée Dawson is an award-winning songwriter and recording artist from Vancouver, BC. A festival favorite at DCMF 2023, we are thrilled to welcome her back! Driven by a passion for collective liberation, Desirée’s music emphasizes that learning how to take care of ourselves and getting to know and love ourselves, is essential to fostering stronger and more loving connections with the world around us.
ABOUT LEELA GILDAY
Leela Gilday is one of the most successful songwriters to emerge from the Northwest Territories. A passionate singer-songwriter and soulful performer, her voice comes straight from the heart. With a raw, honest presence on stage, Gilday shares her stories—drawing on her experiences as a northerner, a member of the Dene Nation, and a traveler—inviting listeners into a world rich with emotion and connection.
Thanks to our funders and partners:
Canada Council for the Arts | Government of Canada | Yukon Government | Parks Canada | North Klondyke Highway Music Society

Bonnie Northgraves Quintet Live Concert
2025-01-11 19:30 - 22:30 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Bonnie Northgraves Quintet
Mid-winter retro jazz dance party
co-presented by Jazz Yukon
Doors open – 7:30 / Music – 8:00
Tickets – $22 General admission / $20 KIAC members / $12 youth, SOVA, and accessible rate / $25 at the door for everyone
Buy your ticket online here, call 867-993-5005 or visit the KIAC office!
Bonnie Northgraves is a Canadian trumpeter, vocalist, pianist, and composer based in Vancouver, BC. Her singing is smokey, rich, and explorative; her trumpet playing a call to the early jazz styles of New Orleans while being lyrical, intriguing, evolved, and playful. With one foot rooted in heritage and one foot leading forward she is an engaging musical powerhouse that is exciting, joyful, and chock full of personality. This strong combination has given wings to a music career that’s seen her tour North America, Europe, China, and India. Bonnie has released two full length albums, one Ep, and has recorded as a side person on numerous albums.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovo3k5z2644
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Thanks to our funders – Government of Canada, Yukon Government, Canada Council For the Arts

ODD Gallery General Open Call for Exhibitions
2025-01-15 00:00 - 2025-03-22 01:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
The ODD Gallery is VERY excited to announce we are re-opening our nationwide exhibition open call for artists and curators across Canada to showcase their work in the ODD Gallery from May 2026 – April 2027.

If you or anyone you know would like to bring your artwork to our gallery on the edge of the Arctic, please follow the link to find out the full details and how to submit your proposal!

Please see our Call for Submission page for full details on how and when to apply.

We’re looking forward to reviewing all potential proposals!

Raven Shares the Sun: GRAND UNVEILING!
2025-01-16 13:00 - 14:30 | ODD Gallery
STEPS + ODD Gallery Present: Raven Shares the Sun

Date: Thursday, January 16thTime: 1pm – 2:30pm Location: Front Street & Princess Street Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in territory, Dawson City, Yukon
Join us on Thursday, January 16th to celebrate the return of the sun with the grand reveal of an artwork by Krystle Silverfox, embodying the story of how Raven Stole the Sun and shared it with the world. Presented by the Klondike Institute of Art & Culture and STEPS Public Art with the support of the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre.
The event will start at 1pm at Front and Princess with a ceremonial fire, an opening traditional welcome, and a tobacco offering.
After the unveiling, hot drinks and light snacks will be offered at the ODD Gallery during the telling of Raven Steals the Sun as part of Silverfox’s artist talk about her creative practice experience creating the artwork.
This installation would not have been possible without KIAC’s partnership with STEPS Public Art, and support from our sponsors Canada Council, Robert Service School, Wildstone Construction, ISL Engineering, Dawson City, Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre, TD Ready Commitment, Canada Race Relations Foundation, and Arctech Circle Welding.

Videodrome:Cult Cinema at the Eldorado
2025-01-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Join us in the Sluice Box Lounge at the Eldorado Hotel for a screening of a some Canadian film wierdness.
Videodrome
Director: David Cronenberg
1983, 87m
When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new shows for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyper-violent torture show called Videodrome. As he struggles to unearth the origins of the program, he embarks on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and bodily transformation. Starring James Woods and Deborah Harry in one of her first film roles, Videodrome is one of writer/director David Cronenberg’s most original and provocative works, fusing social commentary with shocking elements of sex and violence. With groundbreaking special effects makeup by Academy Award®-winner Rick Baker, Videodrome has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and mind-bending science fiction films of the 1980s.

Sexy Heels Adult Jazz Dance Class
2025-01-22 17:30 - 18:30 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Description: Sexy Jazz dance classes with Lexie. Heels are optional. No experience required!
Location: The KIAC Dënäkär Zho Ballroom

Dates: Wednesdays – January 22, 29, February 5
Time: 5:30- 6:30 PM

Cost:

$50 Non-members
$45 Members
$25 Accessible

Plus GST
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FOYPAC Photo Sessions
2025-01-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
FREE Artwork Photography Sessions
When: Thursday, Jan 23rd 9am – 5pm
Where: ODD Gallery, 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City

Are you applying to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection? Friends of the Permanent Art Collection (FOYPAC) is working with KIAC to offer free photography sessions by a professional photographer.
To learn more about the call for submissions, visit online at: yukon.ca/yukon-permanent-art-collection

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Classic Cinema: Late Spring by Yasujiro Ozu
2025-01-26 18:30 - 21:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Late Spring/Banshun
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Japan | 1949 | 110m
January 26, 2025
doors 6:30, film at 7:00 (cash concession)
This January 26th come on down to KIAC/Dënäkär Zho Ballroom for a screening of Late Spring (1949) – a masterpiece by the prolific director Yasujiro Ozu. Gorgeous cinematography of everyday life in post-war Japan along with Satsuko Hara’s charming performance of a daughter everyone is trying to marry off will transport you to another place leaving a lasting impression long after the credits roll.

Coffee House & Open Mic Night
2025-02-01 19:00 - 21:30 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Join us for an all-ages family-friendly evening of local talent. Everyone is welcome to perform or simply enjoy. Admission is by donation, with all funds raised contributing to a different community group each month

Cult Cinema at the Eldorado: Valley of the Dolls
2025-02-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Eldorado Hotel, 3rd and Princess, Dawson City, Canada
Films from the Edge of Cinema!
Join us in the Sluice Box Lounge at the Eldorado Hotel for a night of film.
Film starts at 7:30m
Valley of the Dolls
Dir: Mark Robson, USA, 1967, 123 minutes
In New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles (Barbara Parkins) becomes a secretary at a theatrical law firm, where she falls in love with attorney Lyon Burke (Paul Burke). Anne befriends up-and-coming singer Neely O’Hara (Patty Duke), whose dynamic talent threatens aging star Helen Lawson (Joey Bishop) and beautiful but talentless actress Jennifer North (Sharon Tate). The women experience success and failure in love and work, leading to heartbreak, addiction and tragedy.
“Trashy, campy, soapy, and melodramatic, Valley of the Dolls may be a dud as a Hollywood expose, but has nonetheless endured as a kitsch classic.” Rotten Tomatoes

Rachel Fenlon - Solo Piano & Soprano Concert
2025-02-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Classical Solo Piano & Soprano Concert
Co-Presented by Whitehorse Concerts
Doors open – 7:30 / Music – 8:00
Tickets: $22 General admission / $20 KIAC members $12 youth, SOVA, and accessible rate / $25 at the door
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Rachel Fenlon is a soprano and pianist who is finding a unique voice on the classical music stages of the world. Drawing from a singer-songwriter approach, Rachel performs song recitals as both singer and pianist accompanying herself. Praised for her “unusually shaped recitals in keeping with her extraordinary talent” (Places des Arts/Festival de Lanaudière), Rachel performs internationally as a recitalist, as solo pianist and singer, and on the opera stage. Rachel was born in the UK, raised on the west coast of Canada, and is now based in Berlin.
The 2024/25 season sees Rachel make self-accompanied recital debuts at the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Bechstein Hall, the Virtuosi Festival in Brazil and the Algarve Music Series. She returns to her native Canada, touring various programmes at leading festivals and venues including Salle Bourgie, Vancouver Recital Society, Domaine Forget, Coast Recital Society, ArtSpring, SweetWater Music Festival, and Music Toronto. In opera, Rachel returns to work with Ensemble Nylandia/Isabella Shaw in La Doriclea. Rachel’s recording of Schubert’s Die Winterreise will be released on Orchid Classics in autumn 2024.
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Thanks to our funders – Government of Canada, Yukon Government, Canada Council for the Arts

Film Screening: Universal Language
2025-02-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Universal Language
Dir. Matthew Rankin
2024, Canada, 89 min
English, Farsi and French with English subtitles
Canada’s nomination for Best Foreign Language Feature Oscar®.
In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of multiple characters interweave with each other in surprising and mysterious ways. Gradeschoolers Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to claim it. Meanwhile, Massoud leads a group of increasingly-befuddled tourists through the monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg. Matthew quits his meaningless job in a Québecois government office and sets out upon an enigmatic journey to visit his mother. Space, time and personal identities crossfade, interweave and echo into a surreal comedy of disorientation.
Director Matthew Rankin and writer Ila Firouzabadi in attendance.
With gracious help from Air North: Yukon’s Airline and NVD Hotels (Eldorado)!
Admission by Donation. Cash Bar.

TROPICANA Exhibition - FREE Private Tours!
2025-02-13 - 2025-04-13 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
JUAN ORTIZ-APUY | TROPICANA February 13 – April 12, 2025 ODD Gallery, Dënäkär Zho | KIAC Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in territory, Dawson City, Yukon

TROPICANA

A GENUINE FORAY INTO THE WORLD OF OBJECTS, THE YOUTH EXHIBITION TROPICANA SEEKS TO EXAMINE THE WAY WE CONSUME TODAY THE BETTER TO UNDERSTAND ITS FUTURE IMPACTS.

When confronting the environmental crisis, in which unbridled production of goods is threatening the diversity of the natural world, it’s essential that we take an interest in how things are displayed, commercialized and consumed, whether in brick-and-mortar store windows or online. This youth exhibition, specially designed for kids and teenagers aged 6 to 14, casts a critical eye on modern consumer society and advertising aimed at children, which often features animals, colours, sounds and shapes designed to appeal to them. For the occasion, Montreal-based Costa Rican artist Juan Ortiz-Apuy has created a visual and sound environment allowing visitors to explore the language of advertising and its ability to act on us, in sometimes unexpected ways. The artist based his research on new marketing strategies that have emerged in the social media era, i.e., the phenomenon of “unboxing” and ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) videos. Besides a guided tour, children can take part in a workshop designed to awaken their senses, creativity and critical thinking. Observation games to be completed with family members round out the experience.
To learn more about the artist – GO HERE

FREE Private Tour Booking

The ODD Gallery is excited to offer pre-scheduled 45-minute or 90-minute tours of TROPICANA to any interested schools, daycares, youth centres, elders centres, families or professional organizations interested in directed education on how stealth-marketing incentives all of us to buy. Please use the form below to book your private tour today!
Hours of availability: Tuesday – Friday, start at 9am – ending at 6pm
Tours are unavailable from March 7 – 17th, but will restart March 18th
Contact Jessica via email gallery@kiac.ca or 993-5005 if you have any questions.
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Crédit pour la tournée de Juan :

La circulation de Tropicana bénéficie du soutien financier du Conseil des arts du Canada et du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. Cette exposition a été produite en 2020 par VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine grâce au soutien financier du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

Credits for Juan tour:

The Tropicana’s tour benefits from the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. This exhibition was produced in 2020 by VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine with financial support from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

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Juan Ortiz-Apuy | TROPICANA Opening Reception
2025-02-13 19:00 - 22:00 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
JUAN ORTIZ-APUY | TROPICANA February 13 – April 12, 2025 ODD Gallery, Dënäkär Zho | KIAC Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in territory, Dawson City, Yukon

OPENING RECEPTION & ARTIST TALK: Thursday, February 13th at 7PM – 10PM, Artist talk at 7:30PM – 8:30PM

TROPICANA

A GENUINE FORAY INTO THE WORLD OF OBJECTS, THE YOUTH EXHIBITION TROPICANA SEEKS TO EXAMINE THE WAY WE CONSUME TODAY THE BETTER TO UNDERSTAND ITS FUTURE IMPACTS.

When confronting the environmental crisis, in which unbridled production of goods is threatening the diversity of the natural world, it’s essential that we take an interest in how things are displayed, commercialized and consumed, whether in brick-and-mortar store windows or online. This youth exhibition, specially designed for kids and teenagers aged 6 to 14, casts a critical eye on modern consumer society and advertising aimed at children, which often features animals, colours, sounds and shapes designed to appeal to them. For the occasion, Montreal-based Costa Rican artist Juan Ortiz-Apuy has created a visual and sound environment allowing visitors to explore the language of advertising and its ability to act on us, in sometimes unexpected ways. The artist based his research on new marketing strategies that have emerged in the social media era, i.e., the phenomenon of “unboxing” and ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) videos. Besides a guided tour, children can take part in a workshop designed to awaken their senses, creativity and critical thinking. Observation games to be completed with family members round out the experience.

Juan Ortiz-Apuy

Costa Rica–born Juan Ortiz-Apuy has lived and worked in Montreal since 2003. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Studio Arts at Concordia University. Working in his favoured techniques of collage and assemblage, he makes art driven by thinking around consumer goods, often employing humour to explore the advertising and media strategies associated with them. His works—which he presents in the form of multimedia installations—draw inspiration from design, art history and pop culture. His work has been shown in several museums and art centres across Canada as well as abroad, including the Fondation Phi pour l’art contemporain (Montreal), Birch Contemporary Gallery (Toronto), OPTICA, centre d’art contemporain (Montréal), ARTSPACE (Peterborough), the Carleton University Art Gallery (Ottawa), the IKEA Museum (Älmhult, Sweden), as well as at MOMENTA | Biennale de l’image in Montreal and Manif d’art 7 in Quebec City. In 2011 he was the beneficiary of the Halifax Regional Municipality Contemporary Visual Art Purchase Program. Upcoming projects include a solo show at Open Space (Victoria), and residencies at MASS MoCA (North Adams, MA, USA) and the Zentrum Für Keramik (Berlin). Juan Ortiz-Apuy holds a BFA from Concordia University, where he now teaches, along with a postgraduate diploma from the Glasgow School of Art and an MFA from NSCAD University.

Crédit pour la tournée de Juan :

La circulation de Tropicana bénéficie du soutien financier du Conseil des arts du Canada et du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. Cette exposition a été produite en 2020 par VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine grâce au soutien financier du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

Credits for Juan tour:

The Tropicana’s tour benefits from the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. This exhibition was produced in 2020 by VOX, centre de l’image contemporaine with financial support from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

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