KLONDIKE INSTITUTE OF ART & CULTURE
Arts, Culture, and Music at Dënäkär Zho in Dawson City, Yukon
We are re-establishing the KIAC Artist Residency Committee! Join us for a snack at the KIAC Classroom Thursday, Sept 25 at 5:30pm to discuss becoming a KIAC Artist Residency Committee […]
Beh Movāzāt / به موازات (In Parallel) FILM SCREENING AND Q&A - with Kiarash Dadgar Monday, September 29th - Doors 7pm, Screening 7:30pm @ KIAC Dënäkär Zho Ballroom Join filmmaker, writer, and […]
FRI, OCT 3rd doors open: 7:30 showtime: 8:00 with an opening set by Corbin Murdoch CorbinMurdoch.Bandcamp.com Tickets at the KIAC Store - Sarah Harmer is a multiple award-winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter […]
Come early for a fiddle dance at 6:30! Join us for a family-friendly open mic night. Admission is by donation with all funds raised donated to a different community group […]
Cléo 5 à 7 Directed by Agnès Varda • 1962 • France • 90m Starring Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with […]
KIAC is pround to be participating in this year's Culture Days. On October 6th we will be offering a free Beginner Handbuilding Pinch Pot Workshop with Catherine Lalonde in the […]
Co-presented with Whitehorse Concerts -- Location Dënäkär Zho / Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 902 2nd Ave --- Doors open at 7:30 / Concert at 8:00 Tickets: kiacyukon.square.site Artistic […]
Help us choose the films for the 2026 Film Festival View the submissions for the festival and tell us what you think. • Screenings are the short film submissions (about […]
KIAC’s Artist-in-Residency Program is OPEN for New Applications 2026/27 APPLICATIONS OPEN: October 21st, 2025 RESIDENCY DATES AVAILABLE: September to December 2026 and April to July 2027 LOCATION: Dawson City, Yukon […]
Withnail and I (1987) Dir. Bruce Robinson | England | 1987 | 1h 47min 7pm (doors at 6:30) Free entry and cash concessions. Are you the farmer?! This October 26th, […]
Join Whitehorse artist Gorellaume in completing his (s)hiver mural 📍 ODD Gallery, Dënäkär Zho🗓️ Tuesday, October 28th, 5pm - 9pm🎨 Free & open to all Help bring the mural for […]
Rain City Improv: A Night of Laughs with Taz & Rae Co-presented by Yukon Arts Centre --- Doors at 8:30 / Showtime at 9:00 Pay what you want! --- Get […]
Co-presented by Yukon Arts Centre - Location: Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom Sat, Nov 1, 2:00 - 4:00 Drop-in / Pay what you want For grown-ups -- Join Taz as […]
Fri, Nov 7 Doors open - 7:30 / Music - 8:00 Pay what you want! Reserve your spot at kiacyukon.square.site Co-presented with Jazz Yukon - 'Jazz on the Road' How […]
The Big City/Mahanagar (1963) Dir. Satyajit Ray Bengal | 1963 | 2h 16m Free entry, Cash Concessions, doors at 6:30. “You don’t recognize my mole? I’m still the same housewife.” […]
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.