Drawlidays VI Portrait Exhibition
2025-12-12 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Whitehorse) | ODD Gallery
Drawlidays VI Portrait Exhibition! 2025
On Friday, December 12th, The ODD Gallery will host an opening reception for artists and community members to enjoy this years Drawliday portraits! The exhibition is a perfect place to meet and greet and thank your fellow artists!
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Portraits are for keepsies, but we’d like to keep them on display for ONE WEEK ONLY. This means on Friday, December 19th, 2025, you’ll walk away with a new rendering of yourself to hang proudly above your mantle.
PORTRAIT REVEAL EXHIBITION OPENING: 7-9pm, Friday, December 12th. On display at the ODD Gallery until December 19th.
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Registration for Drawlidays VI is NOW CLOSED! (thank you to everyone who signed up!)
Signing Up Means: You commit to creating a portrait and you make a donation to KIAC on behalf of the person you are drawing!
This is a fundraising event for the ODD Gallery. Funds from Drawlidays go towards Gallery programming such as visiting artist workshops and outreach programs.
Suggested Drawlidays donation is $5 – $25.
If you are signed up and haven’t made a donation please do so at the link below!
DONATE HERE: https://square.link/u/WT2TpXBu (or donate in person during KIAC office hours)
DEADLINE FOR PORTRAIT DROP OFF: Thursday, December 4th @ 4pm
DEADLINE FOR PORTRAIT PICK UP: Friday, December 19th @ 4pm.
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For more information or questions please contact:
Lacey Leforte (she/her)
programmingassistant@kiac.ca
(867)-993-5005

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KIAC Opening Hours:
Tuesday – Friday
10 am – 4 pm (closed 1pm-2pm, closed Wednesdays 11:30am-2pm)

Filmmaker Residency April 2026: Deadline to apply December 15
2025-12-15 08:00 - 23:30 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Filmmaker Residency in Dawson City in April 2026
Apply for a residency in Dawson City during the 2026 Dawson City International Short Film Festival.
Stay in the historic Macaulay House to work on your project and attend the 2026 Film Fest and experience Dawson City.
The residency is for the month of April coinciding with the festival on April 2-5, 2026.
Applications now open. Deadline to apply December 15, 2025.

All disciplines of media art will be considered, including but not limited to: Installation, Performance, Video and Film, Filmmaking, New Media, and Audio.
KIAC is committed to fostering a residency program that reflects the diverse voices and experiences of contemporary art. We actively encourage and prioritize applications from artists of diverse cultural, geographic, and disciplinary backgrounds, including those who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour (BIPOC), as well as LGBTQIA2S+ artists, artists with disabilities, and others who have been historically underrepresented in Canadian and international arts contexts.
For more info go to https://www.dawsonfilmfest.com/filmres.html

In partnership with Parks Canada.

The Klondike Institute of Art and Culture and the Film Festival
operates on the traditional territory of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in.

CANCELLED: A Winter-themed Classical Music Concert with Tessa Fackelmann (Mezzo Soprano) & Jerome de los Santos (Piano)
2025-12-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Fri, Dec 19 at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom
Doors open at 7:30 / Music at 8:00
Pay-what-you-want
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A Winter-themed classical music concert with Tessa Fackelmann (Mezzo Soprano) & Jerome de los Santos (Piano)
Co-presented by the Yukon Arts Centre
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Tessa Fackelmann, mezzo-soprano, is rapidly emerging as a distinctive voice among the next generation of operatic talent, praised for her expressive tone, compelling stage presence, and emotional depth. In 2025, she made her role debut as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with Sarasota Opera, and was later named an International Finalist in the Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition. An alumna of The Santa Fe Opera’s Apprentice Singer Program, Fackelmann made her company debut as the Kitchen Girl in Rusalka (2023), followed by her role debut as Ruth in the world premiere of The Righteous (2024). She also covered Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni during her time there.
Recent accolades include being named a 2024 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition National Semifinalist, receiving the Rumbold Vocal Prize from Edmonton Opera, and the Grand Jury Prize from Opéra de Montréal. Highlights of her 2025/26 season include debuts with Opéra de Montréal (Jenůfa), The Dallas Opera (The Little Prince), and Edmonton Opera’s Bravi! Opera’s Greatest Hits. Originally from Ottawa, Canada, Fackelmann continues to build a dynamic career defined by versatility, sincerity, and a deep connection to text and character.
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Originally from Los Angeles, Jerome de los Santos is quickly establishing himself as a collaborative pianist in Montréal. A natural collaborator, Jerome’s affinity for exploring language and music has led him to a wide-ranging career in opera, art song, music theatre, dance, and other forms. He is in demand as a ballet pianist and serves as a member of the music staff at Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ballets Jazz Montréal, and Danse à la carte.
This summer, he served on the music staff at the Académie internationale vocale de Lachine and was a featured soloist with the orchestra Ensemble Obiora in Saint-Saëns’ Le Carnaval des animaux, conducted by Rafael Payare at Maison Symphonique. In May 2026, he will be the rehearsal pianist for Bizet’s Carmen at Opéra de Montréal.
Jerome holds degrees from the Schulich School of Music of McGill University and the Cleveland Institute of Music, and has received further training at the Aspen Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, and the Atelier Lyrique at Opéra de Montréal, where he is currently a member of the music staff.
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Thanks to our funders: Government of Canada, Yukon Government, and Canada Council for the Arts
And our local sponsor Northern Vision Development / The Downtown Hotel
And a huge thanks to our co-presenter Yukon Arts Centre

POSTPONED - Classic Cinema: Rififi
2026-01-11 - 2026-01-12 | Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC), 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
Rififi (1955)
Dir. Jules Dassin
France | 1955 | 1h 58m
This event is postpone to January due to the cold.
“I got busted in May. In June you were on the Riviera with a gigolo. You didn’t lose any time.” This December 14th catch the heist movie that established the heist movie genre on the big screen at KIAC/ Dënäkär Zho Ballroom. KIAC Classic Films presents Jules Dassin’s Rififi/Du Rififi Chez les Hommes (1955) in all its gritty tense hard-boiled pulp glory. An acclaimed director, Jules Dassin had a long career in Hollywood in the 1940s until he was accused of being a communist and blacklisted. The film depicts Tony “Le Stephanois” who is just out of prison in Paris when his Italian pal Mario tells him about a foolproof score he’s got lined up. After seeing his old girlfriend, Mado living large with the local gangster, how could he really say no to some easy money. The scheme becomes more and more elaborate and the stakes get higher and higher until you could cut the tension with a knife. Rififi is famous for its 30-minute silent robbery scene – no dialogue, no music. ASMR before ASMR! This film screening should not be missed.

FOYPAC Photo Sessions - January 2026!
2026-01-23 10:00 - 2026-01-24 18:00 | ODD Gallery
When:Friday, Jan 23 — 10am–6pmSaturday, Jan 24 — 12pm–6pm
Where:ODD Gallery, 902 2nd Avenue, Dawson City
REGISTRATION REQUIREDPlease sign up using the GOOGLE FORM

Are you applying to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection?FOYPAC, in partnership with KIAC, is offering free professional artwork photography sessions to support artists preparing their submissions.
You can view the assessment criteria that guide the Friends of the Yukon Permanent Art Collection in their annual selection of artworks for the collection here. If there are any barriers or challenges to applying, please contact the Art Curator at arts.yukon@yukon.ca or 667-5858.
Review guidelines and complete the submission form in English and French.
To learn full details about the call for submissions, visit online at: FOYPAC.ca

Eligibility
Work will be considered from all artists; however, preference will be as follows:

Yukon artists – an artist with 12 months’ residence on the closing date of the call for submissions. A resident is an individual who has, as their primary place of living, a Yukon address.
New or temporary Yukon artists – an artist living in the Yukon with less than 12 months of residence on the closing date of the call for submissions.
Expatriate artists – an artist who was previously a Yukon resident but no longer has a Yukon address.
Non-Yukon artists – an artist who does not and never has lived in the Yukon, whose work has a resonance in the north.

Photography by John Howland

Please email Jessica if you have any questions
gallery@kiac.ca
