Shara Layne Kearney

June 5 – June 27 — Fireweed Layne Gallery @ DZCC Aug 30 4-7pm — Shara is a Mi’k maq woman, born and raised in the Yukon who uses art and knowledge to reconnect and relearn her culture and heritage and navigate living between western and indigenous worlds. She is motivated and passionate about helping the resurgence of traditional practices and teachings, through art.

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Manufacturing Entertainment

July 7 – 26 — Manufacturing Entertainment is the artist and curatorial duo, Julie Gendron (she/her) and Emma Hendrix (they/them). They work with various analogue and digital audio, video, electronics, and photography for performance and installation.
— Open Studio, July 17, 6-8pm @ Macaulay House — Artist Talk, July 24, 6:30-8pm @ Macaulay House

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Kaleena Stasiak

June 5 – June 27 — Kaleena Stasiak is an interdisciplinary artist who uses an assortment of haptic media to explore collective mythmaking, and its relevance to the present day. With her time at KIAC, she plans to produce pinwheels and other kinetic lawn ornaments incorporating assemblages of found objects and punched tin.
— Arts Fest Gallery Hop, June 13, 7-10pm @ Macaulay House

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Liz Toohey-Wiese

June 3 – June 30 — Liz Toohey-Wiese is an artist from Vancouver BC who will be continuing her artistic research into wildfires while at the KIAC residency. She would like to meet Dawson City locals involved with forestry and wildfire fighting in the Yukon, so please don’t hesitate to make contact with her this month!
@liz2e
— Arts Fest Gallery Hop, June 13, 7-10pm @ Macaulay House

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River Doucette

May 3 – May 31 — Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Residency — River Doucette is a painter, fire performer, and musician. During her residency she will be working on a series of visual art pieces combining the experiences of her time living in Dawson City the past 4 and half
years. — Artist Talk May 28, 5:30pm @ DZCC

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