THANK YOU
to everyone who attended, volunteered, participated in, helped with, funded, sponsored and most importantly ENJOYED the 2023 Yukon Riverside Arts Festival!

Photo credits: Melissa Naef

THURSDAY, JUNE 1

Gallery Hop
& Hoppy Hour

Thursday June 1, 7-10pm
Starting Point: ODD Gallery (2nd Ave & Princess St.)

Join us for our signature kick-off event — an Art Crawl through Dawson City, featuring artwork, performances and pop-up events by local artists at various venues, paired with arts fest-inspired beverages at local establishments!

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ODD Gallery Reception
& Dance Party

Thursday June 1, 7pm
ODD Gallery (2nd Ave & Princess St.)

Annie Canto and Jasmina Majcenic have transformed the ODD Gallery into a community laundromat for this collaborative, interactive installation. The public is invited to do their washing and drying within the gallery! The reception will be followed by an Air Dry Disco Dance Party at 10pm.

Exhibition Opening

Thursday June 1, 7-10pm
Old Post Office — Parks Canada
(Third Ave & King St.)

Association Franco-Yukonnaise invites the public to discover the work of ten Yukon Francophone artists: Annie Maheux, Aurore Favier, Cécile Girard, Françoise La Roche, Joe La Jolie, Josée Carbonneau, Maeva Esteva, Marie-Hélène Comeau, Maya Chartier, and Sylvie Binette. The participants are working with various mediums: sculpture, painting, installation, collage and fabric works, and are presenting their art inspired by the theme The color and me. A collaboration between Yukon Arts Society and Association Franco-Yukonnaise.

FRIDAY, JUNE 2

Exhibition: My Beautiful Laundry

Friday June 2, 10am-5pm
ODD Gallery (2nd Ave & Princess St.)

Annie Canto and Jasmina Majcenic have transformed the ODD Gallery into a community laundromat for this collaborative, interactive installation. The public is invited to do their washing and drying within the gallery!

Exhibition: Entre La Couleur et Moi

Friday June 2, 1pm-6pm
Old Post Office — Parks Canada
(Third Ave & King St.)

Association Franco-Yukonnaise invites the public to discover the work of ten Yukon Francophone artists: Annie Maheux, Aurore Favier, Cécile Girard, Françoise La Roche, Joe La Jolie, Josée Carbonneau, Maeva Esteva, Marie-Hélène Comeau, Maya Chartier, and Sylvie Binette.

Film Screening: Short Circuit Film Tour

Friday June 2, Doors 7:30pm, Screening @ 8pm
Free! Please bring ID & cash for bar and concession.
KIAC/Dënäkär Zho Ballroom (902 2nd Avenue)

A selection of Award-winning short films the Pacific Rim – BC, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand, and Singapore. In Association with CineVic.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

Artist Market

Saturday June 3, 11am – 6pm
Riverside Park Picnic Shelter

Original art, craft, and handmade goods made by local artists!
Bennie Allain / Amy Ball – Drawings (BA) and Wares (AB)
Jeanine Baker – Works in glass, art cards
Nicole Bauberger – Small artworks, art cards, bookworks
Karen Thomas – Limited edition prints
Lunar Lixirs – Candles, jewellery, cards, crystal soaps, crystal aromatherapy
Nugget Designs by Eva – Handmade nugget jewellery
Diana’s Creations – Sewing, crafts, table runners, placemats, smudge
Klondike Hobby Crafts – Beadwork and supplies
Jasmin Stange – Sewing, pillows, paper flowers
Karen Olito Quilting – Quilted items, preserves
Paul H. Kroening Creates Objects with Precious Materials – Jewellery & objects made from ivory, wood, silver & gold
THREADSNORTH – Embroidery
Tallia the Art Geek – Paintings
Bourque Canada – Knives, leatherwork

Demonstration Tent

Saturday June 3, 1 – 6pm
Riverside Park

Come watch the artists hone their craft! Participants are invited to watch, learn, and try their hand at a variety of artistic mediums!

Nicole Bauberger – Interactive Installation
Nancy Hagar – Moosehair Tufting
Natasha Henderson – Mixed Media
Basia Hinton – Abstract Painting
Adonika Jayne – Body Casting
Dawne Mitchell – Mixed Media
Willow Perenboom – Liquid Painting
Lumel Studios – Glass Blowing
YukonStruct – Blacksmithing

Live Music

Saturday June 3, 1 pm
Riverside Park Gazebo

1pm – Bird Feet
1:30pm – Mo Knight
2pm – Alex MacNeil
3pm – Contemporary Dance: Sierra Richardson, Beatrice Kwan, and Jennifer Gibbs-Reilly
3:30pm – Aerial hoop performance by Lexie Braden
5pm – The Whiskeyjacks

Kids Activities

Saturday June 3, 1 – 6pm
Riverside Park

Join the Child Development Centre for two full days of arts, crafts, and activities down at Riverside Park on Saturday and Sunday!
Plus: Airbrushed Body Painting at 2pm and Crafts with Mrs. E at 4pm!
All free, all ages welcome!

Screenprint & Multi-media Workshop

Saturday June 3, 1-5 pm
KIAC Classroom (902 2nd Ave)

Hands on screenprint and multimedia workshop “Laundry Dreams: Community Clothesline” with ODD Gallery artists Annie Canto & Jasmina Majcenic. No experience necessary! Bring clothes to get messy!

Exhibition: My Beautiful Laundry

Saturday June 3, 1-6pm
ODD Gallery (2nd Ave & Princess St.)

Annie Canto and Jasmina Majcenic have transformed the ODD Gallery into a community laundromat for this collaborative, interactive installation. The public is invited to do their washing and drying within the gallery!

Exhibition: Entre La Couleur et Moi

Saturday June 3, 1 – 6pm
Old Post Office — Parks Canada
(Third Ave & King St.)

Association Franco-Yukonnaise invites the public to discover the work of ten Yukon Francophone artists: Annie Maheux, Aurore Favier, Cécile Girard, Françoise La Roche, Joe La Jolie, Josée Carbonneau, Maeva Esteva, Marie-Hélène Comeau, Maya Chartier, and Sylvie Binette.

Outdoor Installation: Structure for Observing Atypical Flight

All Weekend
Macaulay House (Seventh Ave & Princess St.)

Jason de Haan is a multidisciplinary Canadian artist working in installation, sculpture, video, drawing, collage, photography, and bookworks. Jason is the current Macaulay House Artist-in-Residence.

Performance: Drag Me North

Saturday June 3, Doors at 7:30pm, Showtime: 8pm
Palace Grand Theatre (255 King Street)
$20
All Ages, Cash Bar for 19+, Mature Content

Drag Me North is a showcase of the Yukon’s burgeoning drag scene, returning to the vaudevillian stage at the historic Palace Grand Theatre.
At a time where gender difference and performance is under attack, our show aims to celebrate the myriad of identities and expressions in our community, while gathering together for a weekend in beautiful Dawson City, traditional territory of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in. Featuring: Beau Ryder, Burning Palette, Dusty Harley, RikkiTiTs, rAtSs NeSt, special surprise digital performances, and local bad boy of the West Side ANDYBOY as your host for the night!
Presented in partnership with Parks Canada Klondike National Historic Sites, KIAC, and Queer Yukon.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4

Artist Market

Sunday June 4, 1 – 6pm
Riverside Park Picnic Shelter

Original art, craft, and handmade goods made by local artists!

Diana’s Creations – Sewing, crafts, table runners, placemats, smudge
Klondike Hobby Crafts – Beadwork and supplies
Jasmin Stange – Sewing, pillows, paper flowers
Karen Olito Quilting – Quilted items, preserves
THREADSNORTH – Embroidery
Paul H. Kroening Creates Objects with Precious Materials – Jewellery & objects made from ivory, wood, silver & gold
Julia Lise and Meg Walker – Paintings, photos, sculpture
Tallia the Art Geek – Paintings
Bourque Canada – Knives, leatherwork

Demonstration Tent

Sunday June 4, 1 – 6pm
Riverside Park

Come watch the artists hone their craft! Participants are invited to watch, learn, and try their hand at a variety of artistic mediums!

Nicole Bauberger – Interactive Installation
Nancy Hagar – Moosehair Tufting
Adonika Jayne – Body Casting
Dawne Mitchell – Mixed Media
Willow Perenboom – Liquid Painting
Lumel Studios – Glass Blowing
YukonStruct – Blacksmithing

Live Music

Sunday June 4, 1 pm
Riverside Park Gazebo

1pm – Morrissey Dunn
1:30pm – Harmonica George McConkey
2pm – John from Dawson
3pm – Uncle Jimmy and the Hammerstones
4pm – Whoa Bear!
5pm – The River Bends

Kids Activities

Sunday June 4, 1 – 6pm
Riverside Park

Join the Child Development Centre for two full days of arts, crafts, and activities down at Riverside Park on Saturday and Sunday.
Plus: Button-Making with the Dawson Women’s Shelter from 2-4pm!
All free, all ages welcome!

Workshop: Dialogues Riopelle (Yukon): Stories of Yukon Migrations

Sunday June 4, 1-4 pm
KIAC Classroom (902 2nd Ave)

In this workshop, participants are invited to create an art journal by focusing on the subject of migration, and more specifically, on the changes in identity that people have experienced when they left their place of origin to settle in this territory.

Exhibition: My Beautiful Laundry

Sunday June 4, 1-6pm
ODD Gallery (2nd Ave & Princess St.)

Annie Canto and Jasmina Majcenic have transformed the ODD Gallery into a community laundromat for this collaborative, interactive installation. The public is invited to do their washing and drying within the gallery!

Exhibition: Entre La Couleur et Moi

Sunday June 4, 1 – 6pm
Old Post Office — Parks Canada
(Third Ave & King St.)

Association Franco-Yukonnaise invites the public to discover the work of ten Yukon Francophone artists: Annie Maheux, Aurore Favier, Cécile Girard, Françoise La Roche, Joe La Jolie, Josée Carbonneau, Maeva Esteva, Marie-Hélène Comeau, Maya Chartier, and Sylvie Binette.