Inspiring Yukon Students
Artist in the School provides high quality, engaging and culturally diverse programming in schools across the territory. Over the course of the 2025-26 school year 40 artists and arts groups travelled the Yukon to deliver over 3,500 arts encounters to elementary and secondary school students.
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Featured Artist
Robert Walsh
Robert Walsh is an award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, guitarist, musical director, composer/arranger, author and educator. He has released five albums as a solo artist, three as part of a group (including Allez Ouest), and co-written four musicals, the latest of which, “Rubaboo” (with Andrea Menard), will be performed in London ON… Learn more ›
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Featured Program
Band Support with All-City Band Society
In an attempt to support young musicians on their musical journey, we have compiled a list of adults in our community who can offer guidance on brass, woodwind or percussion instruments and are very comfortable working with students and teachers in sectional groups.
All-City Band Members:
Autumn Chandler: all saxophones, contact: 867-332-1951/hamnerheads@gmail.com
Bruce Barrett: Oboe, Contact: 867-667-4552 / tundrarolling@gmail.com
Tara Cripps: Alto and Baritone Saxophone, Contact: 867-335-8059 / tarahauff@hotmail.com
Kim Friedenberg: Baritone, Euphonium, Contact: 867-633-5700 (w) / yukongold6@hotmail.com
Jennifer Ondrack: French Horn, Contact: 867-334-7626 / catzmeow2008@gmail.com
Donna Reimchen: Flute, Contact: 867-335-2045 / reimchen@northwestel.net
Annette Smith: Clarinet, Contact: 867-393-4956 / anothersmith@northwestel.net
Kamira Tyerman: French Horn, Contact: 867-334-7861 /… Learn more ›
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Community School Touring Program
The Community School Touring Program sends performance artists to every Yukon community school. The goal of this program is to expose children to types of performance art they may not regularly encounter, with preference given to acts that have an educational component. CSTP impacts hundreds of students each year and provides important and inspiring opportunities for youth in Yukon communities.
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About Artist in the School
The Artist in the School program (AIS) provides Yukon school children with the opportunity to be instructed and inspired by practicing artists and to learn to work with a variety of art forms and media. It is available to all Yukon elementary and secondary schools, including 21 schools in Whitehorse and 14 in the communities.
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