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
Jennifer Stobbe
Inspired by the land I grew up on, I find my artistic muse in the mountains, tundra, and wildlife that makes the Yukon so unique. Capturing moments in the flora and fauna, I have found my own approach to preserving the beauty of the land and its wild inhabitants.… Learn more ›
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Featured Program
StrumPro Guitar & Ukulele Workshop with Scotty Swan
The Strum PRO Workshop is a high-energy, hands-on program designed for instant success on the guitar and ukulele. Whether offered as a one-day event or a weekly class, we eliminate beginner frustration using custom instruments with built-in visual aids: Fretboard GPS: Stop counting! Our numbered frets show students exactly where to put their fingers, making tabs and chords easy. Color Code ID: Our unique system makes tuning and identifying the strings fast and simple. Students quickly move from searching to playing actual songs. Plus, every student learns essential musician skills: confident… 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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