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
Gorellaume
Gorellaume is a French artist born in 1978. He graduated from art school in Strasbourg, earned his teaching certification and then worked for 10 years as an art teacher in Paris, while also pursuing his artistic career. Figurative drawing is the foundation of his work, which he applies to different… Learn more ›
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Featured Program
Creating From Waste Plastic with Janna Swales - Yukon Plastics
Lesson Plan: Creating Unique Objects from Waste Plastic Workshop Duration: 2–3 Half Days Objectives: Understand different types of waste plastic, their properties, and identification methods. Learn about plastic recycling processes, including sorting and preparation. Explore techniques for processing plastic for injection molding and/or 3D printing. Create unique objects using recycled plastic.
Materials Needed: Various plastic types (HDPE, PET, PP, etc.) Safety gloves, goggles, and masks Basic tools for cutting and cleaning plastic (scissors, knives, soap, and water) If students wish to print their designs from filament: 3D printer… 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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