First Friday
Friday, May 3 | 5pm - 7pm
First Friday is an initiative that was launched by Arts Underground and Yukon Artists at Work (YAAW). Members of the public are encouraged to take a self-directed art crawl between the two galleries on the first Friday of every month to enjoy art, snacks and refreshments. Other arts organizations, including the Northern Cultural Expressions Society, are expected to join in this initiative in the coming months.
15-305 Main Street
A solo exhibition of oil painting landscapes by Whitehorse-based artist Jane Fergusson Storey.
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Beyond the Page, Panel, and Gutter: Experimenting with Ellipses in Comics
by Esther Bordet
On View: May 3 - June 1
A solo exhibition by Whitehorse-based artist Esther Bordet, featuring an exploration of ellipses in comics, highlighting the necessary participation of the reader for the story to exist.
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Using images from the MacBride Museum's collection, Yukon Erotica takes viewers on a trip back in time where brazen women toed the line by pushing out their chests and baring their ankles.
Yukon Erotica
by MacBride Museum
On View: March 1 - June 29
4129 4th Ave
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Judgement Day
by Sandra G. Storey
On View: May 3 - June 2
It’s Judgement Day at Yukon Artists at Work
The accused, the plaintiff, the judge, jury and public gallery…they’ll all be in place next month for a new solo show by clay artist Sandra G. Storey.
Storey says the idea for this show began after she created a fox with a whole egg in its mouth. “The accused grew quickly into the idea of a trial with animal characters. “I have attempted to make fun of the things we have no control over, such as ‘Will this be fair?’ ‘Is everyone represented equally?’ “Why do the witnesses stay silent?’,” Storey explains.
Storey says the ‘council’, made up of the thin wolf and the fat dog, was borrowed from one of Aesop’s fables. The moths, according to some mythology, can pierce the veil between the living and the ancestors and are the messengers/reminders in this installation.
“I would like viewers to enter this courtroom and create stories around the characters they encounter,” Storey says. “Hopefully this will prompt dialogue, fun, and reflection.”
704 Main Street
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Caribou Woman Creations Showcase
Maria Rose Sikyea
“Maria Rose Sikyea is a Young Dené mother living in the Yukon who strives to advocate for traditional living skills and connection to her Dene heritage. She believes most of humanity has forgotten that everything comes from Mother Earth, thus her desire is to inspire people to reconnect/continue connection with their tribal ways through connection to the land. Maria works with materials harvested within nature's cradling arms, her art forms she works with the most are Caribou hair tufting and Porcupine quillwork. She is eager for cultural revitalization with historical Dene practices and is working towards making a full set of clothing and tools circa 1930s for her family of 5.
Maria is on a prayerful journey to reclaim her family's lineage and thus decolonize through traditional ways of living. She has been teaching various skill-building workshops for 11+ years and is passionate about the “natural way” of her Athabaskan people traditions. She hopes to inspire youth to continue their connection/reconnect with their cultural background, in light of the future of our earth experience, as a whole. ”