News and Updates
New Kiln
We’re so excited to announce that our brand new kiln is up and running! Thank you so much to Lotteries Yukon for their incredible financial contribution to our community studio. The new kiln will allow us to continue supporting emerging and established ceramic artists in our community for years to come.
Join us for a Special General Meeting
You're invited to join us on at Arts Underground on Thursday, October 24 @ 6pm for a special general meeting.
Call For Submissions: Celestial
For this year’s annual winter members’ exhibition, Yukon Art Society Members are invited to explore the theme of ‘celestial’.
This exhibition will be on view a little longer than in past years. It will be in both the Focus and Edge galleries from December 6, 2024 - February 1, 2025.
Employment Opportunity: Executive Director
The Yukon Art Society is a non-profit organization that fosters the creative development of Yukon artists at all levels. Through our community space, Arts Underground, we strive to offer inclusive studios and galleries where Yukoners can come together to develop their skills, explore their imaginations, and express themselves. We’re seeking a new leader for our organization.
Call for Exhibition Proposals
Are you a Yukon or Atlin, B.C. resident looking to exhibit your artwork? Are you an artist or curator with an incredible idea for an exhibition? Consider submitting a proposal to the Yukon Art Society.
The deadline for consideration in our summer jury session is Monday, August 5.
Call for Artists: Town Square Workshops
Call for Artists: Town Square Workshops
Saturdays, 10am- 2pm, July - August
In partnership with City of Whitehorse, Arts Underground is putting out a call for artists to submit proposals to give workshops and demonstrations during the City of Whitehorse's Saturday Town Square Market.
2024 Yukon Art Society AGM
You’re invited to join us on Thursday June 27 @ 6pm YST for the Yukon Art Society’s annual general meeting and hear what we’ve been up to this past year.
Call for Exhibition Proposals: Late-2024 & 2025
Are you a Yukon or Atlin, B.C. resident looking to exhibit your artwork? Consider submitting a proposal to the Yukon Art Society. We are currently seeking proposals for exhibitions in late-2024 & 2025. The deadline for consideration in our spring jury session is Sunday, March 31. 2024.
Call For Submissions: Flora & Fauna
As summer arrives, and the days get longer, many of us look forward to spending more time in nature. Flowers are in bloom, migrating birds have returned, and our green spaces are green once again. Inspired by this time of year, for our June 2024 exhibition, Yukon Art Society Members are invited to explore the theme of ‘Flora & Fauna’
Join us for a Special General Meeting
You're invited to join us on Friday, January 19 @ 6pm YST for a special general meeting. We will be passing our completed financial review.
Call for Exhibition Proposals: March 2024, Edge Gallery
Are you a Yukon or Atlin, B.C. resident looking to exhibit your artwork? Consider submitting a proposal to the Yukon Art Society. We are currently seeking proposals specifically for the Edge Gallery in March 2024. Please note that we will be putting out another call for exhibitions in the new year that includes a wider range of dates and gallery availabilities.
The deadline for consideration is Monday, January 8 2024.
Ceramics Symposium Input & Ideas
The Yukon Art Society is applying for Canada Council funding to host a Ceramic Symposium next summer/fall, and we want your input!
Call For Submissions: Rough Stuff: The Sketches Show
Process is progress. Our August exhibition celebrates the early stages. We want to see your ideas before they’re fully realized, so show us your starting lines.
We’re talking shapes scrawled on diner napkins, ideas scribbled on the backs of envelopes, landscapes spread out across the pages of your moleskines. We want maquettes and studies and sketches and rough stuff!
This show isn’t about the final product. It’s about the process of getting there.
The deadline to submit work for “rough stuff - the sketches show” is Saturday, July 29.
This exhibition will be on view from August 4 - 26 in the Edge Gallery with an opening exhibition on Friday, August 4 from 5pm - 7pm.
Please note that the work from this exhibition will not be for sale.
2023 Yukon Art Society AGM
You’re invited to join us on Thursday, July 20 at 6:30pm YST for the Yukon Art Society’s annual general meeting and hear what we’ve been up to this past year.
Call For Submissions: June Members' Exhibition
Yukon Arts Society members are invited to submit their work for our June Members’ Exhibition, ‘Here Comes the Sun’
Artists are invited to submit new works in any medium. Bring up to three pieces of two dimensional or three dimensional work to Arts Underground before Saturday, May 27 to participate in the show. All work will be juried before display. Your piece(s) should highlight the concept of summer in some way, whatever that means to you.
March 2023 Special Members' Meeting
In order to be in compliance with the new Societies Act, The Yukon Art Society will be holding a special general meeting via Zoom at 7pm on Tuesday, March 28th to adopt the new bylaws.
The Yukon Art Society will move to rescind its previous bylaws (last amended on September 24, 2020) and adopt the proposed bylaws.
Call for Yukon Art Society Board Members
The Yukon Art Society (YAS) is seeking exceptional leaders for the YAS Board of Directors. Are you passionate about Yukon Visual Arts, non-profit governance and/or finances? Are you interested to join a group of established artists and industry professionals to help guide the oldest visual arts organization in the Yukon? Join the YAS Board of Directors.
Call For Submissions: December Members' Exhibition
Yukon Arts Society members are invited to submit their work for our annual December Members’ Exhibition. This winter’s exhibition has the theme ‘Gold’.
Artists are invited to submit new works in any medium. Bring up to three pieces of two-dimensional or three-dimensional work to Arts Underground before Saturday, November 26 to participate in the show. All work will be juried before display.
Call for Exhibitions: our next application deadline is November 15, 2022
Are you a Yukon or Atlin, B.C. resident looking to exhibit your artwork? Are you an artist or curator with an incredible idea for an exhibition? Consider submitting a proposal to the Yukon Art Society. The deadline to apply for consideration at our next jury meeting is November 15, 2022
2022 Yukon Art Society AGM
Join us on Monday, July 25 at 5:30pm YST for the Yukon Art Society’s annual general meeting and hear what we’ve been up to this past year.