Thanks to the Writer’s Trust of Canada and the Canada Council for the Arts, this year’s Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Festival had a bolstered literary emphasis to its program. This included readings by noted writers Leanne Simpson and Heather O’Neill, who offered diverse voices, but equally stimulating and profound subject matter for the …
The participating printmakers at the 6th Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Festival convened at the DDN Building on Friday evening to give a series of mini-talks about their artistic practices, and the projects they will be working on during the Festival. The sessions began with a talk by Mary Tremonte & Jesse Purcell, from Toronto. …
As the 6th Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Festival got fully underway, the historical Dawson Daily News Building offered up an Open Studio for the public. As official owners and stewards of the building, Parks Canada interpreters were on hand to relate the building’s history, and show off some of its artifacts. Meanwhile, the …
Indigenous voices, Montreal grit and collaborative printmaking shape the 6th Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Festival Come fill your art-loving hearts and minds at the Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Festival. From collaborative printmaking jams to experimental cello music, and from literary readings to antique letterpress action, it’s a five-day celebration of all …
To borrow a cliché, they’re all winners. With the sea of submissions faced by the Dawson Film Fest’s selection committees, just to make the cut and be screened at DCISFF is an accomplishment in its own right. And certainly, given the amount of work required to make a movie – short or otherwise – all the …
The 2017 Dawson City International Short Film Festival opened on Thursday 13 April with a very special feature presentation of the documentary Dawson City, Frozen Time. The showing, not surprisingly, was sold out — and extremely well received — given the keen local interest in the production. Dawson City, Frozen Time pieces together the bizarre true …
It’s here. The 2017 edition of the Dawson City International Short Film Festival runs from April 13th to 16th. Sometimes referred to as “The Sundance of the North” the DCISFF is among the most northern competitive film festivals in the world, and has been showing short films of all genres every Easter weekend since 2000. The …
Berton House Writer-in-Residence Drew Hayden Taylor kicked off the 6th Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Festival‘s series of author talks Wednesday night with a casual “Ask Drew Anything” session. A prolific First Nations writer with over 30 works to his credit, Taylor is well known for bringing humour to his writing. (In fact, he … Continue reading
Garden Party James Healey June 15 – July 1 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 15 @ 7pm Regular Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 3-7pm Garden Party is a colourful and diverse exhibition of paintings and drawings, opening a door into a strange world with vibrant organic shapes and colours working together to create a psychedelic and … Continue reading
Part Time Position Art FUN Program Instructor/Coordinator The Art FUN Program Instructor/Coordinator will work closely with KIAC’s Programs Manager to organize, implement and instruct an Art FUN workshop series for young artists (grades 1-3) as well as a weekly Toddler and Preschool Painting class (ages 1-5). Qualifications: Experience instructing children aged 1 to 9 is … Continue reading
Check out this fun workshop with local artist Karen Thomas! All supplies provided. Space is limited so register soon! Continue reading
Confluence at the SOVA Gallery is hosting a short-run Printmaking exhibit featuring local artists, as part of the upcoming Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Festival. Prints in any printmaking medium will be accepted. #dawsonprintfestival Click on the link below for submission info and form: DDN Print & Publishing Exhibit Info & Submission form Continue reading
Take your first steps in Lindy Hop, the primary dance of 1930s era Swing Dancing! This class will focus on the basics of the partner dance, through experimenting with playfulness, connection and rhythm. There’s no need for previous dance experience, and no need to bring a partner since leads and follows rotate throughout the class. … Continue reading
One of the more popular events at the Dawson Film Fest is always the Sunday afternoon Out of the Cold screening. This showing highlights up-and-coming Yukon filmmakers, including (not surprisingly, given the strong creative temperament of Dawson City) many local artists. It takes a lot of work to make a film, and even more nerve to … Continue reading
To commemorate National Film Day, which transpired immediately at the start of this year’s Dawson Film Fest, the Saturday 7 p.m. screening was a free Reel Canada smorgasbord — or should that be poutine — of made-in-Canada short films. As always, the pieces not only reflected the immense variety of the mosaic that is Canada, … Continue reading
A standing-room-only crowd packed the KIAC Ballroom for the 7 p.m. opening screening of short films at the 2017 Dawson City International Short Film Festival. The keen interest was not surprising, given the films were all by Yukoners (including several local filmmakers), several of whom were in attendance. Festival director Dan Sokolowski introduced these artists … Continue reading
For the past five years, the Cold Cuts Video Festival has been held in conjunction with the Dawson City International Short Film Festival. Originally conceived by Nicole Rayburn, who has been its producer ever since, Cold Cuts is a curated exhibition at the ODD Gallery of video works by contemporary Canadian artists. This year’s theme … Continue reading
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