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APPLY TO THE YUKON PERMANENT ART COLLECTION

Annual Deadline: January 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Call for Submissions, 2025

Call for Submissions, 2025

Abundance

September 12 - November 15th, 2024
An exhibition of new acquisitions to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection will be on view at the Yukon Arts Centre Community Gallery in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, September 12th at 5pm.

Out in the Open 2023

Out in the Open | En Plein Art

September 15 - Spring 2024
An exhibition of new acquisitions to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection will be on view at the Jim Smith building in Whitehorse, Yukon. The public is invited to attend the opening reception on Friday, September 15th at 3pm.

APPLY TO THE YUKON PERMANENT ART COLLECTION

Annual Deadline: January 31, 2023
Artists at any stage of their careers from all communities are invited to submit artwork for consideration for the Yukon Permanent Art Collection.

DIS ORIENTATION

November 17th 2022 - Spring 2023
An exhibition of new acquisitions to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection will be on view at the Jim Smith building in Whitehorse, Yukon. The public is invited to attend the opening reception on Thursday, November 17th at 10:30 am.

COLLECTIVE MEMORY EXHIBITION VIDEO

Join head curator Garnet Muething as she shares a review of the Yukon Permanent Art Collection's 40th anniversary exhibition.

View the video with French or English subtitles.

40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE YUKON PERMANENT ART COLLECTION

Yukon Arts Centre December 6th - February 25th, 2022
2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the Yukon Permanent Art Collection. This exhibition, Collective Memory, celebrates this milestone. An extensive selection of pivotal works from the past four decades showcases the depth and diversity of the collection. Among them, viewers can enjoy the newest additions, shown with insights from each artist.

THE COLLECTION

The Yukon Permanent Art Collection represents Yukon artists' practices and pieces significant to the legacy of Yukon art. The collection includes works in a variety of media including: First Nations traditional and contemporary art, prints, photographs, carvings, sculpture, textiles, paintings, drawings and mixed media.

Moose Hide Mukluks by Yukon artist Karrie Brown
Dubois Residence an Archival inkjet print by Yukon Artist Sarah Fuller
Landscapes of Gold (Bowl) by Yukon ceramic artist Monika Käte Steputh
Trying to Help by Yukon artist Kimberly Edgar
Yukon artist Alex Dickson Watchmens Red alder, mother of pearl, horse hair

Yukon Permanent Art Collection, Alex Dickson Watchmens 2005-2006 Red alder, mother of pearl, horse hair (H x W x D) 25 x 19 x 11”

PAST EXHIBITIONS

Revisit past exhibitions of acquisitions to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Yukon Permanent Art Collection provides Yukoners and visitors with an opportunity to experience our cultural legacy as it is expressed through the visual arts, and contributes to the professional development and economic well-being of Yukon artists. Yukon residents of all backgrounds, at any stage of their creative paths and from all communities are invited to apply.

RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS

Need some help with your submission? These resources can help.

Photo series by Yukon artists Hannah Jickling and Valerie Salez

The Friends of the Yukon Permanent Art Collection is of vital importance to the continuing development of the arts in the Yukon through the growth of the Yukon Permanent Art Collection.

Created in 1981, the Yukon Permanent Art Collection is a continually expanding record of Yukon and northern-inspired visual artwork. Each year new works are acquired through a call for submissions process and juried by the Friends of Yukon Permanent Art Collection. The collection is cared for by the Government of Yukon and exhibited in public buildings in communities around the territory for the enjoyment of Yukoners and visitors.