About Arts in the Park
That’s it for Arts in the Park 2018! Thanks to everyone who’s taken part in our little big festival whether you’ve performed, volunteered, worked on a piece or simply enjoyed our community over at Lepage park during a couple lunch hours. Founded in 1996 by Dereen Hildebrand and Steve Slade, Arts in the Park celebrates visual & performing arts & takes place every summer in downtown Whitehorse. This season ran from May 22nd to August 3rd & as per usual featured different acts with weekly visual artists every noon hour Monday to Friday. We also continued our recent addition the Wednesday evening show. For the eleven weeks we ran, eleven different bands that don’t necessarily fit into the lunch hour vibe performed Wednesdays from 7-8. All of us over at Arts in the Park & Music Yukon are proud to be a part of this free festival!
See you next year!
Contact
Geneviève Doyon
Producer & Programmer
artsinthepark@musicyukon.com
Get Involved
As a performer or visual artist:
The 2019 call for performers and visual artists will open in March 2019. Keep an eye out on our Music Yukon website and our Facebook page.
As a volunteer:
Arts in the Park can always use a helping hand. If you’d like to contribute to the festivities, please get in touch!
Performing This Week
Visual Artist This Week
Painting with Gorellaume
Another season of Arts in the Park is done! We ended the summer with painter Gorellaume coming by every noon hour of our last week. By Wednesday, Gorellaume finished setting up his piece & invited the public to join him & paint.
2018 Arts in the Park Schedule
Week 1, May 22-25 |
Week 2, May 28-June 1 |
Week 3, June 4-8 |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Artist: Jona Barr
Tuesday – Kevin Barr & Hank Karr Wednesday – All City Band Wednesday 7pm – Clairvoyant Felicities Thursday – Kate Weekes Friday – Fireweed and Flannel |
Visual Artist: Helen O’Connor
Monday – Dena Zagi Tuesday – The Side Guys Wednesday – Remy Rodden Wednesday 7pm – Northern Allowance Thursday – Glen Chatten Friday – Crooked Folk |
Visual Artist: Emma Barr
Monday – Winter Trio Tuesday – Drea Naysayer Wednesday – The Big Band Wednesday 7pm – Paris Pick & The Pricks Thursday – The Bombadils Friday – Kim Beggs Trio |
Week 4, June 11-15 |
Week 5, June 18-22 |
Week 6, June 25-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Artist: Maya Rosenberg
Monday – Brigitte Desjardins & Ryan McNally Tuesday – Baroque Strings Collective Wednesday – Vanier Jazz Combo Wednesday 7pm – Prizefighter Thursday – Songwriter Panel Friday – The Benett Sun |
Visual Artist: Harreson Tanner
Monday – Peggy Hanifan Tuesday – Two Piano Tornado Wednesday – Speed Control Wednesday 7pm – Major Funk & The Employment Thursday – No Arts in the Park, Happy Aboriginal Day! Friday – Tiger Moon |
Visual Artist: Josée Carbonneau
Monday – Hank Karr & Friends Tuesday – Manfred Janssen Wednesday – Borealis Soul Wednesday 7pm – Antarticus Thursday – Hip Hop Show Friday – Sarah MacDougall |
Week 7, July 2-6 |
Week 8, July 9-13 |
Week 9, July 16-20 |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Artist: Marie Hélène Comeau
Monday – No Arts in the Park, Happy Canada Day Weekend! Tuesday – Brandon Isaak Wednesday – Ryan Enns Wednesday 7pm – Quiet Revolution Thursday – Diyet Friday – Rob Dickson |
Visual Artist: Françoise Laroche
Monday – Simon Crelli Tuesday – Fawn Fritzen and Devid Restivo Wednesday – Swing Sets Wednesday 7pm – Groan Boy Thursday – Oclaire Friday – Ben Hermann |
Visual Artist: Ali Khoda
Monday – Ripple Illusion Tuesday – Paul Bergman Trio Wednesday – Bingo Bongo Boogie Band Wednesday 7pm – Lara Lewis & the Danz Thursday – Steve & Andy Slade Friday – Ben Mahony |
Week 10, July 23-27 |
Week 11, July 30-Aug 3 |
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|---|---|---|
| Visual Artist: Northern Fibres Guild
Monday – Patrick Keenan Tuesday – Café des Voix Wednesday – Keitha Clark Swing Trio Wednesday 7pm – The Leesiders Thursday – Songwriter Panel Friday – Marco Claveria |
Visual Artist: Gorellaume
Monday – Thomas Park Jazz Tuesday –Lô Wednesday – Leg Up Hands Down Wednesday 7pm – The Sweeties Thursday – Calla Kinglit Friday – Grande Finale! |
Sponsors
THANK YOU to our 2018 funders and sponsors!
Arts Fund
Lotteries Yukon
City of Whitehorse
Youth Investment Fund
Culture Quest
Yukon Career Placement Program
Java Connection
Vector Research
Integrated Solutions Group
North End Gallery
Folk Society of Whitehorse
The Frame Shop
Hougen Group of Companies
Jazz Yukon
Unitech Sound and Lighting
What’s Up Yukon
Marsh Lake Tents and Events
Yukon Historical & Museums Association
Inanda Images
On Yukon Time
Canada Summer Jobs
Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters