Yukon Prize Air North Art Crawl | Friday, October 3, 2025
Seven locations featured live music, adding to the festive energy as hundreds of art lovers flowed through galleries, studios, and unexpected pop-ups. The Crawl created a shared sense of discovery, connection, and celebration, with artists, audiences, and musicians animating the city together.
Yukon Prize Longlisted Artists Exhibition | Arts Underground
A standout moment of the evening was the opening of the Yukon Prize Longlisted Artists Exhibition at Arts Underground. The exhibition featured works by the 2025 longlisted artists and quickly became a hub of activity, welcoming over 600 visitors throughout the night. The energy in the space reflected the excitement and curiosity surrounding the artists’ practices and set the tone for the weekend ahead.
The Venues
- Arts Underground – 305 Main St (downstairs)
Exhibitions:
Joyce Majiski, Mammoth Dreaming
Yukon Prize Long List Exhibition - Yukon Artists @ Work – 4129 4th Ave.
Exhibition:
Don Watt and Makisha Page, Mostly Paper
Dannette Readman performing - Yukon Cinema – 304 Wood St.
Playing:
Fistful of Vodka by Director Robert Joe (15 minutes)
Winner of the 2023 ALIFF Pitch Prize - Northern Fibres Guild at Well-Read Books – 4137 4th Ave.
Daniel Janke performing - MacBride Museum – 1124 Front St.
Keitha Clark and Graham Poile performing - North End Gallery – 1116 Front Street
Exhibiting work from: Emma Barr, Erinn Komschlies, Eugene Alfred, Jackie Dowell-Irvine, Jean Taylor, Jim Robb, Mosesie Lewis, Peter Mather, Richard Shorty, Robert Postma, Rosemary Piper, Stephanie Ryan, Nathalie Parenteau and more! - Horwoods Mall 100 Main St – Art crawl stamps are not available here — but inside you’ll find exciting partners such as: Baked Cafe | Tagish Rocks| Spruce Box Co | Vanessa Aegirsdottir Co. | Yukon Refillery | The Mini Makerspace
*Visit with artists Sophie Mutlu and The Yukon Foundary at Yukon Refillery - Northern Cultural Expressions Society – 102 Lambert St.
Demonstrating Artist:
Carissa Waugh of Ékè Éwe - Friends of the Yukon Permanent Art Collection – Jim Smith Building, 2071 2nd Ave.
Exhibition:
Signals, A selection of work from the Yukon Permanent Art Collection
Andy Slade performing
- CPAWS – 301 Hawkins St.
Exhibition:
Superbloom – Conceptualized by Nicole Schafenbacher, Krystle Silverfox and created by many hands across the NWT and Yukon - Teegatha’Oh Zheh at The Warehouse – 1148 Front St.
Exhibition:
“A Good Thing” featuring artists Katherine LeBlanc, Theresa Roberts, Fauve Berrel, Arron Schilling, Ernest Chua, Zachary Louie, Colin Dorward, Cheri Wilson and Phoebe Gonzales Rohrbacher
The Follower performing - Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre – 1171 Front St.
Exhibition:
To You(th): Truth and Reconciliation - Lumel Studios – 101 Keish St.
Logan Bennett performing - Yukonstruct – 2180 2nd Ave.
Demonstrating Artist:
Esther Bordet, Marjie Cowell, Ricardo Espada Horsfall, Nakai Theatre, Theramin Art Lab created by Dennis Athron
Jennihouse performing - Chambers House – Shipyard’s Park
Artist in Residence:
Natasha Henderson - Jenni House – Shipyard’s Park
Artist in Residence:
Rebecca Manias - Free Space at Northern Front Studio – 2237 2nd Ave
Exhibition:Alternative Evolutions, curated by Janet Patterson and Leslie Leong
the Live Music Artists
The Follower
The Follower is an electronic duo from Whitehorse formed by vocalist –producer Victoria Parker and producer Colin Dorward. Fusing elements of bass music, experimental pop, and rave culture, The Follower crafts immersive tracks that are both body-moving and emotionally...
Logan Bennett
Logan grew up traveling the world and absorbing the sounds of many cultures. His passion for music began with his self-taught piano studies of swing jazz and the blues, inspired by recordings of Duke Ellington and Oscar Peterson. He went on to study orchestral trumpet...
Keitha Clark and Graeme Poile
Raised in the Yukon wilds, Graeme Poile studied guitar alongside his brother Kieran on fiddle and other friends like Ben Barrett-Forrest and Fabian Brook. He first came to public notice in their jazz and swing ensemble called ‘Come Eat a Cat’ at a Whitehorse Folk...
Jennihouse
With a nod to Brian Eno, Jennihouse provides Music for Cocktails. Based in Whitehorse, YT, Jennihouse improvises ambient music designed to sit under and facilitate the conversation. Long on levity, short on brevity, no two Jennihouse performances are the same. Since...
Daniel Janke
Daniel Janke is a composer who also plays contemporary jazz and improvised piano. He is based out of his studio in Whitehorse, Yukon. danieljanke.com Daniel’s piano style is heavily influenced by an upbringing in gospel music. Compositionally, his work is eclectic,...
Danette Readman
(she/her/elle) Danette began classical guitar studies as a teenager and later graduated from Brandon University School of Music. She has had the opportunity to learn from some of her favourite classical guitarists, including Daniel Bolshoy, Benjamin Verdery, Norbert...
Andy Slade
Pianist / Composer / Educator After many years living in Toronto, Canadian pianist and composer Andy Slade has found deep roots in Whitehorse, Yukon. His career as a pianist has spanned almost every genre, working as a sideman with a wide variety of ensembles across...
