The Gallery
The Yukon Arts Centre Public Art Gallery is open year round and hosts ten to fourteen exhibitions a year, often two or three running concurrently. We are committed to excellence in the visual arts and to bringing innovative exhibitions that explore the rich diversity of contemporary art from local, regional, national and international perspectives. We show the works of professional Yukon artists, while bringing exhibitions of national importance to the Yukon. Everyone is welcome to attend opening night receptions. Artists are often in attendance.

Specifications
The gallery is located on one level and incorporates 370 ft of running wall over 4200 ft² of floor space. The space is divided by semi-permanent partitions, creating three distinct gallery areas.
· Drywall walls over 3/4 inch plywood on steel studs.
· 14 ft suspended ceiling in the exhibition space.
· The floor is marmoleum on concrete slab on grade.
· The temperature is kept at a relatively stable 20° Celsius and a relative humidity of 45%.
· Lighting is provided by incandescent track light fixtures and ranges from approximately 50 lux to a maximum of 500 lux. There is no natural light.

Current Exhbitions
June 4 to August 30, 2009
Ted Harrison Painting Paradise
Joseph Tisiga Indian Brand Corporation

Recent Exhibitions
March 26 to May 24, 2009
Catherine Beaudette Confluence
Marten Berkman Remote Sensibility
Cathy Busby Sorry

January 15 to March 15, 2009
De l'écriture [With Writing]
Owen Williams S : 10 000 VARIATIONS

November 6 to December 21, 2008
Reading the Image Poetics of the Black Diaspora
Yukon Arts Centre Collection Treasures from the Vault

September 4 to October 26, 2008
Emma Barr Love Affair
Andrew Hunter Giddy-Up!
Ho Tam Confessions of a Salesman

Community Gallery
The space is located in the foyer of the Yukon Arts Centre and allows local artists to showcase their works in an informal setting while enjoying high-visibility exposure. The space is increasingly popular, and artists are wise to contact us early on with their upcoming projects and ideas.

Louise Hardy
A Cape, a Kimono and Holy Communion
Until June 14, 2009

This show is symbolic of many closets hung with clothes that have been worn once, if at all, or have been worn down to the last threads. Really some of them need to return to the earth but there is always a story about why we cannot bear to part with our usually forgotten yet precious possession. Well, who could part with Little Red’s Riding Hood, or the Oni Kimono which was worn by the fabled Japanese “Oni Monster” or who would think of taking their Holy Communion dress to the Sally Ann? Not I.