MEDIA RELEASE - Arctic Winter Games Cultural Marketplace Call for Visual Artists

January 07, 2020

MEDIA RELEASE

Arctic Winter Games Cultural Marketplace Call for Visual Artists

January 6, 2020 (Whitehorse, YT) – The Whitehorse 2020 Arctic Winter Games, in partnership with Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism, would like to invite Yukon visual artists to apply for the AWG2020 Cultural Marketplace.

The marketplace will be taking place March 16th – 21st at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre and will showcase Yukon’s wide range of visual artists, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Arctic Winter Games.

Selected artists will be asked to drop off their work prior to the marketplace where it will be professional displayed and sold on your behalf in a 2,000 square foot gallery space.

Workshop and demonstration opportunities are available. Please follow this link (English) (French) to apply and to find more information.

Travel and accommodation subsidies are available for artists from the communities to ensure their participation.

The deadline to apply is Friday, February 7th, 2020 and artists can expect to receive a response from the committee by Friday, February 14th.

Inquiries can be sent to:

Courtney Holmes
Cultural Marketplace Coordinator
courtney.holmes@awg2020.org
(867) 667-7689 ext 204

The AWG2020 Cultural Marketplace is a partnership between the Arctic Winter Games 2020 Host Society and Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism, supported by CanNor.

For the latest updates on AWG2020, follow along on social media:

FB: /2020awg

Twitter: @awg2020

Instagram: @awg.2020

On March 15, the Yukon will welcome 2,000 athletes, coaches, mission staff, officials and cultural performers from nine contingents. The AWG will feature 21 sports in four categories – traditional sports, Nordic sports, indoor sports, and ice sports – as well as a Cultural Festival, Gala and Cultural Marketplace.

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For more information or to arrange an interview, contact:

Courtney Holmes
Cultural Marketplace Coordinator
courtney.holmes@awg2020.org
(867) 667-7689 ext 204

OUR FUNDING PARTNERS

Yukon Government

City of Whitehorse

Government of Canada

Lotteries Yukon