Government of Yukon

Art and Culture

Advanced Artist Award
Helps advanced Yukon visual, literary and performing artists practising at a senior level. Assists with innovative projects, travel or educational pursuits that contribute to their personal artistic development and to their community.

Arts Fund
Supports group projects that foster the creative development of the arts in the Yukon and support the principles of the Yukon Arts Policy.

Cultural Industry Training Fund
Funded by Department of Education and administered by MusicYukon, this fund assists Individual Yukon entrepreneurs, businesses, collectives, industry associations or organisations engaged in cultural industries or the arts.

Heritage Training Fund
Funds limited-term training for Yukon independent heritage workers, groups, and collectives of workers. To enhance and advance their capacity to obtain and create employment and give prospective employers a better trained heritage labour force.

Historic Properties Assistance Program
Helps individuals, community groups, societies, Yukon First Nations and businesses become involved in the heritage preservation process.

Historic Resources Fund
The types of projects considered include:archaeology, palaeontology, community museums, First Nations Heritage or Cultural Centres, historic sites, native language preservation, toponymy, historical research.

Museums
Yukon Museum Guide: Online information about Yukon's Museums, Interpretive Centres, and First Nations Cultural/Heritage Centres.

Sound Recording Program
The Yukon Sound Recording Program supports the Yukon recording industry, further develops the cultural industries sector, and encourages a business focus among the Yukon music industry.

Yukon Arts Funding Program
Supports non-profit societies primarily engaged in literary, visual or performing arts activities.

Yukon Craft Strategy
Includes Created In the Yukon initiative and the Studio Guide.

Yukon Film and Sound Commission
The Yukon Film and Sound Commission supports Yukon's growing film and sound recording industries in the Yukon.

Yukon Native Language Centre
The Yukon Native Language Centre is a training and research facility which provides a range of lingustic and educational services to Yukon First Nations and to the general public. Find out more about Yukon language, culture and history.