the

arctic circle

retreat

exhibition

The Arctic Circle Retreat Exhibition is a showcase of work by past residents. 

Since its inception in 2017, the Arctic Circle Retreat has awarded eight week-long residencies at the Eagle Plains Hotel. With no expectations on how the time is spent, each participant engages with this unique and remote environment in their own particular way. Thus far, the hotel has hosted filmmakers, a writer, a poet, photographers, and a comic artist. Some have made work in direct response to their time at the hotel, some continuing work on projects already underway, others spending the week to reflect and gather new ideas. For every participant, this self-directed residency will continue to reverberate throughout their practice in new and surprising ways, long after the retreat has passed. This online exhibition is being presented in the spirit of showcasing the wide range of practices, mediums, and sensibilities the Arctic Circle Retreat endeavors to support.

The Arctic Circle Retreat Collective is grateful for the ongoing and generous support of Stan McNevin and the staff of the Eagle Plains Hotel, and the Yukon Arts Fund who make this residency possible.

The Eagle Plains Hotel sits in the traditional territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin, in Eagle Plains, Yukon.

Participating Artists:

Devon Berquist

Dan Dowhal

Claire Falkenberg

Evan Rensch

Kimberly Edgar

Joanna Lilley

Krista Davies