5-783: The Yukon Permanent Art Collection is the permanent art collection of the Yukon Government . Works from the Yukon Permanent Art Collection are exhibited in Yukon Government buildings throughout the Yukon, and occasionally loaned to exhibitions. Currently, the collection is stored at the Yukon Arts Centre , in Whitehorse , Yukon . As of 2021, the collection had over 500 art works. The collection focuses on art works that have
10-498: A direct connection to the Yukon. The collection was founded in 1981. The collection is supported by the registered charity Friends of the Yukon Permanent Collection founded in 1979. The Friends of the Yukon Permanent Collection and the Yukon Government place a call for submissions annually. The call is open to Yukon artists, Expat Yukon artists, and non Yukon artists whose work resonates with the Yukon. Selection of works to
15-694: Is made of two elements: the Commissioner of Yukon , who represents the federal government of Canada , and the unicameral assembly Yukon Legislative Assembly . The legislature has existed since Yukon was formed out of part of the Northwest Territories in 1898. Like the Canadian federal government, Yukon uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government , in which members are sent to the Legislative Assembly after general elections and from there
20-502: The collection is made by a jury from the Friends of the Yukon Permanent Art Collection. This article about Yukon is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about culture in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Yukon Government The Legislature of Yukon is the legislature of the territory of Yukon , Canada. The legislature
25-486: The party with the most seats chooses a Premier of Yukon and Executive Council of Yukon . The premier acts as Yukon's head of government . Being creatures of the federal government, Canadian territories do not have heads of state, but the role of the Commissioner is somewhat analogous to the role of a provincial lieutenant governor. Before the Legislative Assembly was created in 1978, the territory's legislative assembly
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