Arctic Circle Retreat
About the Retreat
The Arctic Circle Retreat is a self-directed artist residency that strives to support and promote the diverse voices, visions, and sensibilities of the North.
Hosted by the Eagle Plains Hotel, the Arctic Circle Retreat offers six, one-week-long residencies to Yukon-based creators at this unique truck stop, restaurant, and hotel complex, 35km from the Arctic Circle. One artist, or collaborative team, is invited at a time to spend a week at the hotel during the fall, winter, and early spring.
With the generous support of the Eagle Plains Hotel and the Yukon Arts Fund, the Arctic Circle Retreat is pleased to offer each of the six successful applicants: one-week (7 days) hotel room accommodation; $1000 honorarium; $60 per diem; and, $200 towards transportation.
Applications for the 2024 retreat are now closed.
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About Eagle Plains Hotel
At Kilometer 371 on the Dempster Highway, the Eagle Plains Hotel sits on a broad and rolling plateau in Vuntut Gwitchin territory, halfway between Dawson City, YT, and Inuvik, NWT. This remote environment is both expansive and insular, providing a unique combination of isolation and openness.
The Eagle Plains Hotel, built in 1978, is a completely self-contained complex with an electrical generator and water hauled by tanker truck from the Eagle River. It includes a gas station, auto repair shop, government office and staff quarters. The industrial-style modular hotel has a dining room and lounge. The hotel is open year-round.
This vast region of rolling hills is covered with stunted black spruce and nestled between the Ogilvie and Richardson mountain ranges. Much of the ground has permafrost close to the surface and grows mosses, lichens, and short shrubs. The Eagle River, from which the area gets its name, wanders through the plains, fed by smaller creeks.
