The Dawson City Arts Society, Yukon College and Tr ondek Hwech in have designed an accredited visual arts program, which offers students the opportunity to learn a variety of traditional and contemporary visual arts disciplines and to study Art History. This program is offered in Dawson City, Yukon through the Yukon School of Visual Arts (Yukon SOVA). The program is accredited at Yukon College and transferable to Emily Carr University, University of the Fraser Valley, Alberta College of Art and Design, OCAD University and NSCAD University. With a focus on contemporary international art practices and a visual culture studies approach to art history, this program delivers courses in a holistic environment, recognizing how both intuitive and learned knowledge are used when one engages with and produces art.