Every year, the Department of Environment and Yukon Energy produce a collectible poster featuring art that celebrates the arrival of spring and swans. This year is extra special because it's the 30th anniversary of A Celebration of Swans.
The winner of this year’s art contest is Stanislav Hermak. Chera Hunchuk did the poster design and layout.
About the artist
Stanislav Hermak is a graphic designer from Odesa, Ukraine. He studied at a specialized art school in Kyiv from 1988 to 1993 and at the Higher Art Academy (formerly Stroganovskoe) in Moscow, Russia. He moved to Whitehorse in 2021 and designs stickers, T-shirts and hoodies for North of Ordinary Media. He also paints with pastels and acrylics.
About his winning entry: “The plot is saturated with the feeling of the awakening of new life, spring, the flight of swans at dawn over of the Yukon mountains.”
Get a free poster
Free posters are available starting April 2. To get a copy, stop by the lobby at the Department of Environment building at 10 Burns Road in Whitehorse (open 8:30 am to 4:45 pm Monday to Friday), email wildlife.viewing@yukon.ca or call 867-667-8291.
2023 poster
Contest winner: Nhesa Patoy
2022 poster
Contest winner: Scott Storey
2021 poster
Contest winner: Tara Easley
For questions about the festival poster, email wildlife.viewing@yukon.ca or phone: 867-667-8291 or toll free in the Yukon: 1-800-661-0408, ext. 8291.