Visual Arts

Giddy Up! or a Darn Good Hat Act

June 5 - August 15

WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY

Free

Celebrate the opening of Giddy Up!, a project by Andrew Hunter that tells the tale of Andy, a young boy from Southern Ontario who yearns to visit Banff and to ride the trails, sleep under the stars, and be a “real cowboy.” The boy’s fantasies are fuelled by a mysterious neighbour, a “cowboy” lost in the suburbs of 1960s southern Ontario. Inspired by classic Westerns, country music, pulp fictions, and cowboy kitsch, Giddy Up! weaves a tale of innocence lost with a sinister twist.   » more

Tea in the Butterfly Garden

July 10 — August 14 from noon to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday

WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY

Donation at the door

Created in 1999 by Mi’Kmaq artist Mike MacDonald, the Butterfly Garden houses a diverse mix of carefully selected native alpine plants and flowers. Join us for afternoon tea, featuring handmade tea cups and pots created by resident artists and staff.

Forest Walk

July 10 — August 14, from noon to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday

WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY

Free

Janet Cardiff’s Forest Walk leads participants on a 16-minute audioguided tour through a forest at The Banff Centre. Recorded with binaural sound, the audio captures the sound of the artist’s voice and of her body moving through the forest, while blurring the line between the listener’s real time and the events described on the recording, creating an exciting yet disorienting experience.

Cowgirls: Facts and Fictions of the Frontier

July 10 at 2 p.m.

WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY

Free

Marilyn Burgess, curator and author of the acclaimed Indian Princesses and Cowgirls: Stereotypes from the Frontier, examines images and stories of the cowgirl.

Cowgirls: Facts and Fictions of the Frontier in Film

July 15 at 7 p.m.

TELUS STUDIO, JEANNE AND PETER LOUGHEED BUILDING

Free

Two award-winning flicks: Cowgirls: Portraits of American Ranch Women and Cowgirls, featuring modern-day cowgirls who ride, rope, and tough it out; trick riders, barrel racers, and rodeo queens, who shine in a male-dominated arena.

ArtWalk

July 16, 23, 30, August 6, & 13 at 1 p.m.

MEETING PLACE - WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY

Free

A guided tour of works on display throughout The Banff Centre campus, with a focus on site-specific and commissioned works.

Visual Arts Open Studios

July 17 from 3 to 6 p.m.

GLYDE HALL and JEANNE AND PETER LOUGHEED BUILDING STUDIOS

Free

Artists from around the world open their studio doors for a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their work. Printmakers, sculptors, ceramicists, and photo facilitators offer demonstrations throughout the afternoon.

In Phillips’s Footsteps

July 17 & 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY

Free

Local painter and historian Alice Saltiel-Marshall presents the life of Walter J. Phillips, anecdotes of his years at The Banff Centre, and information about his distinctive artistic process; an interpretive hike to the summit of Tunnel Mountain with vistas of the town of Banff and peaks that inspired his work.