Visual Arts
Visual Arts events from the 2005 Festival
Atmospheric Signals as Musical Cosmos
May 7, 1:00 p.m., Walter Phillips Gallery • Free
A lecture by writer and critic Douglas Khan, concentrating on the work of Alvin Lucier, and how signals from space are listened to as noise, music, nature cosmos, and sound.
Talk & Toast: Eric Robertson and Making a Noise!
May 12, 7:00 p.m., Walter Phillips Gallery • Free
Join us for a talk by Banff public art competition winner Eric Robertson, and then toast the latest Banff International Curatorial Institute publication Making a Noise!
Aural Cultures
May 7 — June 26, Walter Phillips Gallery
Opening Reception — May 7, 2:00 p.m.
In Aural Cultures, an international array of artists work with sound and its compelling social dimensions. Audio is featured alongside photography, video, sculpture, performance, and site-specific installations. » More
Sound + Vision
Open Studios I & II
May 13 and June 24, 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Glyde Hall and Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Building Studios •Free
View works by visual and media artists, sound artists, composers, musicians, theoreticians, poets, writers, rock stars, and anti-stars during the thematic residency Sound + Vision.
Sound Madness I & II
May 19 and June 23, 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Walter Phillips Gallery • Free
Two evenings of new work by Sound + Vision resident artists showcasing live art, sound, DJ, and performance.
Projet Mobilivre-Bookmobile
Friday, June 17, noon – 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 18, noon – 5 p.m.
Outside Lloyd Hall • Free
The Mobilivre-Bookmobile is a touring exhibition of artist books, zines and independent publications by a diverse range of artists and writers at all stages of their careers. It travels across Canada and the U.S.A. in a converted vintage Airstream trailer visiting community centres, festivals, art galleries, and libraries.
History of Artist’s Books — James Rout
Friday, June 17, 3 p.m., Banff Public Library •Free
In conjunction with Projet Mobilivre-Bookmobile, James Rout, art librarian from the Paul D. Fleck Library, will present a talk on the history of the artist’s book with exceptional examples from the Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives’ extensive artist book collection.
Bookbinding Workshop
Saturday, June 18, 1 p.m., Walter Phillips Gallery • $5
Learn how to create your own artist book using simple bookbinding techniques such as sewn and buttonhole binding. Space is limited, so call the Gallery at 762-6281 to reserve your spot.
Annual Art Walk
July 7, 7:00 p.m., Butterfly Garden, Walter Phillips Gallery • Free
An engaging one-hour tour of public art works on campus, beginning in Mike MacDonald’s Butterfly Garden.
Dianne Bos: Artist Gardens
August 4, 7:00 p.m., Walter Phillips Gallery • Free
Photographer Dianne Bos leads an engaging visual tour of artists’ gardens through the ages.
Informal Architectures
August 11, 7:00 p.m., Walter Phillips Gallery • Free
Victoria-based artist Luanne Martineau introduces issues around the representation of space in contemporary art, visual culture, and architecture.
Visual Arts Open House
August 12, 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Glyde Hall • Free
An afternoon of demonstrations and hands-on workshops in the Visual Arts facilities including papermaking, ceramics, sculpture, and photography.
CAMPsites
July 16 – August 21, Walter Phillips Gallery • Free
CAMPsites investigates community, environment, recreation, and the idea of home. Works included in the exhibition celebrate fun, kitsch, and middle class recreation, while others illuminate the often-stark realities of economic inequity and political injustice. » More
Where I Lay My Heart: A public art project in informal architecture and mobile dwellings
August 17 – 21, noon – 5:00 p.m., Other Gallery, Glyde Hall • Free
August 17, 7:00 p.m. — Gala unveiling of critics’ and people’s choice awards
Celebrate the innovative proposals from the Informal Architectures Competition organized by the Walter Phillips Gallery, where local residents design a temporary dwelling through a public competition.