Alberta Arts Days

The Banff Centre is proud to take part in Alberta Arts Days, a three-day celebration of Alberta’s arts and culture! Alberta Arts Days is an initiative of the Government of Alberta’s Culture and Community Spirit department and runs September 18, 19, and 20. The aim is to connect communities across Alberta to the creative energy of the arts, and to experience the vibrant cultural scene. Below are the events The Banff Centre is offering for Alberta Arts Days — come and check them out.

Alberta Bound

September 15-20, 2009
Start time: all day
Venue: Lloyd Hall lobby, The Banff Centre
FREE

A selection of artists' books from the collection of the Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives will be on display, featuring works about Alberta and by Alberta artists.

Readings from Aboriginal Writers

September 18, 2009
Start time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Bentley Chamber Music Studio, The Banff Centre
FREE

Marilyn Dumont and Daniel David read alongside writers and storytellers in residence at The Banff Centre. Marilyn Dumont is an award-winning Alberta writer of Cree/Métis ancestry. Daniel David is an award-winning Mohawk writer, storyteller, and journalist, who has worked in many prestigious posts around the world, including Denmark, Indonesia, and South Africa.

Post-mortem

September 18, 2009
Start time: all day
Venue: Eric Harvie Theatre, RBC lobby, The Banff Centre
FREE

This photography exhibition, curated from The Banff Centre's permanent collection, includes works by Allyson Clay, Gabor Szilasi, Robert Frank, and Barbara Spohr.

Find out more about Post-mortem.

Standing anywhere in the space in a relaxed position

September 18-20, 2009
Start time: 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre
FREE

London based artist Silke Otto-Knapp explores her interest in choreographed movement in this visual arts exhibition.

2008 Banff Mountain Photography Competition Winning Images

September 18-20, 2009
Start time: all day
Venue: Sally Borden Building, The Banff Centre
FREE

Breathtaking images take you around the world, celebrating the world's most beautiful mountain areas, animals, and cultures.

Bradford Washburn: Photographing in High Places

September 18-20, 2009
Start time: all day
Venue: Max Bell Building, The Banff Centre
FREE

An exhibition by artist Jon Goodman. His work can be found in many public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Bibliothèque National in Paris.

Art Walk

September 19, 2009
Start time: 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre
FREE

This one-hour tour will visit the Walter Phillips Gallery's current exhibition of recent works by the London-based artist Silke Otto-Knapp, plus a visit to many of the public artworks at The Banff Centre, including Mike Macdonald's Butterfly garden and installations by John McEwan and Peter von Tiesenhausen.

The Tragically Hip

September 19, 2009
Start time: 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Eric Harvie Theatre, The Banff Centre

Canada's quintessential rock and roll band visits Banff for a memorable Saturday night.

ART Mobile Lab Open House

September 19-20, 2009
Start time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venues: Glyde Hall, Room 310 (ART Mobile Lab);
Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Building, Room 221
FREE

The Banff New Media Institute at The Banff Centre invites you to drop in and take a behind the scenes look at their research labs. See how their research into mobile media extends from the lab to the streets of Banff, to the great outdoors.

Voices in the Forest

September 19-20, 2009
Start time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Glyde Hall, Room 310 (Mobile Lab)
FREE

Take part in an audio tour of the nearby Hoodoo Trail. The tour, created by artist Julie Meyers, invites you to experience the riverside woods from a child’s point of view through a combination of fact and fictional stories collected and scripted with help from the kindergarten students from the Banff Elementary School.

Tours leave every 20 minutes between noon and 3:00 p.m. Come prepared for a 1-hour hike of easy to moderate difficulty. Reserve a tour time in advance by contacting us at 403-762-6246 or email mobilelab@banffcentre.ca Drop-ins will be accommodated as space allows.

The Banff Mobile History Tour

September 19-20, 2009
Start time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Old Crag Cabin, 211 Bear Street at the Bison Courtyard
FREE

Add a fun and informative dimension to local lore through a locative audio tour of the colourful history of downtown Banff. The locative audio tour will play automatically on cell phones.

Tours leave every 20 minutes. Go at your own pace, and come prepared for an easy stroll around the downtown area. Reserve a tour time in advance by contacting us at 403-762-6246 or email mobilelab@banffcentre.ca Drop-ins will be accommodated as space allows.

Film Night from the Archives Vault

September 20, 2009
Start time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Lloyd Hall, Second Floor Lounge, The Banff Centre
FREE

Selected excerpts from vintage documentaries about artists and programs at The Banff Centre ranging from the 1940s to the 1970s and beyond.