"There are certain qualities of the highly creative people I know. One is a kind of creative optimism. They believe in inventing the world."

— Designer Bruce Mau, in the Banff Dialogues

James Kinnear’s extraordinary investment will enable the creation of the new physical and intellectual core of The Banff Centre campus — The Kinnear Centre for Creativity & Innovation. In conjunction with the Friends of Pengrowth, James Kinnear has pledged $10 million to The Banff Centre.

I have invested in the creation of this international resource because it is my conviction that leadership, innovation and creativity are essential to growing sustainable, healthy and vital communities. Creative leaders need a place to develop new ideas, to be inspired, and to invent new possibilities, and The Banff Centre remains uniquely positioned to be this place.

— James S. Kinnear

The Kinnear Centre for Creativity & Innovation — Official opening July 25, 2010

Take a video journey inside the Kinnear Centre