Walter Phillips Gallery

Cassils: Movement

Curated by Jacqueline Bell and Carol A. Stakenas

Walter Phillips Gallery
Wednesday - Sunday | 12:30 - 5 pm
February 16 - June 9, 2024

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About Walter Phillips Gallery

Walter Phillips Gallery is exclusively committed to the production, presentation, collection and analysis of contemporary art and curatorial practice. For contemporary artists, particularly those engaged in alternative forms of practice, Walter Phillips Gallery remains an essential and principal site where art is presented to an audience for critical reception. In an effort to ensure a broad and balanced representation of the different areas of research at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the Gallery displays and collects: painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, photography, and new media-based works.

Esteemed Visual Arts Faculty and Walter Phillips Gallery Artists include: H.G. Glyde, Walter Phillips, A.Y Jackson, Takao Tanabe, Janet Cardiff, Rebecca Belmore, Ken Lum, Brian Jungen, Ragnar Kjartansson, Shary Boyle, Mike Nelson, Heather and Ivan Morison, Guy Maddin, Andrea Buttner, Neïl Beloufa, among others.

History

Established in 1976, Walter Phillips Gallery bears the name of a distinguished printmaker and painter who, from the 1930s to the 1950s, played a seminal role in the development of the visual arts program in the Banff School of Fine Arts. It quickly evolved into a small but dynamic gallery and became known for a contemporary art program that championed curatorial innovation with a commitment to emerging forms of art including video and performance. See our past exhibitions here

Location

Walter Phillips Gallery is located at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff National Park, a one-and-a-half hour drive from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Centre overlooks the Banff town site from Tunnel Mountain Drive. The Gallery is located on the ground floor of Glyde Hall and is wheelchair accessible.

Tours

Group tours of the exhibitions and facilities can be arranged by calling us at 403.762.6281 or sending us an email at walter_phillips_gallery@banffcentre.ca to arrange an appointment. 

Support

Walter Phillips Gallery gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Canada Council for the Arts. 

 

Practicum Programs

As Banff Centre rebuilds our programming and staffing across all departments, we are taking the opportunity to review and redesign the Practicum Program with the intention of rebuilding better. At this time, a restart date for the Practicum Program has yet to be determined.

Banff Centre remains dedicated to supporting emerging practitioners in the creative sector and we expect that this stream of programs will return as funding and capacity allow. 

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Walter Phillips Gallery offers a number of practicum programs designed as hands-on learning opportunities for participants to gain practical experience in the day-to-day operations of a gallery. Learning opportunities also arise through attendance at formal and informal lectures and discussion groups. These programs are typically one year in length and are intended for recent graduates and emerging arts professionals, with an annual application deadline.

Curatorial Research Practicum: designed for individuals to receive direct mentorship on research practices that support the presentation, production, and analysis of contemporary art. Participants will have access to the archives and collection of Walter Phillips Gallery to produce an exhibition and other public presentations of this material.

Preparatorial Practicum: intended to develop the participants' skills in preventative conservation, art handling, and installation techniques, as well as crate building, art packing, and framing of artwork. Participants will also assist in the storage and packing of artworks relating to the Walter Phillips Gallery exhibitions and permanent collection.

Permanent Collection

Established for the purposes of exhibition, education, preservation, and documentation, the Walter Phillips Gallery Permanent Collection is composed primarily of works by artists who have participated in the various programs and exhibitions at Banff Centre and thus also serves to document the history of the organization and its place in the development of visual culture.

Presently, the Permanent Collection contains more than 1,500 artworks that reflect the nature and development of artists who are making a significant contribution to contemporary visual art. Steered by an appointed Acquisition Committee, these holdings represent a broad range of art practices and includes paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, photographs, video, and new media-based works.

Please contact walter_phillips_gallery@banffcentre.ca if you have any questions about the Permanent Collection.

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About Us

Walter Phillips Gallery is open on Wednesdays through Sundays, 12: 30 p.m. - 5 p.m | Click Here to Get Directions

For questions about the Walter Phillips Gallery, please contact:

Email
walter_phillips_gallery@banffcentre.ca

Phone
1.403.762.6281

Walter Phillips Gallery 
The Banff Centre 

107 Tunnel Mtn Dr
Box 1020
Banff, Alberta
T1L 1H5 Canada
 
Banner Image Credit: August Klintberg, Meet me in the woods, 2010. Coated aluminum and reflective vinyl signs. Glyde Hall and the Ken Madsen path. Commissioned for the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. For additional information about the work please visit Walter Phillips Gallery.