Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival

May - September

Over 70 events! Including over 50 FREE experiences.

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Banff International String Quartet Competition

August 25 – 31, 2025

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Isidore String Quartet, first-prize winners of BISQC 2022. Photo by Rita Taylor.

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Elliptical Lineages
June 7 - September 7, 2025
Public Reception: June 27, 5 - 8 PM

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Sarah Houle, 'Circles' (still), 2024. Video, 4 minutes 24 seconds. Courtesy of the artist.

Reflections 2024-25

Read Banff Centre's latest Report to Community and watch our companion video.

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Emily Solstice Tait, Tasha Faye Evans, Kelly McInnes. Photo by Rita Taylor.

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Inspiring Artists, Leaders and Creatives since 1933

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is a learning organization built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and creative development. From our home in the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is excited to be the International Media Centre for the 2025 G7 Summit, taking place in Kananaskis, Alberta in June 2025.

Read our G7 FAQ to learn how this may affect campus access, events, and visitor experience from May 31 to June 20, 2025.

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Programs

Barbara Spohr, Untitled (Long Island), 1979, Collection of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, P79 0162 P.

Program Dates January 19, 2026 - February 13, 2026

Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography 2026

The Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography provides financial and creative assistance to a mid-career Canadian artist.

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Designs by Rebecca Baker-Grenier, Indigenous Haute Couture 2022, photos by Rita Taylor

Program Dates November 17, 2025 - December 05, 2025

Indigenous Fashion Runway Residency 2025

The 3-week Residency offers four Indigenous designers and collaborators a chance to create, refine, and showcase their work.

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Erin Propp (vocal), Christine Choi (violin). Photo by Rita Taylor.

Program Dates January 12, 2026 - January 30, 2026

Banff Musicians in Residence Winter 2026

This self-directed residency offers space and focused time for musicians of all genres to develop their projects at Banff Centre.

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We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

Events

John de Haan & Jason de Haan, When the Last Earth-Tie is Sundered (My jacket and my Son’s / My Father’s jacket and mine), 1975 / 2025, embroidery, bleach, and silk on denim jackets.

Elliptical Lineages

'Elliptical Lineages,’ on June 7 - September 7, 2025, presents work of artists that engage the creative practices of a family member or those they consider kin.

Artwork by Sarah Houle

Date: Fri, Jun 27 @ 5:00 PM

Walter Phillips Gallery

Elliptical Lineages Public Reception

Please join us at Walter Phillips Gallery for a Public Reception for the exhibition, 'Elliptical Lineages'.

Members of the band Ghostkeeper standing with bikes in the rain.

Date: Fri, Jun 27 @ 9:00 PM

Ghostkeeper

Enjoy an intimate evening with the leaders of the experimental pop-rock band Ghostkeeper, whose music channels the spirit world in all its pain and beauty.

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Stories

Hali Heavy Shield, Naaahsa is an Artist!, 2023, revised 2025. Digital image. Courtesy of the artist.

Elliptical Lineages Exhibition Opens at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity's Walter Phillips Gallery

Elliptical Lineages explores kinship and artistic exchange across generations, on view at Banff Centre’s Walter Phillips Gallery June 7–Sept 7, 2025.

Francoise Lyon and Santee Smith

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Appoints Santee Smith and Françoise E. Lyon to Board of Governors

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Appoints Santee Smith and Françoise E. Lyon to Board of Governors

Michael Falk and Geneviève Cimon

Banff Centre Announces Michael Falk as Director, Music and Geneviève Cimon as Director, Cultural Leadership

Banff Centre Announces Michael Falk as Director, Music and Geneviève Cimon as Director, Cultural Leadership

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Virtual Inspiration

Cris Derksen, Cellist

Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series

Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series is a bi-monthly conversation session that invites Indigenous Art creators to talk about their practice.

Coffee cup sitting on a book, resting upon a stool in front of a fireplace.

Literary Arts Reading List

Our Director of Literary Arts, Derek Beaulieu, recommends these titles by Banff Centre faculty and friends.

Indigenous Haute Couture Beading

Indigenous Haute Couture High Fashion Virtual Open Studios

In this online version of our Open Studios events, we highlight the work of the Indigenous Haute Couture participants.

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We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.