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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.

Programs

Luke Parnell, 'Neon Reconciliation Explosion', 2020, 7 x 12 feet, Acrylic on birch plywood, presswood. Courtesy of MKG127, photographer Toni Hafkenscheid.

Residency

February 21 - March 24, 2023

Emerging Banff Artist in Residence 2023

This program is designed for emerging visual artists exploring self-directed research themes and cultivating new directions in their work.

Application deadline: Oct 05, 2022

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Residency

January 09 - March 31, 2023

Independent Residencies in the Leighton Artists Studios - Winter 2023

Independent residencies in the Leighton Artists Studios offer you the ability to delve into your work as a solitary, self-directed retreat.

Application deadline: Nov 02, 2022

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Residency

February 06 - February 25, 2023

Dance Residency: Final Tuning - Winter 2023

This program provides time and resources at Banff Centre to put finishing touches on your work, culminating in a final showing.

Application deadline: Nov 09, 2022

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We acknowledge, 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 "Minhrpa" (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 Wesley First Nations – as well as the Tsuut'ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.