The 2022 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is Now On Sale!

Join us online or in-person | October 29 - November 6, 2022

Blue Rodeo

Many A Mile Tour 2022

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photo by Dustin Rabin

Walter Phillips Gallery

The Shape of an Echo: Selections from the Permanent Collection - Opened Wednesday - Sunday | 12:30 - 5:00 pm

Online and In-Person Programs

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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.

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.

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Leighton Studio in the winter

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

Dance group performing on lit stage

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.

Events

Literary Arts Talk at Banff Centre, photo by Donald Lee

Thu, Oct 6, 2022

Emerging Writers Open Readings

Join us for readings by writers in the Emerging Writers program, hosted by award-winning novelist and program faculty member Katherena Vermette.

Bentley Chamber Music Studio

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Serena Ryder - the Art of Falling Apart Promotional Image

Tue, Oct 11, 2022

Serena Ryder

Join us in the Jenny for a concert featuring Toronto-based vocal powerhouse Serena Ryder.

Jenny Belzberg Theatre

Ashlee Hendy and Elizabeth Chong, Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park, Australia © Simon Carter

2022 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

We're bringing films and stories of adventure and exploration from around the world to Banff, Alberta as well as offering online films. October 29 - November 6.

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Banff Centre is hiring.

Stories

Niall McNeil as King Arthur at Banff Centre

Banff Centre Receives $750,000 Donation in Support of the Recovering Theatre Sector

Banff Centre is thrilled to be named as a recipient of a $750,000 gift from The Slaight Family Foundation.

Ingrid Mary Percy

Banff Centre Announces Ingrid Mary Percy as New Director of Visual Arts Residencies

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is thrilled to announce the appointment of Ingrid Mary Percy as the new Director of Visual Arts Residencies.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II’s PLATINUM JUBILEE MEDAL AWARDED TO BANFF CENTRE PRESIDENT AND CEO

Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal Awarded to Banff Centre President and CEO

Janice Price, President and CEO of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, was awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal by Lieutenant Governor Salma Lakhani

Virtual Inspiration

Opera group performs on stage.

Curated Spotify Playlists

Discover curated playlists from Banff Centre residencies, programs, and competitions.

Reading in a hammock, by a lake, surrounded by mountains

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.

Partners

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 “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 Goodstoney 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 Metis 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.

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