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The Art of Stillness Weekend

Step away from the pace of everyday life and explore the art of stillness across a weekend featuring a conversation with Pico Iyer, a performance of "Music for Heart and Breath" by Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry, slow suppers, library listening gatherings and facilitated walks.
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Banff Centre Artists Build Interactive Spaceship at Beakerhead

Beama Visuals, an art and production collective, were the first participants in our Big Bang Residency—where art meets science and engineering. They created a giant, interactive spaceship that premiered this week at Calgary's Beakerhead.
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October 15, 2016

Re(Claim) Featuring Iskwé

Singer-songwriter Iskwé performs a work that ‘reclaims’ the era of silent films and moving images made about Indigenous peoples.

Margaret Greenham Theatre
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$25

Banff Mountain Book Competition Announces 2016 Long List

Check out our long list for the 2016 Book Competition, chosen from the best in mountain and adventure literature, mountain fiction, mountain image, mountain guidebooks and mountaineering articles and history.
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January 16 - February 17, 2017

The application deadline has passed

Body as Site

Body As Site is a five-week residency program that invites artists, designers, architects, curators, and researchers to explore the body as a site of investigation in contemporary art.

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Design by Martha De Santiago

Truth and Reconciliation Summit

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is holding a Truth and Reconciliation Summit on Saturday, October 29, 2016 as a way to bring Bow Valley residents together to learn and discover ways to live the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.
October 02, 2016

Guy Davis: Blues for Kids

Bluesman Guy Davis introduces the magic of music making and the blues in this interactive show suitable for the whole family.

Margaret Greenham Theatre
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$10
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Artist Mark Clintberg Uses Still Life to Look at the Overlooked

Artist Mark Clintberg was at Banff Centre as lead faculty for the thematic residency, Still Alive. Read our Q+A to learn more about the residency, his practice, and why the still life room of any museum deserves your attention.
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Mountain Film Festival Schedule Now Available!

Check out the full schedule of events and guest speakers for the 2016 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, and buy tickets!