Wîchoîe Ahiya Indigenous Singer Songwriter Concerts

December 1 & 8 | Featuring program participants and faculty Dale Mac, Eekwol, and MJ Dandeneau

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Miranda Currie, 2019 Indigenous Arts Singer Songwriter Residency. Photo by Rita Taylor
Spreading joy, innovation, and connection

Banff Centre celebrates 90 years of arts, creativity, and togetherness

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Riyoko Shimizu in the 1990 production of Serenade by George Balanchine. Photo Donald Lee.
Walter Phillips Gallery

In the Present Moment: Buddhism, Contemporary Art, and Social Practice

Wed - Sun | 12:30 pm - 5 pm | Until December 13, 2023
Free and open to all.

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Purposeful Travel Summit '24

February 7 - 9th | Looking forward to the future of travel together.
Registration Now Open.

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Be the Inspiration

This #GivingTuesday support an artist's pathway.

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Jonah Strub | Photo by Rita Taylor

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity | Homepage

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

Cardinal Studio
Residency
April 01 - September 30, 2024

Independent Residencies: Leighton Artists Studios - 1st April - 30th Sept 2024

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 29, 2023
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Daniel Levin Becker and Ian Williams
Residency
April 22 - May 03, 2024

Literary Arts Thematic: Form and Constraint - Spring 2024

This program will consider how authors of fiction and poetry use form and constrained forms to create opportunities for new and unfettered expression. 

Application deadline: Jan 10, 2024
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Amber Muller St. Thomas Spring BAiR 2023 works in their studio
Residency
May 06 - June 07, 2024

Visual Arts: Banff Artist in Residence - Spring 2024

The Spring Banff Artist in Residence program offers visual artists the time and space to engage in intensive, self-directed research and studio practice in a supportive learning environment.

Application deadline: Jan 10, 2024
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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 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 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

Photo courtesy of Eekwol
Fri, Dec 1, 2023

Wîchoîe Ahiya Concert featuring Eekwol and Dale Mac

Join participants from the Wîchoîe Ahiya Singer Songwriter Residency as they present new works in a concert co-hosted by faculty Dale Mac and Eekwol.

Rolston Recital Hall
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$15
From the film Past Lives, Reel Time
Mon, Dec 11, 2023

Reel Time: Past Lives

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea

Lux Cinema Banff, 229 Bear St
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Artwork on left by Chrysanne Stathacos, and artwork on right by Zachari Logan
Wed, Dec 13, 2023

Open Studios, Artist Talk and Performance by Chrysanne Stathacos

Join us for Open Studios for the Visual Arts residency, Rewilding the Body Eclectic and an artist talk and performance, Sky Gazing by Chrysanne Stathacos.

Glyde Hall/Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Studios
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Free
Banff Centre is hiring.

Stories

Full Circle Winter Park Backflip Rail Trevor Kennison

Full Circle wins the 2023 Banff Mountain Film Competition Grand Prize

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is thrilled to announce Full Circle as Grand Prize film winner.
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Charwei Tsai, 'Sky Mantra' (Still), 2009

Exploring how Buddhist thought and practice has influenced artists

NEWS RELEASE September 15, 2023 – New exhibition at Walter Phillips Gallery, In the Present Moment: Buddhism, Contemporary Art, and Social Practice
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Ann Greyburn and Margot Winspear (née McLeod) in front of Vinci Hall on the Banff Centre campus, circa 1949

Spreading joy, innovation, and connection

Banff Centre celebrates 90 years of arts, creativity, and togetherness
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Virtual Inspiration

Opera in the21sst Century performance 2022

Opera in the 21st Century 2022

Virtually explore a selection of contemporary opera scenes featuring performances from the 2022 cohort.
Cup of coffee on an open book 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.