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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

Residency

April 30 - May 05, 2023

Intermediate Inherent Right to Indigenous Governance - Spring 2023

Uncover the possibilities, challenges of rights recognition, Discover pathways to Indigenous resurgence within the current legal and political context.

This program is waitlisted

Registration deadline: Mar 28, 2023

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Material Transformations, Ceramics, Raku firing.

Residency

August 14 - September 15, 2023

Visual Arts Residency: Meeting for Teas

Welcoming applications from visual artists in any discipline or medium, engaging in research, creation and studio practice, that considers tea, in all its material or immaterial forms.

Application deadline: Apr 19, 2023

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Residency

September 25 - October 06, 2023

Emerging Writers Residency: Poetry 2023

For new writers in poetry, from not-yet-published writers to those with one published book, to expand upon their practice in a workshop-based residency.

Application deadline: Jun 14, 2023

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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

Sat, Apr 1, 2023

An Evening With Shane Koyczan

Lauded for his sold out live performances, Shane Koyczan has carved out his own artistic path beyond the conventional.

Jenny Belzberg Theatre

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$35

Mon, Apr 3, 2023

Reel Time: Triangle of Sadness

Don't miss this award-winning film, where social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty.

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Fri, Apr 21, 2023

An Evening with Martyn Joseph

Join us for an intimate evening with Martyn Joseph, a unique singer-songwriter who delivers a performance that continues to blow crowds away around the world!

Margaret Greenham Theatre

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$36.50

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