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Literary Arts

Thematic and self-directed residencies for poets, fiction writers, and more. 

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Indigenous Arts

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Arts, Culture, and Digital Transformation Summit | Banff Centre
Fri, Nov 22, 2019
Fri, Nov 22 - Sun, Nov 24, 2019

Arts, Culture, and Digital Transformation Summit

Experience this three-day summit that aims to ignite national action and enthusiasm around Canadian art-making practices in a rapidly digitizing world. The summit will promote new learnings and...

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The Lemon Bucket Orkestra
Fri, Nov 15, 2019

The Lemon Bucket Orkestra

Equal parts exhilarating precision and reckless abandon, Lemon Bucket Orkestra’s live shows are truly an immersive experience - ranging from the ecstatic to the cathartic, and all points in...

Margaret Greenham Theatre
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Spring Writers Retreat at Banff Centre
Residency
March 09 - March 21, 2020
Application Deadline: 
November 27, 2019

Spring Writers Retreat 2020

In this self-directed spring residency, spend two weeks in the majestic Rocky Mountains deeply focused on your project while engaging with a community of writing peers.

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Kacy & Clayton, Canadian folk-roots duo originating from Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan.
Sat, Dec 14, 2019

Kacy & Clayton

Kacy & Clayton is a Canadian folk/roots duo originating from Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan. Hear the internationally acclaimed artists in the intimate setting of the Margaret Greenham Theatre....

Margaret Greenham Theatre
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$35
Indigenous Arts programs at Banff Centre
Residency
April 06 - April 17, 2020
Application Deadline: 
November 27, 2019

Indigenous Playwrights Circle

Indigenous Playwrights Circle offers Indigenous playwrights an inspiring, interdisciplinary environment to work on their plays in autonomous collaboration with the Banff Playwrights Lab. 

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The Ennis Sisters sit on a lounge chair surrounded by Christmas decorations, all of which is situated on rocky shoreline.
Fri, Nov 29, 2019

An East Coast Christmas with The Ennis Sisters

Flavoured by Celtic and traditional Newfoundland influences, Juno Award-winning trio The Ennis Sisters deliver one of the finest family Christmas shows in the country.

Margaret Greenham Theatre
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$40