Arts, Cultural, and Educational Institution
Learn more about our residency programs, workshops, and practicum programs.
Purpose
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is a globally respected arts, cultural, and educational institution. A catalyst for creativity, the Centre inspires artists, businesses, and community leaders from Canada and around the world.
The Centre's multi-disciplinary programs allow emerging and established individuals in the arts, sciences, business, and the environment to:
- Create and showcase new work
- Push boundaries
- Interact and share knowledge
- Develop new ideas and solutions for the present and future
Program Disciplines
What started as a single course in drama has grown to become the global organization leading in arts, culture, and creativity across dozens of disciplines. Explore offerings through different art disciplines and find upcoming programming.
Artist Facilities
Banff Centre's programs offer access to outstanding facilities in an unrivaled natural environment. From the origin of an idea to full-scale productions, our facilities offer an excellent range of resources to support artists across all disciplines.
Campus
Located on Sleeping Buffalo Mountain in the heart of Banff National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site, the campus facilities spread over 42 acres of land. Surrounded by the beauty of the Canadian Rockies, a place of transformation, renewal, and inspiration - Banff Centre exists to inspire artists.
Power of Place
Alumni
Banff Centre alumni have gone onto create, produce, and perform works of art all over the globe. Alumni also lead institutions, organizations, businesses, and play significant roles in their community's cultural, social, intellectual and economic wellbeing.
Our goal is to provide alumni with opportunities for lifetime learning and creative growth. To build connections between arts and leadership alumni, faculty, and mentors and ensure you are supported throughout your career.
Photo Credit: Kari Medig