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Aerial view of the town of banff in summer with green grass.

2020 Online Programs and Events

As one of Alberta and Canada’s most cherished arts and leadership post-secondary institutions, Banff Centre is going digital to serve our participants with the educational opportunities they’ve come...
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Two skiers climb into the Sierra Nevada backcountry for some ski touring.

Signature Image 2020

Each year we put out the call to photographers and receive a diverse range of mountain and adventure images. One image is then selected to represent the Festival in Banff and around the world in over...
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A poster for the Banff School of Fine Arts featuring an illustration of mountains

The Archives Poster Collection Goes Online

Selected posters from among the Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives collection have been digitized and arranged into an online exhibit.
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Women Laughing
Indigenous Leadership

Indigenous Leadership Building on Legacy

Banff Centre has refreshed its leadership programming model to continue to meet the unique needs and challenges facing Indigenous communities.
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Literary Arts

New Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Announced

The new annual literary prize will be launched in 2022 — awarding $150,000 to a single work of fiction by a woman or non-binary writer.
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Banff Centre Mountain Book and Film Festival nominated for USA Today 10Best Award

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival nominated for USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Award.
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Visual + Digital Art Open Studio

Visual Arts Explores the Relationship between Art and Communities

Visual Arts at Banff Centre continues to offer exceptional programs and opportunities for emerging and professional artists, curators, art critics and researchers.
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Visual Arts Presents Darkness and Accessibility 2020

For the Winter Exhibition, Banff Centre’s Walter Phillips Gallery proudly presents Governor-General Award-winning visual artist Rita McKeough’s darkness is as deep as the darkness is.
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InStudio: Crafting the Universe

How choreographer Andrea Peña creates worlds for her dancers to inhabit, and for audiences to explore
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Headshot of Charlotte Gill

New Rogers Communications Chair of Literary Journalism Announced

Award-winning author Charlotte Gill is the new Rogers Communications Chair of Literary Journalism at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
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InStudio: Artist as Warrior

Jazz drummer Jerry Granelli looks to Buddhist teachings to define his place as an artist in society
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Arts, Culture, and Digital Transformation Summit | Banff Centre

Final Speakers List Announced: Re-imagining the place of the artist in a digital world

The speakers list for Banff Centre’s groundbreaking Arts, Culture and Digital Transformation Summit has been finalized.
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