Events

Explore what Banff Centre has lined up for 2022.

Events

Events, Exhibitions, and Screenings

Attending Live Events at Banff Centre

Banff Centre has opted into the Restrictions Exemption Program, so proof of full vaccination, a negative PCR or rapid test result taken within 72 hours of arrival, or original proof of medical exemption will be required to attend all live events at Banff Centre. Masks are also mandatory for all public indoor spaces. Guests staying on campus will be able to use their faculty/artist card or bedroom key as they will have been pre-screened upon check-in at the Professional Development Centre. Learn more about Banff Centre's COVID-19 on-campus measure here.

Encore: Classic Films

Encore: Classics

A collection of much-loved Festival and World Tour films from the past decade! Now available to watch.
Athlete runs across sand and dirt in a dry mountain range.
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

Mountain Film Festival Virtual World Tour

The Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is launching its 2020-2021 World Tour today, beginning with virtual screenings and some in-person events scheduled to begin in the New Year.
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From the film The Horse Tamer, Best Film Mountain Culture, Bamff Mountain Film Competition 2021

2021 Award Winner: Horse Tamer

Don't miss this special virtual screening of the winner of Best Film Mountain Culture at the 2021 Festival!
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival 2021 Award-Winning Films Series

2021 Award-Winning Films

Don't miss this chance to watch award-winning films from the 2021 Festival!
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Virtual Inspiraton

Opera in the 21st Century Virtual Open Studios : Digital Image of Students in Zoom Call

Opera in the 21st Century Virtual Open Studios

In this online version of our Open Studios events, you are invited to meet the participants and explore the artistic research and work created in our 2020/21 Opera in the 21st Century program.
April Dean's Banff Centre Studio during her residency in 2018

Visual Arts Open Studios

In this online version of our Visual Arts Open Studios events, we invite artists, art appreciators, and curious first-time viewers, to explore the artistic research and artwork created in our 2020...
Opera group performs on stage.

Curated Spotify Playlists

Discover curated playlists from Banff Centre residencies, programs, and competitions.
Reading in a hammock, by a lake, surrounded by mountains

Literary Arts Reading List

Our Director of Literary Arts, Derek Beaulieu, recommends these titles by Banff Centre faculty and friends.

Public Workshops

H.G. Glyde with art students, 1947. Courtesy Banff Centre archives.

Natural Drawing: Beyond Basics FULL

Graduates of “Natural Drawing: Basics”, and people ages 14+ with some drawing experience, are invited to sketch and draw in this beyond beginner-level, five week online progressive drawing class ...

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Recent Past Events

Autoschediasms, 2019. Walter A. Cano, trumpet and Liany Mateo, bass. Photo by Jessica Wittman.
Fri, Dec 3, 2021

Jazz & Creative Music Concert

Join participants from the ...

Jenny Belzberg Theatre
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Poem by Candice Hopkins and Dylan Robinson. 'Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts', Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, 2021. Courtesy of Walter Phillips Gallery and ICI. Photo: Rita Taylor
Wed, Dec 1, 2021

Indigenous and Visual Arts Open Studios and Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts Live Events

At the end of each residency, participants in Visual Arts programs at Banff Centre open their studio doors to share the artistic research and art work created, as well as the pertinent...

Glyde Hall/Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Studios
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Raven Chacon,'American Ledger (No. 1)', 2018, vinyl transfer. Collection of the artist.
Wed, Dec 1, 2021

In-person Exhibition Tour - Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts

Please join Walter Phillips Gallery staff for a tour of the exhibition, Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts.
 

Walter Phillips Gallery
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Gryphon Trio, Evolution Classical Program at Banff Centre

EvoFest: Evolution Concert Series

From August 11 -14, EvoFest features FREE livestream concerts from Canada, USA and the UK, with string quartets and classical instrumentalists from Banff Centre's Evolution: Classical programs.
Thu, Jul 22, 2021

Before and After - Navigating the Return to Opera in the 21st Century

Watch the recording of this digital event, where Opera in the 21st Century faculty and participants got together for an evening that showcased their work over the past several months.

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An artist working in a printmaking studio.

2020 National Indigenous Peoples Day Videos & Recordings

View all the video content from our 2020 digital celebration including workshops, musical performances, Indigenous films, panel discussions, and more.

2021 National Indigenous Peoples Day

Watch videos from our June 21 virtual celebration of Indigenous Peoples' culture and practice at Banff Centre.
Kite, Listener, 2018, video still, L-sys visualization. Collection of the artist.

Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts

September 10 - December 5, 2021 | 'Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts' features newly commissioned scores, performances, videos, sculptures and sound by Indigenous and other artists who...
Photo courtesy of Christi Belcourt
Wed, Jan 19, 2022

Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series: Christi Belcourt

On January 19 & 20, join Christi Belcourt as part of the Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series, a monthly online conversation session that invites leading Indigenous Art creators to...

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