Summer 2021 Events 

Film Screenings, FREE Concerts, Talks, Gallery Tours, and more!

Summer Events

The power of creativity and inspiration is more vital than ever for hope and humanity.

Banff Centre is offering a series of online events this season.  Thank you for your patience, support, creativity, and inspiration as we move through this period.

 

Online Events, Exhibitions, and Screenings

Gryphon Trio, Evolution Classical Program at Banff Centre

EvoFest: Evolution Concert Series

From June 22 through Aug 14, EvoFest features FREE livestream concerts from Canada, USA and the UK, with string quartets and classical instrumentalists from Banff Centre's Evolution: Quartet and...

Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series: Ursula Johnson

On July 24&25, join Ursula Johnson as part of the Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series, a monthly online conversation session that invites leading Indigenous Art creators to talk...

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Free
Award Winners: Monthly Film Series July

Award Winners: Monthly Film Series

Watch award-winning films from 2018, 2019 and 2020. Available to watch until July 31.
Two skiers climb into the Sierra Nevada backcountry for some ski touring.

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival Virtual World Tour

Featuring films from the 2020-2021 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Choose from unique programs for online viewing from the comfort of your home.
Encore: Classics I, from the film The Last Honey Hunter

Encore: Classic Films I

An on-demand online program filled with much-loved films including audience and staff favourites from the past decade. Begins August 5! 

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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.
Author working in front of window in one of Banff Centre's Leighton Artists Studios

Literary Arts Reading List

Our Director of Literary Arts, Derek Beaulieu, recommends these titles by Banff Centre faculty and friends.
Fine arts dancers performing at Banff Centre
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Public Workshops

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

Natural Drawing: Basics FULL

Participants ages 14+ of all artistic abilities and levels of experience are invited to sketch and draw in this free beginner-level, five week progressive drawing class. Join esteemed Teaching...

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Free

Past Online Events

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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2021 National Indigenous Peoples Day

Watch videos from our June 21 virtual celebration of Indigenous Peoples' culture and practice at Banff Centre.
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.
Banff Centre International String Quartet Festival 2020, Photo by Brandon Lam on Unsplash

Banff Centre International String Quartet Festival

View 2020 archival videos. Check back for more details on the 2021 Festival!