Media Releases

Banff Centre alumna Meagan Musseau sets out on cross-Canada speaking tour

Winner of the 2018 Emerging Atlantic Artist Residency, interdisciplinary visual artist Meagan Musseau will embark on a multi-city, national speaking tour starting April 14, 2019, at The Rooms in St...
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2019 TAC Leaders Lab Fellows

Announcing the 2019 TAC Leaders Lab Fellows

18 innovative leaders from Toronto's arts and culture sector will collaborate over the year on how to best build the creative city...
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Bright graphic of people dancing under the summer sun.

Banff Centre’s Mountainside Summer Season kicks off with world premiere of Calgary Old Trout Puppet Workshop’s Ghost Opera on May 24

With more than 26 ticketed shows, and over 100 free events, Banff Centre is the place to experience multi-disciplinary art in the Canadian Rockies this summer.
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Indigenous Leadership program at Banff Centre

Investing in leaders for social change

Historic donation to Banff Centre will support Indigenous Leadership and Social Innovation programming.
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Sarah Nelems joins Banff Centre as VP of Development

Canadian fundraising veteran, Sarah Nelems is joining Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity on April 1, 2019 as Vice President, Development. Nelems led the Canadian Red Cross “Come Hell or High Water...
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Gryphon Trio

Canada’s extraordinary Gryphon Trio appointed Directors Designate of Classical Music Summer Programs at Banff Centre

Homecoming for Annalee Patipatanakoon, Roman Borys, and Jamie Parker who met at Banff Centre as summer music students in the 1980s, who will take the helm of Classical Music Summer Programs beginning...
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SMU Meadows School of the Arts

Banff International String Quartet Competition announces new collaboration with SMU Meadows School of the Arts

Now valued at over $300,000, one of the richest prizes in chamber music just got richer  with the addition of SMU’s Peak Fellowship Ensemble-in-Residence Prize.
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Banff Centre President | Janice Price

Janice Price, President and CEO of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, is named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) in Toronto

Price will be honoured at an Awards Gala at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
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Jacqueline Bell

Arts writer and curator, Jacqueline Bell promoted to Curator at Walter Phillips Gallery

Bell assumes the position on November 1, 2018.  
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Image from the film The Weight of Water

The Weight of Water wins Grand Prize at the 2018 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

The Weight of Water wins Grand Prize in the 2018 Banff Mountain Film Competition
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Jacques Olek

Announcing the 2018 Summit of Excellence Award winner, accomplished Quebec climber Jacques Olek

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival announces 2018 Summit of Excellence Award winner, accomplished Quebec climber Jacques Olek
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Banff Mountain Book Competition announces 2018 Grand Prize Winner

The Eight Mountains by Paolo Cognetti takes the Grand Prize in the 2018 Banff Mountain Book Competition
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