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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity celebrates Indigenous Peoples with a unique immersion in arts and culture throughout the month of June

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is not only celebrating the history, cultures, and traditions of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day, but throughout the month...
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Banff Centre Theatre Revitalization

Banff Centre's most important training and performing arts venue will undergo major revitalization. The newly named Jenny Belzberg Theatre project will kick off in November 2019, with an opening...
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Red pastel is used to create a detailed illustration of the lower half of a people walking in line single-file.

Guidelines by Carmen Papalia with Heather Kai Smith

The exhibition is free and open to all from June 15 – August 25, with an opening reception on Friday, June 14 from 6 until 9 p.m.
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Banff International String Quartet Competition announces 2019 competing quartets

Ten of the world’s finest quartets will compete for the most coveted prize in chamber music at the 13th Banff International String Quartet Competition.
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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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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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