Program Information
Overview
The Banff Artist in Residence program is designed for visual artists to focus on their practice in a supportive learning environment. Participants are encouraged to self-direct their research and time, as well as cultivate new directions in their work. The experience of artists in residence is further supported through individual studio visits with guest faculty and dialogue amongst peers.
The program encourages experimentation and risk-taking via access to shared production facilities and knowledgeable staff who are available to provide technical support and assistance.
What does the program offer?
The time and space to delve deeply into your practice while away from the constraints of everyday life. You will be provided with a studio, accessible 24 hours a day, as well as access to our extensive facilities. Facility access is based on availability of facilitators, and priority access is given to those requesting their use in their initial application.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to build connections, create networks, and share your work with other artists-in-residence and the public.
Who should apply?
This residency is for visual artists who have completed formal training at the post-secondary level, or who have equivalent experience and recognition from their peers. Priority will be given to applicants who have not attended a Visual Arts Program at Banff Centre within the last three years.
This program is designed for participation over the entire program period. Variable dates will not be considered. Collaborative groups are welcome to apply. Groups no larger than two people will be considered for this program. *Subject to additional fees.
Banff Centre invites applications from anywhere in the world, and artists of all ages (18+), backgrounds, gender identities, and expressions.
Faculty
Kitty Scott
Curator, Former Deputy Director and Chief Curator, National Gallery of Canada
Kitty Scott is a curator, writer and senior arts administrator. Formerly Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the National Gallery of Canada, she has also served as the Carol and Morton Rapp Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Director of Visual Arts at the Banff Centre, Chief Curator at Serpentine Galleries and curator of Contemporary Art at the NGC. She has curated exhibitions of artists including Francis Alÿs, Janet Cardiff, Paul Chan, Peter Doig, Geoffrey Farmer, Theaster Gates, Brian Jungen, Ragnar Kjartansson, Ken Lum, Gordon Matta-Clark, Silke Otto-Knapp, Ron Terada, and Jin-me Yoon. She co-curated the Liverpool Biennial (2018), presented Geoffrey Farmer’s project at the Canada Pavilion for the Venice Biennale (2017) and was an agent for dOCUMENTA (13) (2012). Scott edited the publication Raising Frankenstein: Curatorial Education and Its Discontents (2010) and has written extensively on contemporary art for a variety of journals. Scott has contributed to numerous books on curatorial studies and written texts for monographic publications on the work of Matthew Barney, Peter Doig, Brian Jungen, Adam Pendleton, and Daniel Richter; and for the publication Creamier: Contemporary Art in Culture (2010). Scott has taught at numerous institutions including the Curatorial Practice Program at the California College of the Arts.
Faculty
Lynda Gammon
Associate Professor Emeritus, Visual Arts Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria
A significant area of Lynda Gammon’s artistic production has dealt with ideas of space, time and inhabitation through the disciplines of sculpture, performance, assemblage, photography and collage. A number of her projects explore the studio as a space of artistic production in relationship to feminist practices.
Gammon, studied at The University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, [B.A. English] and York University [M.F.A. 1983]. She is currently Associate Professor Emeritus in the Visual Arts Department at the University of Victoria where she has taught and served in administrative capacities for over thirty years. She has been the recipient of numerous BC Arts Council and Canada Council grants and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art. In 2004 Gammon established flask an artist press dedicated to the production and publication of books by artists and writers. She served as a Board member at Open Space and Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and currently serves on the board of the Victoria Art Council.
https://lyndagammon.ca/
Faculty
Tékeniyáhsen Ohkwá:ri (Jackson Two Bears)
Tékeniyáhsen Ohkwá:ri (Jackson Two Bears)
Tékeniyáhsen Ohkwá:ri (Jackson 2bears) is a Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) multimedia installation/ performance artist and cultural theorist from Six Nations and Tyendinaga, who is currently based in Lethbridge, Alberta—Treaty 7, Blackfoot Territory. 2bears’ research-creation activities focus on Indigenous land-based histories and embodied cultural knowledge, wherein they explore the creative use of digital technologies as a means to support the innovation, transmission, expression, and transformation of FNMI creative and cultural practices. Since 1999, 2bears has exhibited his work extensively across Canada in public galleries, museums, and artist-run centres, as well as internationally in festivals and group exhibitions. 2bears is an active researcher in the areas of video arts, digital media, and extended media, with a focus on embodied interaction, live audio/visual (Live Cinema) performance, and immersive, multimedia installation. 2bears is currently Associate Professor of Art Studio and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Arts Research & Technology at the University of Lethbridge.
Faculty
Tanya Doody
Tanya Doody is an interdisciplinary artist who works in ceramics/sculpture, performance, and
video. Her work proposes strategies of embodiment through performative acts, poetic gestures
and object making. Using touch as a means of engagement within her work is a strategy that
offers direct experience and seeks to communicate embodied ways of knowing with the viewer.
Ideas of materiality and the body are sought through direct, haptic experiences. Tactile
experience becomes a way to reconnect the body to itself, its environment and to others.
Tanya holds an MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University in Fine and
Media Arts, a BFA from University of Victoria in Visual Arts, a Diploma from Sheridan College in
Crafts and Design (Ceramics), and a certificate of Fine Crafts (Ceramics) from the New
Brunswick College of Craft and Design. She lives and works on traditional Blackfoot
Confederacy territory, Treaty 7, in Lethbridge, Alberta.
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What's Included
Single Room
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Your program fee includes a single bedroom on the Banff Centre campus for the duration of your program.
Get connected with other artists on campus and focus on your projects in a creative environment while we take care of the day-to-day essentials.
Full Flex Meal Plan
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Using a credit-based system to dine on campus, our flexible meal plans allow you to select meals according to your own needs during your stay.
The Full Flex meal plan includes $61.95 credit per day, equivalent to breakfast, lunch and dinner at our buffet service.
Studios & Facilities
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Create in one of our specialized studios and utilize shared production facilities in printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, photography, digital media, and more (subject to additional fees)
Facility access is based on availability of facilitators, and priority access is given to those requesting their use in their initial application.
Collaborative groups share studio space.
Showcase Your Work
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This program offers opportunities to showcase your work.
Gym Membership
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Participant Resources
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Enrich your experience and get to know other artists on campus by taking advantage of the activities and support provided by our Participant Resources team.
Box Office Discounts
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Enjoy special artist rates for ticketed performances or complimentary access to events.
Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives
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The Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives - Current Services
The Library is delighted to support Banff Centre Participants, Artists, and Faculty with the following services:
- Open hours: 9:30 am to 1 pm, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
- Access to collections, including program relevant books, scores, artists’ books, recordings, periodicals, and object library.
- Library accounts for borrowing materials.
- Digital Library, on campus and remote access.
- Library research assistance, by appointment.
- Archives research, by appointment only.
Please email library@banffcentre.ca or archives@banffcentre.ca for more information or assistance.
Fees & Financial Assistance
Program Fee
$7 444.08
+GST
Program Fee with Financial Aid*
$2 414.00
+GST
Application fee: $65 ($35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous).
Additional group members must pay an additional registration fee of $35 on acceptance.
Financial Aid of 100% is available to cover tuition, and 50% is available to offset food and accommodation costs.
*Application fees are not refundable.
Banff Centre will issue official tax receipts for eligible tuition fees and financial assistance and awards as required by the Income Tax Act. You will receive a T2202 (Tuition and Enrolment Certificate) for eligible tuition fees paid and a T4A (Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income) for applicable financial assistance and awards.
Help fund your experience at Banff Centre. View a compiled list of national and international opportunities here.
How to Apply
Learn more about the steps to Complete Your Application.
Note for Collectives: A group leader must complete a single application and upload supporting materials on behalf of the whole group. Visual support materials should be provided for the collective; individual resumes and bios should be provided for each member. Groups no larger than two people will be considered for this program.
Cover Letter
A one-page cover letter explaining why you are interested in this program and what you hope to achieve by attending it.
Resume
A one-page resume describing academic, artistic, professional, and other relevant experience.
Detailed Project Proposal and Timeline
In 500 words, describe the conceptual framework of your proposed project, your weekly execution plan, details of the mediums you propose to use and your level of knowledge in the processes required, and outline any specific technical or support requirements.
Resource Request
Outline all studio, equipment, software, facility, or staff support required using the forms in our Slideroom tool. Final resource allocation is at the discretion of the department.
Portfolio
Provide 10 samples of your artistic work. Curators and researchers must submit three samples of written work. File sizes and specifications are available in our upload tool.
Financial Assistance
Be sure to complete the Financial Aid question in SldeRoom to be eligible for financial assistance.
Adjudication
Adjudication is based on artistic merit, the potential impact of the program on artists’ practice and careers, project feasibility and the capacity of Banff Centre to help realize the project, and the project’s fit with Banff Centre’s values and strategic directions as described in its strategic plan. Banff Centre respects the need for artists to plan ahead for their visit; applicants will be notified as soon as adjudication is complete. Priority will be given to applicants who have not attended a Visual Arts Program at Banff Centre within the last three years
International Applicants
Banff Centre welcomes domestic and international applicants for this program. Please note, Banff Centre programs do not meet Canadian Student Visa eligibility requirements, you must obtain a Visitor Visa to enter Canada. Accepted individuals are responsible for identifying and complying with the immigration requirements to enter Canada as a visitor from their country of origin. Current wait times to receive a visa are much longer than normal, so applicants who require a Visitor Visa should check the current expected processing times prior to applying.
Eligibility
Applicants must be ages 18+ at the time of the program start date.
Disclaimer
All programs, faculty, dates, fees, and offers of financial assistance are subject to change. Program fee is subject to applicable taxes. Non-refundable fees and deposits will be retained upon cancellation. Any other fees are refunded at the discretion of the Banff Centre. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
