Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Akunumustiǂis (Natural Law) - Ecological Engagement Through the Seasons - 2023

Overview

This four week residency engages eight visual artist participants in a land-based, observational learning that will support the artist to develop and create a project drawing from their artistic practice that will inform the cultural narratives of this region. The artists will have access to a studio to support the creation of their project. 

The project is reconciliation-based through the empowerment of Indigenous artists, working with institutions through a process that allows for meaningful engagement with the land; including Banff National Park, Parks Canada and local Knowledge Keepers. Working together, the process encourages knowledge exchange and centres Indigenous ways of knowing. 

Late Winter Writers Residency Online 2024

Application Deadline: November 08, 2023
Program Dates: February 12 - February 23, 2024

Overview

The Late Winter Writers Residency Online is a small cohort program that gives you a chance to learn from each other and faculty, attend exclusive talks, ask questions, and develop your practice.

What does the program offer?

This two week online residency provides broad thematic teaching from faculty members, Fawn Parker and Annick McAskill, Q&A sessions and workshopping. Instructors will discuss ideas, experiences, and obstacles that you may be encountering with your writing of both poetry and fiction.

Winter Writers Residency 2024

Application Deadline: September 06, 2023
Program Dates: January 15 - February 02, 2024

Overview

The Winter Writers Residency is a self-directed program that offers time and space for writers to retreat, reconnect, and re-energize their writing practice. In addition to a single room, and a small private studio, you will be surrounded by a community of artistic peers with the opportunity to attend inspiring talks, performances, and meet with guest faculty to consult on your work.

Late Fall Writers Residency Online 2023

Application Deadline: August 09, 2023
Program Dates: November 20 - December 01, 2023

Overview

The Late Fall Writers Residency Online is a small cohort program that gives you a chance to learn from each other and faculty, attend exclusive talks, ask questions, and develop your practice.

What does the program offer?

This 12-day online residency provides broad thematic teaching from exceptional faculty members Moez Surani and Klara du Plessis, Q&A sessions, and workshopping.

Instructors will discuss ideas, experiences, and obstacles that participants may be encountering with their writing of both poetry and fiction. 

Banff Artist in Residence: Early Career 2024

Overview

Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR) Early Career is an immersive program of studio practice, creative exploration, critical feedback, and mentorship for visual artists of all ages in the early stages of their careers.

Open to visual artists working across mediums, BAiR Early Career combines the artistic freedom of a self-directed residency with the supportive benefits of an organized program. As well as having the space to create, research, and experiment, participants are part of a community of emerging artists committed to developing and expanding their practice.

Artists have access to shared production facilities and knowledgeable staff who are available to provide technical support and assistance. 

Visual Arts Thematic Residency - Rewilding the Body Eclectic

Overview

Previously considered antiquated, in recent years figuration has positioned itself at the forefront of contemporary art. Artists interested in feminism, queer theory, and issues surrounding race and disability have challenged historical notions of representation of the human body, returning a lens of criticality to the subject rarely seen before. From sculpture to painting to photography, figuration has the potential to communicate the complexities of gender, sexuality, class, and identity, as well as humans' relationship to the natural environment and society at large.
  

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