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This week we see the launch of 4 new Banff Centre Leadership programs including Foundations of Purpose, Cultural Leadership, Right Relations: Living into the Action of Reconciliation, and The Aesthetic Advantage: Approaching Beauty in Work and Life. Think transformational learning, meaningful connections with others, and extended retreat time for reflection and renewal. Step courageously into your creative potential. Apply today → https://goo.gl/73lSAV
Banff Centre Children's Festival
Spend a day with the young and young-at-heart exploring some of Canada’s diverse cultures through dance, music, and magic at Banff Centre Children’s Festival this Saturday, May 20th 🎩 Enjoy 12+ free or low cost live shows and activities for both young and old. Grab your tickets today → https://goo.gl/OJ5dgW
Mountain Photography Residency
ATTN: Emerging and seasoned photographers in the mountain-themed space! Apply now to spend 10 incredible days with celebrated National Geographic photojournalist Cory Richards on our campus. Our Mountain Photography Residency lands this September and we're accepting applications until June 7th. For more details and to apply → https://goo.gl/7fjYDY
Wapikoni Cinema on Wheels Screenings
Banff Centre presents 2 screenings of Wapikoni Mobile: Cinema on Wheels featuring selections from Indigenous filmmakers who have participated in Wapikoni’s filmmaking workshops. Discover dynamic indigenous voices through films made by First Nations youth from coast to coast in a program of curated films that reveal the unique stories, incredible talent and powerful voices that are coming from Canada's Indigenous communities. GENERAL PUBLIC SCREENING Friday, May 19, 2017 5:30 PM Walter Phillips Gallery Free Entry TEEN SCREENING Saturday, May 20, 2017 10:30 AM | 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 1:30 PM Banff Centre Eric Harvie Theater As part of the Banff Centre's Children's Festival Free Entry The Wapikoni, Cinema on Wheels tour is part of "Wapikoni From Coast to Coast: Reconciliation Through the Media Arts", a project under the patronage of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and supported by the Government of Canada. Wapikoni mobile is a travelling audiovisual and musical creation studio dedicated to Indigenous youth. Since 2004, Wapikoni has visited over 20 communities and accompanied thousands of participants who worked to direct close to 1,000 short films translated into several languages. These films have received 146 awards and honours at national and international festivals. Learn more → https://goo.gl/jRn7QW
Timeline Photos
This is the Isobel & Tom Rolston Audio Listening Room. Formerly the office of Isobel - past Artistic Director of Banff Centre's Music department - this room is now used for adjudication, for listening parties curated by music faculty, and as a place to hear classical music recordings during the editing process. Have a 360° peek inside this space.
Roundtable: Telling Better Visual Stories
How can visual storytellers today seize opportunity? What should every young storyteller today be doing? Get this advice and more from a director and producer, a cinematographer for Game of Thrones, an entrepreneur and writer, and the head of content for VICE Canada in our latest Roundtable discussion.
Practicum Opportunities Closing May 10th | Banff Centre
Emerging arts administrators, recent graduates of studio-based programs and Indigenous artists, take note: 4 of our spring practicum program deadlines end tomorrow, Wednesday, May 10th. For more details and to apply → https://goo.gl/W2UGKr
Open Studio: Visual Artist Svea Ferguson
Svea Ferguson is a Calgary-based visual artist who is part of the 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, jointly curated by Banff Centre's Walter Phillips Gallery and the Art Gallery of Alberta. While in Banff, Svea created a cyanotype as part of her Biennial contribution, "Wilderness Drawing Three Ways." She let us inside her studio to see the process. Join us for this year's Biennial, "for the time being", opening in Edmonton Saturday, May 27th and later in Banff Saturday, June 24th. Learn more → https://goo.gl/3MLyTr
Visual Art Lecture Series: Bopha Chhay | Banff Centre
Our Visual Art Lecture Series presents talks by leading Canadian and international artists, curators and academics. Join us this Tuesday, May 9th at 4 p.m. for a conversation with Vancouver-based writer, curator, and current BAiR Spring Intensive Faculty at Banff Centre, Bopha Chhay.
InStudio Magazine Official Release
Our first issue of InStudio magazine officially lands in Alberta! If you're a The Globe and Mail subscriber, look for the insert in today's paper. Bow Valley residents, pick up a copy on our campus or watch for delivery soon to a PO box near you 🙌🏼
Banff Mountain Film Competition
ATTN filmmakers: the 2017 Banff Mountain Film Festival Film Competition is NOW OPEN! If your film explores themes of mountain culture, climbing, snow sports or exploration, enter now for the opportunity to join us as a finalist at the 42nd Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in Banff this fall. Over $40,000 in cash & prizes will be awarded. For more details and to enter, head here → https://goo.gl/XajfJ9 Photo: from the film Before it Falls, 2016 finalist
Programs | Banff Centre
We're currently accepting applications for five Digital & Visual Art Practicums including Ceramics, Digital Media and Collections. The deadline of May 10th is fast approaching! For more details and to apply → https://goo.gl/vUdm4T
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