Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is a learning organization founded in 1933, dedicated to artistic and creative development for professional artists, leaders, and thinkers. Located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, it offers exceptional residency programs, exhibitions, and learning opportunities across multiple disciplines including visual arts, literary arts, music, and cultural leadership. The organization supports artists through faculty mentorship, access to world-class studios and production facilities, and a vibrant community of creative practitioners. Banff Centre also presents contemporary art through venues like the Walter Phillips Gallery and welcomes artists of all backgrounds and career stages.
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Residency at Banff Centre exploring futurity and decolonized figurations. Faculty mentorship, cross-disciplinary exchange. Scholarships available.
Closes June 3, 2026 (today)
Visual arts residency at Banff Centre exploring speculative futures and embodied futurity. Scholarships available covering tuition, meals, and accommodation.
Closes June 3, 2026 (today)
12-day literary memoir residency at Banff Centre, Oct 2026, with acclaimed faculty. Includes room, private studio, and meal plan. Scholarships available.
Closes June 4, 2026 (tomorrow)
Fully funded month-long photography residency at Banff Centre for mid-career Canadian artists. Includes studio, housing, meals, travel bursary, and $1,000 CAD materials support.
Closes June 17, 2026
Fully funded month-long residency at Banff Centre for one mid-career Canadian photographer with darkroom, digital print access, and $1,000 materials allowance.
Closes June 18, 2026
6-day leadership program at Banff Centre on evaluation practices and data strategy for cultural organizations. $3,683 CAD + financial aid available.
Closes June 30, 2026
6-day leadership program at Banff Centre on evaluation and data strategy for cultural sector leaders. $65 application fee.
Closes June 30, 2026
19-day writing residency at Banff Centre with mentorship from accomplished faculty and public programming opportunities.
Closes July 15, 2026
Three-week writing residency at Banff Centre with private studio and individual accommodation. Optional mentoring, workshops, talks. Scholarships available.
Closes July 15, 2026
Four-day intensive film workshop at Banff Centre for women filmmakers. Focus on narrative, pitching, producing, fundraising, marketing, and distribution for adventure films.
Closes July 22, 2026
4-day women's outdoor filmmaking intensive at Banff Centre covering narrative, pitching, fundraising & distribution. Campus lodging & meals included. Scholarships available.
Closes July 23, 2026
Six-day leadership program at Banff Centre exploring Indigenous wise practices for arts and culture professionals. All meals and housing included.
Closes August 11, 2026
Three-week Indigenous music residency at Banff Centre to develop, record, and perform work. Full funding (100% scholarship) covers tuition, housing, and meals.
Closes August 13, 2026
Two-week self-directed writing residency at Banff Centre exploring futurism, the fantastical, and decolonial futures, with private studio, accommodation, and optional mentorship.
Closes August 19, 2026
Six-day course at Banff Centre for arts professionals to critically examine Canadian cultural policy, colonial foundations, and develop advocacy strategies for systemic change.
Closes September 8, 2026
Six-day cultural policy leadership course in Banff for arts administrators and policymakers. $3,683 CAD + funding up to $2,500 available.
Closes September 8, 2026
Hybrid residency at Banff Centre for Indigenous screenwriters adapting works for film/TV. Full scholarship ($6,153 value) covers tuition, housing, and meals.
Closes September 24, 2026
Four-day post-production filmmaking workshop for women at Banff Centre. $1,884 CAD (with scholarships available). October 2026.
Closes October 28, 2026
Four-day post production workshop at Banff Centre for women filmmakers. Covers editing, audio mixing, colour correction. Housing and meals included. Scholarships available.
Closes October 29, 2026
Previous opportunities from Banff Centre
Two-week computational writing residency at Banff Centre. Open internationally with faculty mentorship, studio space, and public reading opportunity.
Closed March 25, 2026
4-day intensive film workshop for women focusing on technical filmmaking skills in outdoor environments. Based in Banff, Canada.
Closed March 25, 2026
Two-week sports writing residency at Banff Centre with private studio, mentorship, and public readings. Financial aid available.
Closed April 8, 2026
Two-week self-directed writing residency at Banff Centre with private studio, room, optional mentoring, and faculty talks. $65 application fee.
Closed April 8, 2026
Writing residency at Banff Centre in Calgary, Canada. Studio, lodging, and meals provided. Scholarships available.
Closed April 15, 2026
10-day filmmaking workshop at Banff Centre during the Mountain Film and Book Festival for emerging and mid-career filmmakers. Lodging and meals included.
Closed April 15, 2026
Three-week writing residency in Banff for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and journalism writers. Lodging, meals, and studio included.
Closed April 15, 2026
Actor training program at Banff Centre for developing skills in workshopping new theatre. $3,888 CAD with scholarships available.
Closed April 15, 2026
Adventure filmmaking workshop at Banff Centre with on-campus lodging, meals, and industry guest speakers. Scholarships available.
Closed April 15, 2026
Residency at Banff Centre exploring archives and narrative. Faculty mentorship, studio practice. Nov-Dec 2026 in Calgary, Canada.
Closed May 6, 2026
Three-week indigenous arts residency in hide tanning at Banff Centre. All Indigenous artists eligible with 100% scholarship covering fees, meals, and accommodation.
Closed May 6, 2026
Three-week hide tanning residency at Banff Centre for Indigenous visual artists. Full scholarship covers fees, meals, and accommodation.
Closed May 6, 2026
Thematic residency at Banff Centre exploring archives and re-storying narratives. Faculty-led mentorship, individual studios, and scholarship support.
Closed May 7, 2026
Hybrid residency for Black curators at Banff Centre: 1 week online + 2 weeks in person, with one-on-one research feedback and cohort symposia.
Closed May 13, 2026
Hybrid residency for Black curators at Banff Centre (Jan–Feb 2027), combining individual research with group dialogue and faculty feedback. Scholarships available.
Closed May 13, 2026
3-week curatorial residency at Banff Centre for Black curators. Hybrid format (1 week online + 2 weeks in-person). Includes $2,444 scholarship.
Closed May 13, 2026
12-day writing residency for early-career poets at Banff Centre. Private studio, mentorship, and public reading opportunities.
Closed May 27, 2026
Self-directed poetry residency at Banff Centre in Calgary, Canada. Mentorship with faculty and scholarships available.
Closed May 28, 2026
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