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“Speculative futures, science-fiction, myth-making, world-building, and embodied futurity as an anti-oppressive and restorative force”
Engage with leading contemporary faculty, access exceptional studios and production facilities, and develop your work within a supportive professional community in an inspiring mountain setting.
Drawing on ideas of speculative futures, science-fiction, myth-making and world-building, artists are invited to research, imagine and create possible selves and possible worlds, exploring concepts of embodied futurity.
In this program, the concept of futurity is considered as an anti-oppressive and restorative force—of hope and possibility. By decolonizing ideas of the body as defined by Eurocentric and heteronormative conditions, new possibilities of selfhood, agency and self-reclamation are considered. Joining as faculty for this program are Rajni Perera and Marigold Santos.
This residency runs concurrently with programs in Indigenous Arts and Literary Arts, exploring related concepts. Cross-disciplinary learning and exchange is encouraged.
Visual Arts residencies at Banff Centre are structured programs of faculty-led activity and mentorship, supporting project-based studio practice. Participants will be mentored by accomplished faculty through research, experimentation and hands-on learning.
This program supports:
Studio-based work is further supported by faculty studio visits, lectures, and workshops, fostering a valuable community of learning. Artists are assigned individual studios with access to shared production facilities.
Facility access is based on availability of facilitators and priority goes to those requesting access in their initial applications.
Geographic Eligibility
Disciplines
Housing Provided
Studio Access
Individual studios with access to shared production facilities
Deadline
June 3, 2026
Program Dates
January 25, 2027– February 26, 2027
Age Requirements
18+ years old
Applicant Type
Individual artists and collectives
Note
Artists who have completed formal training in visual arts at the post-secondary level, or equivalent experience and recognition from their peers acquired through traditional knowledge and practices. Artists from historically underrepresented and equity deserving groups are especially welcome.
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