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“Speculative futures, science-fiction, myth-making, world-building, embodied futurity, decolonizing ideas of the body”
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.
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.
Career Stage
Geographic Eligibility
Overview
Residency includes accommodation, meals, and studio access. Tuition cost before scholarships: $9,484.55. All arts participants receive scholarship covering 100% of tuition and 25% of meal plan and accommodation costs. Canadian Indigenous applicants receive additional support covering 100% of tuition, meal plan and accommodation. Cost after scholarship: $4,384.73.
Amount
CA$4,385 - CA$9,485
Detailed Breakdown
Total Fee Before Scholarships for tuition, accommodation and meal plan (per person): $9,484.55. Banff Centre Arts Scholarship: All arts participants receive a scholarship covering 100% of tuition and 25% of meal plan and accommodation costs. Canadian Indigenous Scholarship: Canadian Indigenous applicants receive support covering 100% of tuition, meal plan and accommodation costs. Scholarship Amount Applied (per person): $5,099.83. Total You Pay After Scholarship: $4,384.73.
What's Provided
Housing Provided
Deadline
June 3, 2026
Disciplines
Applicant Type
Individual artists and collectives
Note
This residency is for individual artists or duos (no more than two collaborators) 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 working in ceramics, digital media, painting, drawing, printmaking, papermaking, photography, sculpture and installation are invited to apply. Priority will be given to artists who have not attended a Visual Arts residency at Banff Centre in the past three years. Children are not permitted in visual arts studios or production areas. This program is designed for participation over the entire program period. Variable dates will not be considered.
Studio Access
Artists are assigned individual studios with access to shared production facilities.
Equipment Available
Electric wheels, kick wheels, slab rollers, clay mixers, kilns (raku, electric, gas), metal shop equipment (plasma cutter, anvils, stakes, hammers, hydraulic press, soldering workspace, gas/oxy torches), finishing room (buffing machine), casting room, electroforming and etching room, darkrooms (black and white, color), lighting studio/green screen, large format printer/plotter, large format scanner, film scanner, photo and video editing suite, painting workspace with easels, drawing benches, printmaking workspaces, book arts facilities (etching press, glass inking table, drying racks, aquatint box, hot plates, paper soaking sinks, paper tearing table, acid room, silkscreen studio, lithography studio, light tables, large sinks, large exposure unit, washout room, papermaking studio), textiles workspace (fiber arts workspace, dye area, padded screen print tables, hooded dye mixing station, drying room, well-ventilated spray room, washer and dryer), dedicated wood shop with various woodworking tools (tablesaw, bandsaw, router table, wood bending equipment, jointer, planer, wood vises and woodworking table)
Accessibility
Partially Accessible (50% or more). ADA Compliant housing available. Studios/facilities partially accessible (50% or more). See accessibility statement at https://www.banffcentre.ca/medical-information
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