Hide Tanning Residency 2026 | Indigenous Arts Thematic Residency
Banff CentreAbout This Opportunity
This three-week introductory hide tanning residency immerses participants in the tools, techniques, and hands-on processes of hide scraping and tanning. Working alongside faculty and peers, participants will learn and practice each stage of the hide-tanning process, from removing flesh to scraping and tanning the hides.
The residency includes an Open Studios event, where participants and faculty will have the chance to share works-in-progress with the public.
This residency weaves together practical skill-building with cultural learning, offering participants the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of traditional hide tanning practices through:
- Cultural learning circles led by guest faculty to further develop knowledge on traditional practices.
- Time to engage with faculty and artists and have access to a Glyde Hall for self-directed time to build on workshop teachings.
- Sharing of different approaches and techniques through faculty led workshops, peer-to-peer circles and artist workshops.
- Convening and conversation of artistic and cultural practices connected to their art forms.
- Participation and experimentation.
- Connection to place - strengthening connection to territory through program framework: program welcome and closing circles.
Eligibility & Requirements
Career Stage
Geographic Eligibility
Disciplines
Applicant Type
Individual artists and collectives
Additional Requirements
Resume, Artistic Statement, Portfolio, Financial Assistance documentation
Note
This program welcomes Indigenous visual artists with traditional and/or contemporary arts practices interested in hide-tanning processes. Groups of 2 collaborators are welcome to apply but must apply and be accepted individually.
Compensation & Benefits
Overview
100% scholarship covering tuition, accommodation and meal plan ($5,601.75 value)
Includes
Detailed Breakdown
All Indigenous arts participants receive a Scholarship covering 100% of the Total fee, meal plan and accommodation costs, made possible through endowments and donations. Total fee before scholarship is $5,601.75; after scholarship $0.00.
What's Provided
Housing Provided
Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus
Studio Access
Glyde Hall for self-directed time and hands-on hide tanning workspace with equipment for textile, fiber arts, and traditional practices
Equipment Available
yes
Accessibility
Partially Accessible (50% or more). ADA Compliant accessible housing available.
