Eligibility

This program welcomes Indigenous visual artists with traditional and/or contemporary arts practices interested in hide-tanning processes and working with parfleche.

Number of Participants

8

Deadline

June 26, 2024 06:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

August 07, 2024 06:00 UTC

Duration

September 30, 2024 - October 18, 2024

Costs

• CA$35.00 application fee

Housing

Private Room

Meals

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Public Programs

Open Studios, Self-Directed

Disciplines

Visual Arts

Languages

English

Program Description

This three-week visual arts residency focuses on hide scraping, bone tool making and working with parfleche. Visual artists who work with hide and parfleche will learn more about how scrape a hide, and work with parfleche with the support of faculty, elders, and knowledge keepers. Participants are invited to engage with faculty, community and peers while having self-directed studio time. Participants will come together with the community and have the opportunity for one-on-one sessions. The participants and faculty will have a chance to share their works in progress in Open Studios. Participants will deepen their artistry and technical application with hide scraping, bone tool making, and working with parfleche. The program will foster peer relationships with the opportunity for self-directed studio time. Participants will also be engaged with community in storytelling/knowledge sharing sessions in the hide tanning process. banffcentre.ca/programs/hide-tanning-and-parfleche-residency