Eligibility

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, but not limited to, practices in ceramics digital media painting, drawing, printmaking and 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. Please note that 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.

Number of Participants

18

Deadline

May 06, 2026 06:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

June 24, 2026 06:00 UTC

Duration

November 02, 2026 - December 04, 2026

Costs

• CA$65.00 application fee
• CA$9,484.00 program fee (one-time)

Facilities

Ceramic Facility, Darkroom, Individual Studio, Installation Space, Large Format Printers, Library, Sculpture Facility, Wood Shop

Housing

Hotel

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch

Public Programs

Discussion, Open Studios, Self-Directed, Visiting Professionals

Disciplines

Ceramics, Digital Media, Drawing, Installation, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

Languages

English

Program Description

Working with institutional, personal, fictional and/or speculative archives, participants are invited to think critically about the archive as a method or 'technology' for re-storying social and cultural narratives. Themes may include, but are not limited to: familial/ancestral lineages and cultural inheritance, oral histories, micro-histories, absence, amnesia, re-memory. Participants will be engaged in stimulating discussion and mentorship by leading faculty. Access to Whyte Museum and Banff Centre archives are available by prior arrangement. Please indicate your interest and rationale for access to either of these archives in your project description. 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.