Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

During this month-long self-directed residency, the award winner will have: 24/7 access to the Crich Studio, a Leighton Artist Studio featuring private black and white analogue darkroom facilities. Facilitated access to digital print production. Technical support from the photography facilitator at Banff Centre. The option of giving a public talk with an associated fee at CARFAC-based rates. In preparation for the residency, the award winner should anticipate bringing all supplies needed for their project. Please note that limited darkroom supplies are available for purchase. You will also be responsible for the proper disposal of used/exhausted chemistry. This residency is designed to support independent, self-directed work. Technical support is available from Banff Centre’s photography facilitator; however, production support and access to specialized facilities is limited. There is no access to other visual arts production studios. This residency is designed for participation o

Participants will engage in a dynamic, practice-based learning environment designed to build leadership capacity through evaluation and data strategy. Guided by hands-on labs, peer exchange, reflexive praxis and case studies, they will experiment with tools that support strategic decision-making, team engagement, and organizational learning. The program emphasizes real-world application, encouraging participants to challenge assumptions and refine internal systems. Each participant will leave with a customized roadmap to embed evaluative practices across their organization—advancing accountability, responsiveness, and long-term resilience in the cultural sector. Limited funding is available.

This 19-day self-directed residency offers the opportunity to work away from the constraints of everyday life, delve deep into a creative project and take advantage of a community of artistic peers. Deep Winter Writers provides opportunities for consultations with exceptional mentors Karen Solie, Yasmine Seale, and Renee Gladman, and professional guest Rita Bullwinkel (McSweeney's), as well as optional group sessions that allow writers to explore useful literary tools, aspects, and devices. Faculty are on-campus for the first two weeks of the residency. The third week allows residents to dive deeper into their writing and apply the learning from the first two weeks. Scholarships are available.

Moonlighter Film Camps, led by professionals in the outdoor film industry, offer a safe learning environment for women and are designed to enhance technical filmmaking skills. The From Concept to Completion camp will focus on building your narrative pitch decks producing fundraising marketing distribution. These four-day workshops are open to creatives who identify as women who want to deepen their understanding of crafting content for the adventure film genre. Filmmakers will take part in scheduled workshops with faculty and guests to: explore the elements of producing a film. discuss themes in the mountain and adventure filmmaking industry. receive feedback from faculty on works-in-progress. share strategies and best practices with peers. Participants will also benefit from: on-campus lodging and meals to support a fully immersive experience. shared production paces and collaborative areas where participants can work together and share ideas. Scholarships available.

This residency offers a unique opportunity for musicians 18+ at all stages of their career and across all genres to: Research, develop, and create their own project - taking risks, testing ideas and exploring creative practices in a safe, collaborative environment. Have 24 hour access to one of our personal music studios. Focus on creative exploration and experimentation through peer and mentor led group or one-on-one sessions. Be inspired by fellow participants and collaborate with musicians working across diverse genres and disciplines. Present new material and performance approaches in public concerts. Self-record in your own studio to independently document and disseminate your work. Collaborate with audio engineers, faculty and participants on recording projects, as available. Belong to an expanded artistic community at the Banff Centre, fostering lasting networking and support throughout your career.

This residency is open to mid-career musical theatre performers with six or more professional credits, as well as emerging choreographers. Applicants should be motivated to explore choreographic approaches within musical theatre in a focused, collaborative environment.

Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency is Plains Cree for "they sing at the gathering (place)" referring to Sacred Guardian Buffalo Mountain. This music residency centres on collaboration, refinement and presentation of work through audio production and live performance. This three-week residency invites musicians of various genres to apply with the intention of developing songs that are nearly completed or finished to take into the final stages of development with the support from faculty, peers and Banff Centre's audio production team. The program offers opportunity for learning from workshops and time to gather as a group. We offer specialized workshops led by faculty, community collaboration and an opportunity to learn and record in a professional audio recording studio with access to our team.

Banff Centre’s Futurisms Intensive Writing Residency provides writers space for the creative exploration of the future, from the fantastical, to the scientific, to the decolonial. This self-directed residency offers the opportunity to work away from the constraints of everyday life, delve deep into your creative project, and take advantage of the community of artistic peers around you. During this intensive program, you'll have optional opportunities for consultations and group sessions with mentors Dr. Joshua Whitehead, Sheree Renee Thomas, and Nalo Hopkinson, and professional guest Dr. Jenna Butler (Barbour Books) to explore techniques, aspects, and devices that you may find useful in your practice. You'll also have the opportunity to showcase your work in public readings at Banff Centre's CLVB '33. Futurisms Intensive Writing Residency runs concurrently with programs in Indigenous Arts and Visual Arts exploring related concepts. Scholarships are available.

This program invites participants to critically examine how policy shapes access, equity, and influence—and how it can be reshaped to respectfully enact diverse worldviews and lived experiences. Participants will gain tools to dissect cultural policy across local, provincial, federal, and Indigenous governance systems, engage with government cycles, and advocate for community-rooted priorities. The course supports leaders in reimagining cultural policy as a living, responsive framework for systemic change. Program highlights Unpacking the colonial foundations and lived realities of cultural policy Navigating multi-level governance structures Understanding funding cycles and identifying systemic inequities Applying human-centered and regenerative design to policy development Growing a toolbox/bundle rooted in responsibility, equity, and right relations Collaborating across organizations and sectors to drive systemic change

This program welcomes Indigenous screenwriters at various stages of their careers to apply individually or with a collaborator to work on adapting their work for the screen. Collaborators may include novelists, short story writers, or playwrights. The program supports writers who want to advance their work and are exploring themes of futurism for film and television adaptations. This residency balances self-directed writing in personal studios and scheduled workshops, discussions, and events. Participants will refine their screenwriting skills, collaborate with peers, and engage in culturally informed creative practices. Online preparatory week: Intro sessions, script reviews and one-on-one sessions to prepare participants fully for the on-campus program weeks. Faculty and guest artist led workshops covering story and character development, screenwriting techniques, and creative practice. Peer-to-peer engagement and collaborative exercises. One-on-one consultations with faculty