Banff Centre for Arts & Creativityresidency
Visual Arts - Embodied Making: Performance Art, Images and Objects
Housing: Single bedroom on the Banff Centre campus included in the program fee.
- Who Can Apply: Individual visual artists or duos (max two) aged 18+ at the program start, at any career stage, with post-secondary visual arts training or equivalent experience and peer recognition; domestic and international applicants welcome.
- The Focus: A five-week, faculty-led in-person residency at Banff Centre (July 5 – August 6, 2027) exploring performance art and embodied making and how performance intersects with materiality, images and objects.
- Cost: Pay-to-attend: total program fee $10,033.70 CAD; every participant receives a Banff Centre Arts Scholarship of $5,556.87, leaving a participant cost of $4,476.78 CAD (tuition, single room, meals and studio included). Canadian Indigenous Arts applicants receive a scholarship covering full tuition, accommodation and meals. No cash award or stipend.
- Key Requirements: Apply online by February 17, 2027 (11:59 p.m. MST): complete the application form, pay the $65 CAD application fee ($35 for Indigenous applicants) in the student portal, then upload in SlideRoom a two-page resume/CV, 200-word artist statement, one-page project proposal, resource requests form, 6–10 portfolio samples and the Financial Aid section.
DeadlineWednesday, February 17, 2027
Application feeCA$65
Cost to attendParticipant cost $4,476.78 after standard scholarship; total fee $10,033.70
DurationFive weeks
Program datesJul 05, 2027 - Aug 06, 2027
LocationBanff, Alberta, Canada
Open toArtists worldwide
ParticipationOn-site
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinesperformance art, visual arts, ceramics, digital media, painting, drawing, printmaking, papermaking, photography, sculpture, installation
Age range18–
Application notesApply via the online form, then pay the application fee in the student portal and upload materials in SlideRoom. For duos, the lead applicant submits one application form, one $65 fee and one SlideRoom application; an additional $35 registration fee per additional member applies upon acceptance. Deadlines are 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Children are not permitted in visual arts studios or production areas. Participants requiring a Visitor Visa are responsible for identifying and complying with immigration requirements.
ContactAdmissions@banffcentre.ca
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity
Organization based in Banff