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My Next Adventure After Climbing the Dawn Wall: Writing a Book

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Creative Voices: 2008 - How We Got Our Painted Tipi

To mark its anniversary, Banff Centre honoured Sleeping Buffalo Mountain and its history as Treaty 7 and traditional Blackfoot territory by holding a traditiona

Creative Voices: 1991 - Rebecca Belmore Gave the Voiceless a Megaphone

Indigenous artist Rebecca Belmore built a giant wooden megaphone as a vessel for conversation between Indigenous people, the land, and the government.

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Banff Centre Partners With AGO, CBC and Massey Hall for Creative Minds Series

We're partnering with AGO, CBC and Massey Hall to present an exciting live event series in Toronto featuring contemporary artists in dialogue about the pressing

Creative Voices: 1979 - Crich Hall Goes Up in Flames

In 1979 a fire in the Crich Hall building sent our photography program up in smoke for several years. Luckily, no one was hurt, and artists exhibited the negati

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Do you want to enjoy your summer activities and sports this year or just endure?

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This Earth Day, we've rounded up some of our favourite stories about the environmental art and ideas that come through The Banff Centre.

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Richard Wagamese has a rare gift for storytelling, which turns every sentence into gold and, in turn, this novel shines as a highly crafted masterpiece.

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Earlier this month, the Federal NDP party debated adopting the Leap Manifesto, which calls for drastic changes to fight climate change. One of the manifesto's a

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Britt Gallpen explores Sara Cwynar’s object-laden photographs.

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In a dark musician's studio on Banff Centre campus, the Montreal-based artist and his creative partner Julien Roy have spent weeks trying to hack together the m

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Bestselling author Lawrence Hill talks about the importance of following your own heart and intellect when writing.

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We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.