The Banff Centre
Visual + Digital Arts
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive T1L 1H5
Banff, Alberta
Canada
www.banffcentre.ca
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Literary, Visual + Digital Art residencies
Apply by: January 20, 2016
Three parallel programs exploring critical art writing, interactive technologies, text and language in art practice, will convene during spring at The Banff Centre. Artists, writers, and curators who seek poetic expression, feedback, desire space and a committed community in which to work are encouraged to apply. Participants from all three programs will join in workshops, faculty talks and readings, and opportunities to share and develop their practices.
The programs offered during this period include Critical Art Writing Ensemble II led by Andrew Berardini and Quinn Latimer—on the intersection of art writing and literature; Digital Narratives led by Eli Horowitz and Russell Quinn—on multiplatform and interactive new wave narratives; and BAIR Text with visiting artist and master printmaker for David Krut Projects, Jillian Ross—a self-directed residency open to visual artists whose practice deals with text or language in various mediums.
Critical Art Writing Ensemble II
Program dates: April 25–May 20, 2016
Art writers and curators will explore art criticism as an aspect of literature. Led by Andrew Berardini and Quinn Latimer, participants will delve into narrative and poetic potential, creative and engaging approaches to form, and highly distinctive points of view backboned by serious analysis. Reading groups, workshops, talks and readings, and opportunities to share and develop your work are a part of this experience.
BAiR Text
Program dates: April 25–May 20, 2016
A self-directed residency for artists exploring the intersection of language and aesthetics; conjuring, creating, and referencing text, poetics, and literature in their work. Join us for four weeks of intensive studio time, interaction, collaboration, and experimentation. Demonstrations in visual art techniques, access to facilities, support from our knowledgeable staff, readings and talks by guest faculty, studio visits, and demonstrations and discussions with Jillian Ross of David Krut Projects will be offered.
Digital Narratives
Program dates: May 9–28, 2016
We invite applications from all writers who wish to use interactive technologies and associated digital concepts to explore, push boundaries, and create new forms of innovative narrative. Led by Eli Horowitz and Russell Quinn, this program offers participants hands-on support to develop their own project with expert faculty and the necessary resources and facilities (including studio space) to develop the digital aspects of a fiction or nonfiction narrative during the residency.
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Emerging Atlantic Artist residency
Program dates: June 1–August 31, 2016
Apply by: January 20
Providing one emerging visual artist with strong ties to Atlantic Canada the opportunity to explore, expand, and develop their practice during a fully-funded, eight-week, self-directed residency at The Banff Centre. This program targets exceptionally talented emerging Canadian artists under the age of 35, who demonstrate the potential to make a significant contribution to the legacy of the arts in Canada.
Kiln Raising
Program dates: May 30–June 24, 2016
Apply by: February 3
This residency will bring together emerging and established ceramic artists to create new work and explore kiln construction. Participating artists will delve into wood kiln history, theory, principles of design, construction and firing process with the goal of understanding and maximizing the nuances of wood firing and its relationship to form and surface. Discussions and workshops addressing clay-body formulation, wheel and hand building processes, loading and firing strategies for atmospheric kilns, are also part of this residency. As well, artists will have time to explore independent projects and push their work in new creative directions through studio visits with faculty mentors and feedback from peers.
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For more information
Office of the Registrar: [email protected] / T +403 762 6180 / T +1 800 565 9989
