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This residency provides individual musicians and bands/ensembles of all genres with space and dedicated time to research, create, and develop projects within Banff Centre’s exceptional campus and mountain setting.

This program provides early-career stage managers with the opportunity to enhance their skills under the guidance of professional mentors

Fully funded training for actors who want hands on practical rehearsal experience working on new plays.

The 3 week Indigenous Fashion Runway Residency offers four Indigenous fashion designers the opportunity to build their portfolios and showcase their runway work in a professional setting.

The Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award recognizes outstanding emerging Canadian dance choreographers or companies.

The Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography provides financial and creative assistance to a mid-career Canadian artist.

Deep Winter Writers residency is a self-directed program that offers time and space for writers to retreat, reconnect, and reenergize their writing practice.

Banff Artist in Residence Winter 2026 offers visual artists the time and space to engage in intensive, self-directed research and studio practice.

Mountain Writers Intensive is a three-week residency for writers working in any genre on mountain narratives, environmental journalism, or stories of adventure.

An exceptional opportunity for independent and emerging filmmakers to turn projects into reality, guided by two of the world's premier adventure filmmakers.