Residencies

Theatre Producer Intensive 2025 | Apply Now

Application Deadline May 14, 2025

Program Dates Sep 11, 2025 - Oct 18, 2025

The Producer role is dynamic and adapts to the needs of each project, beginning with collaboration between management and creative teams throughout the entire process. From building teams and development to negotiations, scheduling, production, even co-production and touring, Producers are deeply involved in many aspects of theatre creation.

Stage Manager Intensive 2025 | Apply Now

Application Deadline May 14, 2025

Program Dates Sep 11, 2025 - Oct 18, 2025

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This program provides early-career stage managers with the opportunity to enhance their skills under the guidance of professional mentors. Expand your stage management toolkit through hands-on experience in prompt script creation, script analysis, and effective communication. Gain practical experience supporting Kohkom’s premiere production of Babushka, as an assistant stage manager during the program. 

EnglishFrench Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography 2026

Created by the friends and family of the late artist Barbara Spohr, the Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography encourages the development of Canadian contemporary photography by providing financial and creative assistance to a mid-career artist making a compelling contribution to the field. 

This annual award supports one mid-career Canadian artist (Canadian citizen or permanent resident) working in photography to undertake a fully funded residency at the Banff Centre.

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During this month-long self-directed residency, the award winner will have

Spring Writers Residency 2026

Banff Centre’s Spring Writers Residency provides participants with the time and space for creative exploration away from the constraints of everyday life. Writers will be able to delve deep into their creative project, meet with a community of artistic peers, and take advantage of workshops and mentorship opportunities with faculty Eden Robinson, Nicole Sealey, Vidyan Ravinthiran, and professional guest Stephen Motika (Nightboat Books). 

This flexible program with optional program elements allows writers to choose the amount of support they are looking for. 

This two-week self-directed residency provides writers with individual accommodation and a small private studio for them to focus, reconnect, and re-energize their writing practice. In addition, participants will be able to engage with other writers on the program as well as specialist faculty. 

Since all program elements are optional, participants can customize the residency according to the writing support needed.

Optional elements include:

  • talks from faculty Eden Robinson, Nicole Sealey, Vidyan Ravinthiran, and professional guest Stephen Motika.
  • one-on-one mentoring sessions with faculty to discuss ideas, experiences, and obstacles.
  • Q & A sessions.
  • workshops to discuss useful techniques, devices, and aspects.
  • public readings.

The program is designed to cater to emerging and established writers with a proven publication record seeking a period of dedicated time to work on a project in any genre.

Participants will benefit most if they are comfortable working autonomously in an unstructured environment. The program suits those focused on:

  • working on a specific project.
  • creating new works.

Participants are provided with individual accommodation and a small private studio to focus on their writing practice.

This program is run in English and only accepts projects that are being written in English. English is the language of Banff Centre correspondence.

Application Deadline: October 15, 2025
Program Dates: Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026

For more information and to apply: https://bit.ly/41zo3vE

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Spring Writers Residency 2026

Banff Centre’s Spring Writers Residency provides participants with the time and space for creative exploration away from the constraints of everyday life. Writers will be able to delve deep into their creative project, meet with a community of artistic peers, and take advantage of workshops and mentorship opportunities with faculty Eden Robinson, Nicole Sealey, Vidyan Ravinthiran, and professional guest Stephen Motika (Nightboat Books). 

This flexible program with optional program elements allows writers to choose the amount of support they are looking for. 

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