Visual Arts
Hands-on Tours, Talks, and Workshops
Visual Arts Open House |
Friday, August 24, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Explore the visual arts with workshops, demonstrations, facility tours, and open studios. |
Previous Visual Arts events from this year’s Festival | |
Butterfly and |
Thursday, June 7, 7:00 p.m.
Find new inspiration for containers in your small patio oasis with Cathy Baceda and Katherine Ylitalo. |
Imaginary Places Open Studios |
Friday, June 15, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Tour the studios and see what the artists, writers, and curators have been working on during the Imaginary Places residency. |
Local Garden Tour |
Saturday, June 16, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Visit a handful of Banff residential gardens. Learn their secrets to success and become inspired by the possibilities in the unpredictable mountain climate. |
Imaginary Architectures |
Saturday, July 7, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Drawing inspiration from the Informal Architectures exhibition, this fun hands-on workshop will tap the imagination, seeking alternatives to traditional living and leisure spaces. Children will create a utopian interior out of chocolate (nut allergy risk). Prepare to get messy! |
Art Walk |
Thursday, August 2, 7:00 p.m.
This one-hour tour of the public artworks at The Banff Centre criss-crosses the campus and includes works by John McEwan, Hugh LeRoy, and Peter von Tiesenhausen among others. |
Imaginary Architectures Workshop |
Saturday, August 11, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Using chocolate covered graham crackers (nut allergy risk) as an architectural building material, this all-ages workshop promises a gooey good time! Through a collaborative building project we will challenge traditional perceptions of our built environments. |