Papermaking Fees:

The following papermaking fees are charged to self-directed resident artists.  The papermaking fees are charged weekly (or portion thereof) and cover expenses for equipment and space rental, exhaustible materials, and safety equipment.  Papermaking fees are not included or charged in the residency tuition; the following papermaking fees are paid directly to the Print & Paper Facilitator upon commencement of work in the studio.
Program artists have full-time access to the papermaking studio; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Artists who apply to Visual Arts Creative Residencies Programs may access the papermaking studio and should have at least an introductory level of experience in the area(s) they plan to produce work.
The Print & Paper Facilitator leads artists through a mandatory studio orientation that covers WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) and studio equipment training.  The papermaking studio maintains a work site awareness centre with first aid supplies, eye wash station, and MSDS sheets.

The following papermaking fees are based on weekly usage. For usage less than one week artists will be charged a fair and appropriate fee.

Papermaking Studio Fees
Weekly rate of $20.00 includes:

• 24-hour, seven day week access to the papermaking studio
• Gas stoves with exhaust ventilation
• Access to the David Reina Hollander Beater, maximum dry weight capacity is 1 kg (2.2 lbs)
• Rental of vats, moulds and deckles
• Dake Hydraulic Press (32" x 42")
• Howard Clark 20T hydraulic press (22” x 30” dimensions)
• Lee S. McDonald Santa Ana professional paper dryer
• Pulp sprayer (1 gallon capacity)
• Dye Facility
• Additives: sizing, retention agent, formation aid, soda ash, calcium carbonate, and methyl cellulose
• Aqueous dispersed pigments and luster pigments
• Safety equipment: hearing protection, gloves, eye protection, and aprons

Please note: Banff National Park is protected as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Therefore, it is illegal (and punishable by fines) to collect and use organic materials found within Banff National Park. It is also inadvisable that foreign plant matter be transported into Banff National Park; this decreases the introduction of disease, pests, and invasive plants that could adversely affect native plant populations.

For more information contact:

Wendy Tokaryk, Print & Paper Facilitator
Email: wendy_tokaryk@banffcentre.ca
Phone: 1.403.762.6402
Fax: 1.403.762.6665