Banff Centre Sounding Like a Mountain 2027: Digital Media, Visual Art and Sound Residency
Banff Centre's five-week 2027 residency welcomes digital-media and interdisciplinary visual artists exploring sound and landscape. Apply by 18 November 2026; CAD$65 application fee and substantial participant costs apply.
Digital and interdisciplinary artists: sound, land and memory
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Alberta, Canada, is recruiting visual artists for its five-week 'Sounding Like a Mountain' themed residency. Running May 17–June 18, 2027, the programme explores sound, acoustic ecology, landscape, vibration, memory and the social consequences of changing environments. Eligible art practices specifically include digital media, photography, performance art, installation, drawing, ceramics and other visual-art forms.
Who can apply and what is expected?
Individual artists and duos of no more than two collaborators can apply at different career stages. Applicants should have post-secondary visual-art training or equivalent professional and peer-recognised practice; they must be able to participate in the entire five-week residency. The programme expects artists to develop a technically feasible proposal in response to its theme, work independently in studios and join faculty-led sessions and critiques. International artists can apply, subject to relevant travel or visa arrangements.
Fees are significant: this is not a free grant
The official programme page lists a total fee of CAD$10,033.70, a typical Banff Centre Arts Scholarship contribution of CAD$5,556.87 and a remaining participant cost of approximately CAD$4,476.78, before any additional travel or other expenses. The application fee is CAD$65 per individual or duo (CAD$35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous). A further CAD$35 registration charge per member may apply on acceptance. Some named scholarships offer additional support but are not guaranteed. Read the detailed financial-assistance terms and do not confuse the scholarship discount with a fully funded residency.
Application package and deadline
Applications close November 18, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Candidates complete an online application, pay the processing fee and upload materials via the organiser's SlideRoom process: a two-page CV, 200-word artist statement, one-page thematic project proposal, requests for resources and six to ten work samples. The financial-aid question must be completed for consideration of the Banff Centre scholarship.
A recognized production environment
Banff Centre is an established Canadian cultural training and creation centre with specialist studios, shared production facilities, faculty mentoring and a record of running visual and interdisciplinary arts programmes. The residency's staff support and access to equipment depend on prior requests and technical feasibility. Successful artists must consider accommodation and meal inclusions, taxes, cancellation policy and their actual remaining costs before paying the non-refundable application fee.
Official organiser and application page
Checked against the organiser's announcement on 22 October 2026. Review the latest eligibility, deadlines, fees, rights and conditions on the original source before applying.