Photography Studio Work Study

Studio Work Study programs are internship-style opportunities that expand and enhance participants' technical skills and increase knowledge in the various mediums supported by the Visual Arts department. The Photography Work Study program offers practical experience in the areas of analog and digital photography, alternative photographic processes, continuous light and strobe lighting techniques, operation of wide format digital printing equipment, and video production and post-production.

Work Study participants will receive regular mentorship and feedback from Studio Facilitators in support of their professional development. Under the supervision of experienced mentors, Work Studies assist staff in the delivery of Visual Arts programs learning about maintenance and safe operation of studio facilities and by offering studio assistance to artists participating in creative residency programs.

Work Study programs offer a dynamic combination of learning opportunities through workshops, demonstrations, and presentations; contact with professional staff, visiting artists, and faculty; and collaboration with facilitators in Visual Arts and other Banff Centre arts programs. Learning objectives are agreed in consultation with mentors at the start the program. Although the primary focus of this Work Study is printmaking, learning opportunities will also be available in other Visual Arts disciplines.

Successful applicants will receive a weekly living allowance of $425. 

Learning opportunities are primarily practical, hands-on experiences arising from the participant’s support of the Visual Arts residency programs. This provides participants the opportunity to improve their technical and artistic knowledge, decision-making and problem-solving skills, communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership skills. In addition to the everyday responsibilities, participants have one day each week dedicated to realize their individual learning objectives.

Eligibility: Candidates for the Photography Studio Work Study program must possess a solid foundation in SLR and DSLR camera operation, with knowledge of medium and large format cameras, strobe lighting and darkroom enlarger operation an asset. As Visual Arts is a multi-disciplinary facility, it is an asset if candidates have foundational skills in another studio area (ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, papermaking or performance).

As this program exceeds 6 months in length, enrollment is limited to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. This is due to changes made by the Government of Canada to international student visa regulations, effective June 1, 2014.

Applicants or leaders from professional arts organizations, other training organizations, colleges and universities, research centres, and labour and government agencies are encouraged to contact Visual Arts to create Work Study partnerships.

To apply please go to: http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=1507

Printmaking Studio Work Study at the Banff Centre

Studio Work Study programs are internship-style opportunities that expand and enhance participants' technical skills and increase knowledge in the various mediums supported by the Visual Arts department at The Banff Centre. The Printmaking Work Study program offers practical experience in the areas of screenprinting, intaglio, lithography, typography, digital printing and software, fibre, papermaking, and related techniques.

Work Study participants will receive regular mentorship and feedback from Studio Facilitators in support of their professional development. Under the supervision of experienced mentors, Work Studies assist staff in the delivery of Visual Arts programs learning about maintenance and safe operation of studio facilities and by offering studio assistance to artists participating in creative residency programs.

The work study includes a living allowance of $425 per week. The application deadline is June 4, 2014. 

Learning opportunities are primarily practical, hands-on experiences arising from the participant’s support of the Visual Arts residency programs. This provides participants the opportunity to improve their technical and artistic knowledge, decision-making and problem-solving skills, communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership skills. In addition to the everyday responsibilities, participants have one day each week dedicated to realize their individual learning objectives.

Eligibility: Candidates for the Printmaking Studio Work Study must possess a solid foundation in studio art with a focus on printmaking and have an interest in papermaking and related techniques. As Visual Arts is a multi-disciplinary facility, it is an asset if candidates have foundational skills in another studio area (ceramics, sculpture, photography, performance or video).

As this program exceeds 6 months in length, enrollment is limited to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. This is due to changes made by the Government of Canada to international student visa regulations, effective June 1, 2014.

For more information, please visit http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=1506, or call 1-403-762-6180 or 1-800-565-9989. You can also e-mail registrar_visualarts@banffcentre.ca. 

Banff Centre Research Work Study- Deadline Nov. 18, 2013

Visual Arts Indigenous Administration and Research Work Study

Program dates: January 13, 2014 - December 19, 2014

Application deadline: November 18, 2013

The Visual Arts Indigenous Administration and Research Work Study program is an internship-style opportunity designed to enhance participants’ knowledge, build administrative skills, and provide practical experience in the area of arts administration. The practical portion of the experience will primarily focus on activities that support and assist in the organization of visual arts programs related to the real and ongoing activities of the department including Creative Residencies, Walter Phillips Gallery, and the Banff International Curatorial Institute. 

Learning opportunities arise in the preparation for and facilitation of residency programs and visual arts events. Administrative responsibilities include working closely with the Director of Visual Arts on special projects and working closely with the department’s administrative staff to prepare grant proposals and reports; book travel, space and equipment; prepare paperwork, filing, writing and updating correspondence. Opportunities to attend formal lectures, workshops, discussion groups, and other cultural events including community outreach initiatives are all part of this program.

Benefits to participants include enhanced decision-making and problem-solving expertise, as well as more mature communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership skills. In addition to the work component of the program, participants have one day each week that is dedicated to their personal research activities.

Work Study placements are appropriate for recent graduates of art history, museum studies or studio-based programs, and individuals wishing to leave their current work worlds or formal advanced studies for a period of time in order to gain professional experience and expand and develop their careers and capabilities. These programs require full-time commitment and independent thinking.

Please note: Enrolment to this program is limited to individuals of Indigenous descent (status, non-status, Métis or Inuit). 

For more information please visit http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=1420

Visual Arts Studio Work Study- deadline Sept. 3

                                     Banff Centre Call for Visual Arts Studio Work Study
                                  Program dates: November 4, 2013 – November 7, 2014
                                         Application deadline: September 3, 2013

Visual Arts Studio Work Study programs provide practical real-world experiences in a structured learning environment, which are  designed to expand and enhance participants’ technical skills and to increase knowledge and creativity in the areas of printmaking, papermaking, ceramics, sculpture, and photography. Programs offer a dynamic combination of learning opportunities which include attending workshops, demonstrations, and presentations; contact with professional staff, visiting artists, and faculty; and collaboration with facilitators in Visual Arts and other Banff Centre arts programs.

Work Study placements are appropriate for recent graduates of studio-based programs and individuals wishing to leave their current work worlds or formal advanced studies for a period of time in order to gain professional experience and expand and develop their careers and capabilities. These programs require full-time commitment and independent thinking.

Eligibility: Candidates for the Studio Work Study program must possess a solid foundation in at least one of the studio areas offered by the Visual Arts department (printmaking, papermaking, ceramics, sculpture, and photography), as well as an enthusiasm for learning.


For more information please visit http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=1395

Call for Applications: Information and Digital Asset Management Work Study

Program dates: September 3, 2012 - December 14, 2012
Application deadline: August 10, 2012
Note: Program dates are flexible depending on availability.

This work study program provides the opportunity to assist in the development of strategic initiatives at The Banff Centre in information management, digital asset management, and digital media research.

Duties include conducting primary research to assist in the cataloguing of The Banff Centre’s digital media assets including digital photographs, animations, videos and sound recordings; analyzing and assessing best practices for content migration and the conversion of various media materials into The Banff Centre’s library and archives system; and assisting in the development of evaluation frameworks for the digital storage, networking, and retrieval of media content to supportThe Banff Centre’s content creation and dissemination strategy.

Information on this post is retrieved from:
AFA Newswire
www.affta.ab.ca
August3, 2012

Call for Applications: Thematic Residencies, Banff Artist in Residence, and Work Study Programs

The Decapitated Museum

Faculty: Vincent Normand

Guests: Etienne Chambaud, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

Program dates: November 13, 2012 - December 7, 2012

Application deadline: Extended to June 29, 2012

Speaking for real: this isn't a history painting, it's a book of stories. A book being written with stories like the ones you get told when you're getting your head chopped off—before going up there, or coming back from the show. Stories like they tell in museums.

This residency is addressed to participants willing to engage in speculative inquiry on the matter of exhibition, whether they work as artists, curators, or writers. The moment of exhibition will act as a figure towards which converge diverse spaces of authority (the studio, the exhibition space, criticism). The residency will thus be structured in as many points of enunciation, with individual studio and research time, public talks, and collective discussions enhanced by screenings and reading sessions.

Wood Land School – What colour is the present?

Faculty: Duane Linklater

Guest: Brian Jungen

Program dates: January 7, 2013 - February 22, 2013

Application deadline: June 29, 2012

We should meet in the mountains to investigate: What colour is the present?

On a weekly basis, the Wood Land School will convene to share work, performance, poetry, dance, video, mix-tapes, songs, drink, and food to determine what colour is the present. Our determinations will be guided by our languages, where we come from, our city lives, our rural lives (or in between). We will get together to see what becomes of this.

Please note: Enrolment to this program is limited to individuals of Aboriginal descent (status, non-status, Métis or Inuit).

Our Literal Speed: Stuff Near Art That Is Not Art, Which Is Treated As If It Were Art, Is Now The Substance of Most Serious Art

Program dates: January 7, 2013 - February 22, 2013

Application deadline: June 29, 2012

Faculty: Abbey Shaine Dubin

Guests: Theaster Gates, Christopher P. Heuer, Matthew Jesse Jackson

Much of the visual art of the twenty-first century vivifies the formerly neutral, decorative surfaces that have surrounded the discussion, production, and display of artworks: the gallery opening, the white cube, the PowerPoint lecture, the auction house. And over the last decade a renewed sense of art's expressive possibility has flourished as more stuff began to be treated as if it were art. A cloud of evaluative anxiety accompanies this new art. Perhaps we have so much information today that only its deficit can bring about a truly arresting art experience. Or maybe we can put it this way: if the twentieth century was defined by the Readymade, then perhaps the twenty-first century belongs to the Nevermade.

Our Literal Speed is open to all practices, scholarly and artistic, that engage the question, "Why is contemporary art contemporary?"

Banff Artist in Residence (BAIR) Programs
Fall Program dates: September 10, 2012 - October 26, 2012
Application deadline: Ongoing as space permits
Late Fall Program dates: November 13, 2012 - December 14, 2012
Application deadline: June 29, 2012

Banff Artist in Residence programs offer independent periods of study where artists, curators, and other arts professionals are free to experiment and explore. Participants are provided with an individual studio accessible 24 hours a day, as well as use of Visual Arts facilities including printmaking, papermaking, ceramics, sculpture, and photography. BAIR offers short and long-term opportunities to work at a remove from the constraints of everyday life.

Work Study Programs

Similar to an internship, The Banff Centre offers work study programs in visual arts studio, curatorial practice, preparatorial practice, arts research and curatorial outreach, and arts research and administration. These are hands-on opportunities that allow individuals to work on projects with direct mentorship and support in a multitude of areas focusing on the participants learning objectives. Learning opportunities may be formal sessions and/or workshops or informal opportunities arising out of daily situations. The work portion of the experience will primarily focus on activities that complement the participant's learning objectives as the work relates to the real and ongoing activities of Creative Residencies and Walter Phillips Gallery.

Current opportunities:

Visual Arts Studio Work Study

Visual Arts Curatorial Research Work Study

Visual Arts Aboriginal Administration and Research Work Study

Walter Phillips Gallery Aboriginal Preparatorial Work Study

Walter Phillips Gallery Preparatorial Work Study

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john.barbour@gov.ab.ca

Communication Consultant, Arts Branch