Apply by July 5: Inherent Design
Monday, Nov 6, 201712 PM — Friday, Dec 8, 201712 PMMDT
| Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Banff, AB, CARelated
Program Overview
The history of place-making is often rife with nation building; claiming territory, oppression, conformity, and exclusion. How might a place acknowledge or remember the lived experience and collective enterprise of Indigenous peoples? Might our experience of place shift if we recognize the knowledge inherent in materials themselves, and artistic practices that promote alternate ways of seeing and knowing? Architecture has the potential to be more than a closed system of structures or containers in which people and things inhabit. Can we create ephemeral experiences, temporary and permanent structures, actions and interventions that expand our understanding of each other and the collective, respect local knowledge and relationships to the environment, and strengthen our connection to place?
This five-week program will explore several global Indigenous perspectives on architecture, art, traditional design methodologies, and materials. Participants will delve into history, function, and contemporary explorations and appropriations. As artists, architects, designers, and community leaders, we will discuss our respective roles in the process of place-making. Participants will bring their own diverse perspectives and backgrounds, and will discover other types of knowledge and processes that can inform their studio practices, public art, community, and architecture based practices.
What does the program offer?
Residencies offer structured programs where artists, curators, and other arts professionals come together to create work and discuss pertinent themes. Through peer interaction, discussion groups, studio work, formal lectures, and studio visits from world-renowned visiting artists and curators, participants gain new ideas and insights that can be applied to creative exploration and professional development of their work.
Who should apply?
Visual artists, designers, and architects of Indigenous and non-Indigenous backgrounds are welcome to apply. Applicants should have an exhibition/publication record, formal training in visual arts, architecture, or design, or equivalent experience and recognition from their communities.
Visit banffcentre.ca/programs/inherent-design to apply.
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