CBC News: “Two Canadian finalists in Banff strings competition.”
Monthly Archives: April 2010
“Spoken word guru” lauds Banff
Calgary Herald: An interview with Spoken Word faculty member Regie Cabico. “London and Canada are very exciting now, especially because of Banff. I’m faculty there, and it’s still a new art form — nobody knows how to teach it! … I mean, eventually there will be a United Nations of Spoken Word. And the headquarters will be — at Banff !”
Banff Centre among facilities selected to lead 2010 Alberta Arts Days celebrations
Government of Alberta: “To inspire Alberta Arts Days events across the province and increase Albertans’ access to cultural experiences, the Government of Alberta has formed partnerships with five cultural facilities. Lethbridge’s Yates Memorial Theatre, Grande Prairie’s Prairie Art Gallery, Red Deer’s Bower Pond Stage, St. Albert’s Arden Theatre and the Banff Centre have been selected as the 2010 Alberta Arts Days Feature Celebration Sites.”
B.C. artist Brian Jungen wins Iskowitz Prize
CBC News: Jungen will be at The Banff Centre this summer to create an outdoor sculpture for the Kinnear Centre for Creativity and Innovation.
Sara Diamond — Ontario art college leader comes full circle
The Globe and Mail: “A stint on a federal government cultural task force brought her to the Banff Centre, where she was later asked to become director of the television and video program. In 1995, she founded the Banff New Media Institute which has grown to become internationally renowned. When she was invited to take the top spot at OCAD, she saw it as an opportunity to come full circle.… She stays in close touch with OCAD students through frequent dinners at her house called Dining With Diamond, organized by the student union.”
Obituary: Arnold Spohr
Toronto Star: “Arnold Spohr, Royal Winnipeg Ballet artistic director emeritus and one of the best-loved figures in Canadian dance, died of chronic kidney disease in a Winnipeg long-term care centre early Monday morning. He was 86…. He headed the Banff Centre’s respected summer dance program between 1967 and 1981″