Reimagining Cultural Policy: Leading Change Across Governance Systems
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity
Apply for a six-day cultural policy leadership residency program at Banff Centre.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 11 days left
- Entry fee
- $65
- Award
- $2,500
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
About
Overview
This six-day course at Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity invites participants to critically examine Canada's cultural policy—its colonial foundations, development, and ongoing systemic inequities—while situating it within a broader international context. The program creates a space for bold thinking, critical reflection, and practical action where Indigenous and non-Indigenous decision-makers can exchange worldviews, forecast funding futures, and develop advocacy strategies.
Who Should Apply
- Administrators, managers and directors
- Policymakers
- Creative producers
- Education and engagement specialists
- Community-based cultural workers in urban and rural settings
- Consultants
Program Highlights
- Unpacking the colonial foundations and lived realities of cultural policy
- Navigating multi-level governance structures
- Understanding funding cycles and identifying systemic inequities
- Applying human-centered and regenerative design to policy development
- Growing a toolbox/bundle rooted in responsibility, equity, and right relations
- Collaborating across organizations and sectors to drive systemic change
- Reimagining accountable cultural policy as a living, responsive framework for the future
Key Dates
- Submission deadline: September 8, 2026
- Residency length: 6 days
Residency Details
- Average number of participants: 28
- Language: English
- Housing: Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus (Partially Accessible - 50% or more)
- Meals: All meals provided
- Pets: Not allowed
- Must apply and be accepted individually
Fees
- Application Fee: $65 for individuals, $35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous (non-refundable)
- Residency Fee: $3,683.00 CAD +GST (Total fee per person for Tuition, Accommodation and Meal Plan)
Funding Support
Funding of up to $2,500 is available to support participants. Those working for non-profits and smaller organizations are encouraged to apply. Complete the Financial Aid section when uploading your supporting materials to be considered.
How to Apply
Apply online via SlideRoom at http://url.banffcentre.ca/bgOxEh
Accessibility
For medical information and accessibility resources, visit https://www.banffcentre.ca/participant-resources/medical-information
- Award
- Funding of up to $2,500 available to support participants (those working for non-profits and smaller organizations encouraged to apply).
- Entry fee
- Application Fee: $65 for individuals, $35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous. The application fee is non-refundable. Residency Fee: $3,683.00 CAD +GST (Total fee per person for Tuition, Accommodation and Meal Plan).
- Theme
- Participants critically examine Canada's cultural policy, its colonial foundations, systemic inequities, and international context while developing tools to reshape policy across governance systems to acknowledge diverse worldviews, advance equity, and drive systemic change.
- Eligibility
- Open to arts and culture professionals of any career stage working in organizations of any size and across any art form; Indigenous, Canadian, and international applicants encouraged.
- Audience
- Arts and culture professionals of any career stage working in organizations of any size; Indigenous, Canadian, and international applicants encouraged.
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