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Guide and Silent Auction Catalogue - Banff Centre
Janice Price, President & CEO,
                                                        David T. Weyant, Q.C., Chair,
                                                        Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Board of Governors,
                                                        and the Midsummer Ball Committee
                                                        welcome you to

                                                        The 39th Banff Centre

                                                        MIDSUMMER
Thank you for supporting the
                                                        BALL WEEKEND
creative potential of artists.                          July 20 – 22, 2018
Donations during the Ball Weekend, including all
auction proceeds, go directly to the Midsummer Ball     Under the honourary patronage of
Artists’ Fund. Your generous contribution provides      Her Honour, the Honourable Lois E. Mitchell,
artists with the support, mentorship, time, and space   CM, AOE, LLD, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
they need to realize their creative potential.

                                                        Presenting Sponsor

Artwork by Shannon Fidler
Guide and Silent Auction Catalogue - Banff Centre
Together with the
                                  Board of Governors,
                                  the Midsummer Ball
                                                                                    ABA WATH TECH.
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                                  Committee, and the
                                  Banff Centre team,
                                  I am delighted to
                                  welcome you to Banff
                                  Centre for Arts and
                                  Creativity’s Midsummer
                                                                                    GWANISTŁI NANIYA.
                                  Ball Weekend as we
                                  celebrate 85 years of                             BIENVENUE.
                                  creative practice in the
                                  Canadian Rockies.
Since 1933, Banff Centre has provided creative
                                                                                    WELCOME.
individuals from across Canada and around the                                       Banff Centre is located on Treaty 7 Territory.
world with the support to expand their artistic                                     We acknowledge the past, present, and future
practice and cultivate their craft. The Midsummer                                   generations of Stoney Nakoda, Blackfoot, and
Ball Weekend is your opportunity to experience                                      Tsuut’ina Nations who help us steward this sacred
the best of Banff Centre’s training programs.                                       and protected land, as well as honour and celebrate
We are proud to give you exclusive behind-the-                                      this place. This is one of the reasons why you see the
scenes access to one of the world’s leading                                         welcome at the top of this page in English, French, and
creative arts and leadership training centres.                                      the languages of the Indigenous Nations who have
Engage with artists and leaders first hand, and enjoy                               shared this land for generations.
world-class performances by our talented alumni
including singer-songwriter Séan McCann, JUNO
award winning Quantum Tangle, trumpet virtuoso
Jens Lindemann, C.M., Phantom of the Opera’s                                        Table of Contents
Laird Mackintosh, and more. All this combined with
exceptional cuisine and a stunning mountain backdrop
                                                                                    Weekend at-a-Glance and Map                         4
make for a truly unforgettable weekend. I look forward                              Artists’ Fund & Rolex Draw	                         6
to spending it with you.
                                                                                    Midsummer Friday 	                                  8
Thank you for joining us as we celebrate Banff Centre’s
extraordinary 85-year legacy. The Centre began as a                                 Midsummer Saturday 	                               12
single summer drama course with 130 students, and
has now grown into a world renowned institution. None                               Midsummer Sunday 		                                16
of this would have been possible without the support of                             Contact Information and FAQs                       17
visionaries from the public and private sector who want
to see us grow. We wouldn’t be Canada’s leading arts                                Silent Auction – How to Bid	                       18
training institution without you!
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Here’s to another great Midsummer Ball Weekend!
                                                                                    Sponsors & Supporters                              81

Janice Price
President & CEO                                              Professional
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity                         Development Centre.
                                                             Photo by Chris Amat.
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WEEKEND AT-A-GLANCE                                                                                GETTING AROUND BANFF CENTRE CAMPUS
Friday, July 20                              Midsummer Ball Gala
12:30 –        If the river ran upwards      5:30 –         Champagne Reception                                                                                                              Tunnel Mountain Trailhead
5:00 p.m.      Exhibition                    6:30 p.m.      Kinnear Centre, Maclab                                                                                                                           Tunnel Mountain Drive
               Walter Phillips Gallery,                     Bistro & Patio
               Glyde Hall                    5:30 –         Silent Auction                                                                                                                                                                 Road closed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           in winter
4:00 –         Welcome Reception             11:00 p.m.     Kinnear Centre, Maclab
6:00 p.m.      Professional Development                     Bistro & Husky Great Hall
               Centre, Main Lobby            7:00 p.m.      Midsummer Ball Gala                                                                                                                                                       en W
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7:00 –         Friday Night LIVE! Culinary                  Kinnear Centre,
9:00 p.m.      Festival & Silent Auction                    Husky Great Hall
               Kinnear Centre, Husky         10:00 p.m.     Rolex & Bonus Prize Draws                                                                                                                                             Music &
               Great Hall & Maclab Bistro                   Kinnear Centre,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Sound
                                                                                                   Overflow                                                                                                                       Building
                                                                                                   Parking                                                                                                                                      Rolston
9:00 –         Friday Night LIVE!                           Husky Great Hall                                                                                                                                                                    Recital
10:00 p.m.     Showcase Performances                                                                                                                                                                               Margaret                     Hall
                                             11:00 p.m.     Silent Auction Closes                                                                                                                                  Greenham
               Kinnear Centre,                                                                       To Town
                                                                                                                                                                                                Eric               Theatre                                                                                                                     Tunnel Mountain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Bentley
               Husky Great Hall              11:30 p.m. –   Silent Auction                           of Banff via
                                                                                                     St. Julien Road                                                                            Harvie                                   Chamber                                                                                               Drive

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                                             1:00 a.m.      Payment & Pick-Up                                                                                                                   Theatre                                  Music

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10:00 p.m. –   After-Party                                                                                                                                                                                                               Studio
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               Maclab Bistro & Patio         1:00 a.m.      Evening ends                                                                                                                                                                             Front                               Professional
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Desk                                Development
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                    s Road
                                                                                                                                                                     Re s t r i c t e d A c c e s                                               Lloyd Hall
Saturday, July 21                            Sunday, July 22                                                                               Campus Directory
                                                                                                               President’s House
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Front Desk
                                                                                                               101 St. Julien Road                                                                       Donald                                                   Sally Borden            Reception
7:00 –         Early Morning Medicine Walk                                                                                                                                                               Cameron
                                             9:00 a.m. –    Last Chance for Silent                                                                                                                       Centre                                                   Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      To Town of Banff,
8:00 a.m.      Kinnear Centre – Meet at      1:00 p.m.      Auction Pick-Up                                                                                                                                                        North Entrance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dining Centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         PDC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ATM                                           Fairmont Banff
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Three Ravens                                                                  Springs Hotel,
               Canada Plaza                                 Professional Development                                        Ken
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                                                            Centre, Room 104                                                                th                                                                               Kinnear Centre
8:00 –         Musical Mountaintop                                                                                                                                                                                             for Creativity  Canada
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Fitness Centre
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9:45 a.m.      Breakfast                     10:00 a.m. –   President’s Brunch                                              of Banff via                                                                                        and Innovation                                                           St. J
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               Music & Sound Building,       12:00 p.m      President’s House,                                                                                                                                                          atio       Maclab                                               Valet Parking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Bistro
               Bentley Chamber Music                        101 St. Julien Road                                                                  To Town of
               Studio & Patio                                                                                               Banff                Banff via
                                             1:00 p.m.      Jens Lindemann                                                 Cemetery              Buffalo St
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                                                                                                                                                                                              Max                                                            Jeanne
10:00 -        Morning Spotlight:                           Shaw Amphitheatre Concert                                                                                                         Bell                                                           & Peter        Walter
                                                                                                                                                                                              Building                                                       Lougheed
11:30 a.m.     Performing & Literary Arts                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Phillips
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Gallery,
               Begins in Music & Sound
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Glyde
               Building                                                                                                                                                                                                            Shaw
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Hall
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Amphitheatre
                                                                                                                       Tunnel Mountain Trailhead
11:30 a.m. –   Lunch with Banff Centre
1:30 p.m.      Artistic Directors                                                                                                   Tunnel Mountain Drive

               Vistas Dining Room - Sally
               Borden Building 3rd Floor                                                                                                                                   Road closed
                                                                                                                                                                           in winter
1:30 –         Afternoon Spotlight:
3:00 p.m.      Visual & Media Arts
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               Begins in Jeanne & Peter                                                                                                                      Julie
                                                                                                                                                                  nW
                                                                                                                                                     St.
               Lougheed Building,
               Main Entrance
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CAMPUS MAP                           SUPPORT THE MIDSUMMER                                                                       The Rolex Draw
                                                                                                                                 Donate for impact and a chance to win!
                                                                                                                                                                                      Get Your
                                     BALL ARTISTS’ FUND                                                                          Each $1,500 donation you make to the
                                                                                                                                 Midsummer Ball Artists’ Fund gives you a
                                                                                                                                                                                      Artists’ Fund Pin!
                                                                                                                                                                                      Recognition Pins are given
                                                                                                                                 chance to win a luxury Rolex watch.                  to individual donors who
                                     The Artists’ Fund is the place where talent is nurtured and ideas start – where concept                                                          have generously contributed
                                     becomes composition and raw materials become public installations – where the               Each $3,000 donation gives you a chance to           to this year’s Midsummer
                                     essence of Banff Centre comes to life. All funds raised throughout the Ball Weekend go      win an additional jewellery prize. Prize to be       Ball Artists’ Fund.
                                     directly towards our arts programs, and to supporting deserving artists on their creative   revealed on Ball Weekend.
                                     journey. It’s a simple equation: the more support the Artists’ Fund receives, the more
                                     Banff Centre can support artists to learn, share, and soar.                                 Generously sponsored by J. Vair Anderson Jewellers
                                                                                                                                 and Rolex Canada Ltd.                                                Supporter

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Patron
                                                                                                                                                                                                      $5,000+

                                           La Caravan Dance
                                           Company, 2016.                                                                                                                                             Mentor
                                           Photo by Donald Lee.                                                                  Double Your Impact!                                                  $15,000+

                                                                                                                                 A visionary group of philanthropic leaders
                                                                                                                                 will match every dollar donated to the                               Innovator
                                                                                                                                 Artists’ Fund on the Ball Weekend, up to a                           $25,000+
                                                                                                                                 maximum of $150,000. This weekend only,
                                                                                                                                 each dollar you donate goes twice as far,
                                                                                                                                 thanks to their generosity!
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Creator
                                                                                                                                 Join Pat and Connie Carlson, Dick and                                $35,000+
                                                                                                                                 Lois Haskayne, John and Sheilagh Langille,
                                                                                                                                 and Kim and Jeff van Steenbergen, to
                                                                                                                                 help us raise $300,000 on Ball Weekend.
             Midsummer Ball, 2017.                                                                                               Together, your gifts will transform the lives                        Luminary
             Photo by Rita Taylor.                                                                                               and careers of so many talented artists.                             $50,000+

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Visionary
                                                                                                                                                                                                      $100,000+

                                                                                                                                                                                      Visit the Artists’ Fund Table in
                                                                                                                                                                                      the Kinnear Centre Lobby on
                                                                                                                                                                                      Friday or Saturday evening to
                                                                                                                                                                                      donate, pick up your pin, and
                                                                                                                                                                                      watch our donations grow
                                                                                                                                                                                      throughout the weekend!

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Silent Auction                  MIDSUMMER                                    FRIDAY NIGHT
       Support the Artists’ Fund by
       bidding on an exceptional
                                       FRIDAY                                       LIVE!
       selection of luxury trips and                                                Sponsored by
       experiences, unique lifestyle
       items, and artwork. See the     July 20, 2018
       Auction Catalogue starting
       on page 19.                     12:30 – 5:00 p.m.
                                       If the river ran upwards                     An exhilarating evening of bold
                                                                                    and exceptional cuisine, world-
                                       Walter Phillips Gallery                      class talent and performances, and
                                       Exhibition runs June 16 – August 26          conversations with artists and arts
Scene from the
Opera Orphée.                          If the river ran upwards reflects artists’   enthusiasts late into the evening.
Photo by Darryl Block.                 engagements with regions across              7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
                                       the Americas that have been sites
                                                                                    Friday Night LIVE! Culinary Festival
                                       of industrial activity. Working across
                                                                                    & Silent Auction
                                       mediums, materials, and processes, the
                                       works locate the ethical orientations        Kinnear Centre, Husky Great Hall
                                       and directions for ecological justice        & Maclab Bistro
                                       from within the nexus of communities,
                                       ecologies, or experiences of a region.       9:00 – 10:00 p.m.
                                                                                    Friday Night LIVE! Showcase Performances
                                       4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.                        Kinnear Centre, Husky Great Hall
                                       Welcome Reception
                                                                                    10:00 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
                                       Professional Development Centre,
                                                                                    After-Party
                                       Main Lobby
                                                                                    Kinnear Centre, Maclab Bistro & Patio
                                       Let the magic of your weekend
                                       begin with a glass of wine, and the
                                                                                    Showcase Performances Sponsor
                                       company of the Midsummer Ball
                                       Committee and Banff Centre faculty.

                                        85 Years Exhibit:
                                        From Banff School to Banff Centre
                                        See the evolution of Banff
                                        Centre through a series of aerial
                                        photographs and early sketches.                                                        Silent Auction,
                                        Professional Development Centre,                                                       Maclab Bistro, 2017.
                                        Main Lobby                                                                             Photo by Rita Taylor.

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Mary Walsh                                           Séan McCann                                                Quantum Tangle

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE!
Showcase Performances
Hosted by Mary Walsh                                                            Séan McCann                                                          Quantum Tangle
Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Mary Walsh                                    Guitarist and songwriter Séan McCann first                           Quantum Tangle combines the wide-ranging
is a remarkably versatile comedic and dramatic                                  performed in Banff as a member of the                                artistic vision of Greyson Gritt and Tiffany Ayalik.
actor, as well as a writer and director. Her many                               internationally renowned folk group Great Big                        Drawing from their respective Anishinaabe-Métis
accomplishments include the creation of CBC’s                                   Sea. Since parting company with the band                             and Inuit backgrounds, Greyson and Tiffany create
This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and Gemini Award-                                     in 2013, Séan has returned to Banff Centre                           a fusion of old-word sounds and new-world flair
winning Hatching, Matching and Dispatching. She is                              many times to write music, to perform, and                           by combining deep blues riffs, traditional throat
a Member of the Order of Canada and a recipient                                 to mentor others as a faculty member. Music                          singing, and haunting melodies, intertwined with
of a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for                               is Séan’s medicine, and the mountains are a                          hard beats and equally hard-hitting storytelling.
Lifetime Artistic Achievement. Mary was a Banff                                 place of reflection and inspiration. In addition                     JUNO award winning Quantum Tangle were most
Centre Fleck Fellow in 2016, wrote her first novel                              to touring, Séan has recorded five solo albums,                      recently at Banff Centre to compose and direct
during a Leighton Artist Studio residency, and most                             is writing a memoir, and performs at speaking                        the music for the Mary Walsh production of
recently created Canada, It’s Complicated in Banff,                             engagements about overcoming addiction.                              Canada, It’s Complicated. Quantum Tangle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Photo by Chris Amat.
which went on national tour in 2017.                                                                                                                 welcomes newest band member Kayley Mackay
                                                                                Opera in the 21st Century                                            on percussion and vocals.
Stoney Welcome - Daryl Kootenay
                                                                                Witness the transformation of opera with this
                                                                                                                                                     AFTER-PARTY JAZZ
A traditional singer, dancer, artist and youth                                  performance from Banff Centre’s Opera Program
                                                                                                                                                     Hutchinson Andrew Trio
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Culinary Festival
leader from the Stoney Nakoda Nation of Treaty                                  participants. Under the direction of Joel Ivany,
7 in southern Alberta, Daryl Dancing Buffalo                                    and musical direction of Christopher Mokrzewski,                     Bassist Kodi Hutchinson, and drummer Karl              Executive Chef Sébastien Tessier and
Kootenay works with Bow Valley youth, teaching                                  Opera in the 21st Century is a performance-                          Schwonik - both alumni of Banff Centre -               the Three Ravens Restaurant team treat
                                                                                                                                                                                                            you to an exquisitely fresh and local feast
and performing traditional art and dance. He is a                               based, collaborative training experience for                         and pianist Jon Day have been a prominent              paired with outstanding wines. Sample
recipient of the Governor General’s Sovereign’s                                 emerging opera professionals that transcends the                     force on the Canadian and North American               from selections of sushi, seafood,
Medal for Volunteers.                                                           conventions of opera performance, production,                        jazz scene since 2005. The trio has earned             local vegetables, the carving station,
                                                                                and design.                                                          numerous award nominations and won the                 cheeses, and – new to this year’s Ball –
                                                                                                                                                     prestigious TD Grand Jazz Award at the                 Indigenous-inspired cuisine.
Special thanks to all Banff Centre staff, artists, and practicum participants who are contributing their artistry and talent to Friday Night LIVE!
performances and the Ball Weekend.                                                                                                                   Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2013.

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MIDSUMMER                                                                                         MIDSUMMER BALL SPOTLIGHTS
                                                 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
                                                 Morning Spotlight: Performing
                                                 & Literary Arts
SATURDAY                                         Begins in Music & Sound Building,
                                                 Rolston Recital Hall
                                                                                                  Hosted by Howard R. Jang, Vice President, Arts & Leadership

                                                 Get an inside view of the creative process
July 21, 2018                                    behind Banff Centre’s dance, music, and          Morning Spotlight:                                  Afternoon Spotlight:
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
                                                 literary arts programs. Let yourself be          Performing & Literary Arts                          Visual & Media Arts
                                                 inspired by our visionary faculty and talented
Early Morning Medicine Walk
                                                 participants in these intimate and interactive
Kinnear Centre – Meet at Canada Plaza                                                             Journalism and Literary Arts Discussion             Visit with Artists in Studio
                                                 sessions. See opposite page for more details.
                                                                                                  with Bestselling Author and Journalist
Take in the breathtaking early morning scenery   Sponsored by                                                                                         Drop in to artists studios to get a first hand
                                                                                                  Susan Orlean
while connecting with the land in this walk                                                                                                           look at the creative process. Meet artists such
guided by Brenda Holder.                                                                          Join our new Rogers Communications Chair            as designer D’Arcy Moses, who combines
                                                                                                  in Literary Journalism, Susan Orlean, and           his traditional Dene techniques with a
8:00 – 9:45 a.m.                                 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.                           program participants for a panel discussion         revolutionary approach to outerwear design.
                                                                                                  on the place of journalism in today’s world.
Musical Mountaintop Breakfast                                                                                                                         Behind the Scenes in the Recording Studio
                                                 Lunch with Banff Centre Artistic Directors       Housed in the Leighton Artists’ Studios,
Music & Sound Building, Bentley Chamber
                                                 Vistas Dining Room, Sally Borden Building,       this literary arts program emphasizes               Sit in on a live recording studio session.
Music Studio & Patio
                                                 3rd Floor                                        thorough and articulate reporting, literary         Séan McCann works with the Audio
Start your Saturday with live music, the                                                          devices, and storytelling that captivates.          Engineer Practicums in the state-
freshest of breakfast buffets, and 360 degrees   Join our Artistic Directors for conversation,
                                                                                                                                                      of-the-art teaching facilities of Banff
of mountain scenery.                             a fresh, diverse buffet menu, and a five-star    Experience our Dance Studios with
                                                                                                                                                      Centre’s Media Arts Department.
                                                 mountain view!                                   Emily Molnar
Presented by Jarislowsky Fraser
Partners Foundation                              Sponsored by                                     Join Artistic Director of Dance, Emily              Cutting Edge Technology - Virtual Reality
                                                                                                  Molnar, in studio with dancers and faculty          Opera Lab
                                                                                                  of The Creative Gesture Dance Program.              Be among the first to experience virtual
                                                                                                  Using the story of Hamlet as a thematic             reality opera! The Bridging Realities
                                                 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.                                 starting point, 12 dancers, three actors, and       Experimental Lab Residency, led by Joel
                                                 Afternoon Spotlight: Visual & Media Arts         internationally acclaimed choreographer             Ivany, paired opera artists (singers and
                                                 Begins in Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Building,      Alan Lucien Øyen will develop three                 directors) with Virtual Reality/Augmented
                                                 Main Entrance                                    performances over four weeks of intensive           Reality programmers and designers, and
                                                 Enjoy exclusive, behind-the-scenes access        studio and stage time. Witness The Hamlet           researched the possibilities of this technology
                                                 to Banff Centre’s creative spaces and artists.   Complex at the end of week three.                   in the world of opera and live performance.
                                                 See opposite page for more details.
                                                                                                  Up Close: Evolution of the String Quartet           Curator’s Tour
                                                 3:00 - 3:45 p.m.                                                                                     If the river ran upwards Exhibition
                                                                                                  Spend time with string quartets in their
                                                 Curator’s Tour                                   studios as they interpret classics and              – Walter Phillips Gallery
                                                 If the river ran upwards Exhibition              new quartet works. Preview what they are            Join the Gallery team for a guided tour of the
                                                 Walter Phillips Gallery                          preparing in the second of three weeks of                                                             Banff Centre alumnus
                                                                                                                                                      current exhibition, If the river ran upwards.
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Laird Mackintosh, in
                                                                                                  training and performances in the EQ (Evolution      See page 8 for more details on the exhibition.    Broadway’s Phantom of
                                                                                                  of the String Quartet) Program. Talk to the                                                           the Opera.
                                                  85 Years Exhibit:
                                                                                                  artists and discover the challenges and                                                               Photo courtesy of the artist.
                                                  Posters from the Vaults
                                                                                                  excitement of working as a quartet.
Design for Dance
Residency, 2016.                                  Explore Banff Centre’s archival
                                                                                                  Sponsored by
Photo by Katy Whit.                               collection of posters from the
                                                  1930s to now.
                                                  Lloyd Hall, Level 1 & 3 Reception Areas

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Gala Menu                                           Showcase Performances
                                                                                                                                                                               GALA DINNER,                                                     Program
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                                               DANCE,
                             Chilled Broxburn Yellow Tomato Soup with Local
                             Peppers, Cucumbers, Creamy Alberta Feta,            Emerging Talent - Quartet from the EQ:       at the National Ballet of Canada School
                             Valbella Air Dried Buffalo, Focaccia Croûtons,      Evolution of the String Quartet Program      and returned to Banff Centre twice for                                                                            Champagne Reception

                                                                                                                                                                               AND SILENT
                             Mountainview Cold Pressed Canola Oil, Micro Basil                                                summer dance programs. After dancing                                                                              Kinnear Centre, Maclab Bistro & Patio
                                                                                 You will have been introduced to some
                             (GF, NF)                                                                                         with the National Ballet, and spending                                                                            Enjoy the company of friends over champagne
                                                                                 talented string quartets at the Morning
                                                                                                                              eight seasons with the Stratford Festival,
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                                                                                 Spotlight. One quartet from the EQ                                                                                                                             and oysters to start your evening. Capture the
                             Alberta Rabbit and Duck Terrine, Pickled Alberta                                                 Laird joined the Toronto cast of Phantom                                                                          moment with a Midsummer Ball photo.
                             Beets, Black Garlic, Mustard Seeds, Lemon Curd,
                                                                                 Program takes to the stage tonight to
                                                                                                                              of the Opera. He made his Broadway
                             Ramp Pistou, Puffed Rice                            showcase the extraordinary creativity                                                                                                                          7:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                              debut in Mary Poppins and now performs
                             (GF, DF, NF)                                        and depth of young musicians in Banff
                                                                                                                              Phantom’s Monsieur Andre on Broadway,            Savour a four-course feast in the                                Welcome Program & Showcase Performers
                                                                                 Centre’s Summer Music programs.
                                                                                                                              as well as understudy for Phantom.               elegance of the Ball Gala as you enjoy
                             Candied Ginger and Sumac Crusted Alberta                                                                                                                                                                           Gemini-award winning and multi-talented
                                                                                 Laird Mackintosh                             Let the vocal talents of Banff Centre            performances from some of the gifted
                             Lamb Sirloin with Roasted Cauliflower and                                                                                                                                                                          host, Mary Walsh, welcomes Showcase
                             Sunchoke Purée, Cardamom Braised Shoulder,                                                       alumnus Laird Mackintosh wow you in              alumni and emerging talent in residence
                                                                                 Born in Calgary, Laird Mackintosh attended                                                                                                                     Performer and Banff Centre alumnus Laird
                             Baby Summer Squash, Local Green Beans,                                                           this final 2018 Showcase performance!            that your support of the Midsummer Ball
                                                                                 Banff Centre’s Drama Program in 1987 and                                                                                                                       Mackintosh, and emerging artists from the
                             FallenTimber Mead Reduction                                                                                                                       Artists’ Fund helps make possible.
                             (GF, DF, NF)                                        discovered ballet. He went on to study       Sponsored by                                                                                                      EQ: Evolution of the String Quartet Program.
                                                                                                                                                                               Under the Honourary Patronage of Her Honour, the Honourable
                                                                                                                                                                               Lois E. Mitchell, CM, AOE, LLD, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta   Sponsored by
                             Raspberry Tart, Guayaquil Chocolate Ganache,
                             Wild Life Distillery Gin Infused Truffle, Anise
                             Smoked Pineapple Gel, Tonka Bean-Zephyr White                                                                                                     Sponsored by
                             Chocolate Mousse
                             (NF)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                9:00 p.m.
                             Vegetarian Menu                                                                                                           Voilinist at Banff                                                                       Dancing – Music by Barry Shaw Band
                             Chilled Broxburn Yellow Tomato Soup with                                                                                  Centre, 2017
                                                                                                                                                       Photo by Rita Taylor.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                10:00 p.m.
                             Local Peppers, Cucumbers, Focaccia Croûtons,
                             Mountainview Cold Pressed Canola Oil, Micro Basil                                                                                                                                                                  Rolex Draw
                             (GF, DF, NF, V)                                                                                                                                                                                                    The draw closes at 9:45 p.m. See page 7 for
                                                                                                                                                                                        SILENT AUCTION –                                        more details.
                             Roasted Local Carrots, Pickled Alberta Beets,                                                                                                              LAST CHANCE!                                            11:00 p.m.
                             Bles-Wold Sour Cream, Green Asparagus, Ramp
                             Pistou, Banff Centre Grown Kale and Arugula,                                                                                                               Final bids must be made by                              Silent Auction Close
                             Puffed Rice                                                                                                                                                11:00 p.m. on Saturday.                                 The auction closes at 11:00 p.m. sharp –
                             (GF, NF)                                                                                                                                                                                                           make sure you get the last bid!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                11:30 p.m.
                             Oven Smoked B.C. King Oyster Mushrooms with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Silent Auction Payment
                             Sautéed Chanterelles, Alberta Red Lentil and
                             Yam Risotto, Noble Meadows Farm Goat Cheese,                                                                                                                                                                       Located in the far corner of Maclab Bistro, the
                             Roasted Cauliflower, Local Green Beans                                                                                                                                                                             auction payment station is open until 1:00 a.m.
                             (GF, NF)                                                                                                                                                                                                           and accepts cash, cheque, debit, and all major
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                credit cards. See page 18 for details.
                             Raspberry Tart, Guayaquil Chocolate Ganache,
                             Wild Life Distillery Gin Infused Truffle, Anise
                             Smoked Pineapple Gel, Tonka Bean-Zephyr
                             White Chocolate Mousse
                             (NF)

Midsummer Ball Gala, 2017.
                             GF:Gluten Free         NF: Nut Free
Photo by Rita Taylor.
                             DF: Dairy Free         V: Vegan

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MIDSUMMER                                                                                        CONTACT INFORMATION &
SUNDAY                                                                                           FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
July 22, 2018                                                                                    Amber Ward, Donor Relations & Events Administrator
                                                                                                 Local: 403.762.6323
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.                                                                          Toll-Free: 1.888.495.4467
President’s Brunch                                                                               Email: amber_ward@banffcentre.ca
President’s House, 101 St. Julien Road
Enjoy a relaxed balcony brunch at the home
of Janice Price and Ian Findlay.
                                                         Jens Lindemann.                         Frequently Asked Questions
Sponsored by                                             Photo by Jamie and Kelley
                                                         Photography.
                                                                                                 How do I find my way around campus?              What should I wear to the events and
                                                                                                                                                  activities?
                                                                                                 See page 5 for a map of Banff Centre’s campus.
                                                                                                                                                  Friday, July 20
                                                                                                 Where should I park?
Shaw Amphitheatre Concert                           Ticket Pick-Up                                                                                Friday Night LIVE!
                                                                                                 Valet parking is available at the Professional
1:00 p.m.                                           As the Shaw Amphitheatre Concert is                                                           Cocktail attire is requested. We recommend a
                                                                                                 Development Centre. Additional parking is
                                                    a public event, you will need a ticket to                                                     casual suit, cocktail dress, or business attire.
Jens Lindemann, C.M.                                                                             located in the parkade under the Music &
Shaw Amphitheatre,                                  attend. There will be a VIP ticket pick-up   Sound Building. All parking is complimentary.
                                                                                                                                                  Saturday, July 21
located behind Kinnear Centre                       table for Ball-goers set up outside the
                                                    Kinnear Centre north entrance (or just       Are there any taxi services?                     Early Morning Medicine Walk
A Banff Centre alumnus and faculty member,          inside, in case of rain) from 11:30 a.m.                                                      The guided walk will proceed as scheduled,
                                                                                                 Local taxi service is available through Banff
Jens Lindemann is the first classical brass         to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 22.                                                              rain or shine, so please dress accordingly.
                                                                                                 Taxi at 403.762.4444. We would be happy to
player to ever receive the Order of Canada, and
                                                    Please note that a hat or umbrella           assist you in booking a taxi.                    Daytime Spotlights
is the foremost trumpet soloist in our country’s
                                                    is advisable for hot days in the                                                              We recommend comfortable, casual clothing
history. An internationally recognized virtuoso                                                  If I am staying off-site, do I need to pick up
                                                    Shaw Amphitheatre.                                                                            and footwear for these events.
and multiple JUNO and Grammy nominee, Jens                                                       any materials from Banff Centre?
has performed in every major concert hall in                                                                                                      Champagne Reception and
the world and has an extensive discography in                                                    We will deliver welcome materials to your        Midsummer Ball Gala
a multitude of styles. Jens is the only trumpeter                                                off-site accommodation. They can also be         Black tie attire is requested. We recommend a
to win the “Grand Prize” in the 60-year history
                                                       Silent Auction                            picked up at the Professional Development        suit or tuxedo, or a formal dress or ball gown.
of the Canadian Music Competition.                                                               Centre front desk.
                                                       Last chance to pick up items
                                                                                                                                                  Sunday, July 22
                                                       9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                  President’s Brunch
                                                       Professional Development Centre,
                                                                                                                                                  Casual, comfortable clothing is recommended
 85 Years Exhibit:                                     Room 104
                                                                                                                                                  for brunch and the Shaw Amphitheatre Concert.
 Decades of Dining
 A collection of specially designed                                                                                                               Evening Events
 china and dishware from Banff
                                                                                                                                                  Please bring a jacket, coat, or wrap to Friday
 Centre’s archives.
                                                                                                                                                  Night LIVE! and Saturday night’s Gala, as the
 Vistas Dining Room                                                                                                                               weather in Banff can be cool in the evenings.

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SILENT
     Important Auction
     Information
     How to Bid

                                                     AUCTION
     Auction bidding will be available on easy-
     to-use digital tablets and on your mobile
     device at banffcentreauction.com.
     Volunteers will be available to guide

                                                     CATALOGUE
     new users on the night of the event.
     Additionally, a step-by-step guide can be
     found online at banffcentreauction.com.
     Bidding closes on Saturday, July 21, at
     11:00 p.m. See page 80 for a complete list
     of Silent Auction rules and regulations.

     Payment and Pick-up
     Saturday Gala
     All winning bidders will be notified by text.
     Winning bidders are welcome to pay for
     their items at the payment and pick-up
     station. The auction payment station is
     open on Saturday, July 21, from 11:30 p.m.
     to 1:00 a.m. in the Maclab Bistro.

     Payment and Pick-up
     Sunday Morning
     Large or heavy items, and any remaining
     items, can be picked up and paid for on
     Sunday, July 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
     in the Professional Development Centre,
     Room 104.

       Artist in Residence.
       Photo by Chris Amat.

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BANFF CENTRE
                                                                                             PRESENTS

                                                                                             1                                                      2
                                                                                             Jens Lindemann, C.M.                                   Chair’s Donation:
                                                                                             In-Home Performance                                    Private Cooking Class
                                                                                             Invite your friends to an intimate in-home             for 12 with Banff Centre’s
                                                           “Banff Centre is a                performance featuring Jens Lindemann -                 Chef Tessier
                                                           standout in the world             international trumpet virtuoso and Banff
                                                                                             Centre alumnus - and Kristian Alexandrov               Enhance your culinary skills in Banff
                                                           of the arts. (…) Where            - award winning jazz pianist. A JUNO and               Centre’s professional kitchen under the
                                                           else in the world can you         Grammy nominee, as well as a member                    expert tutelage of Chef Sébastien Tessier.
                                                                                             of the Order of Canada, Lindemann is                   A Certified Chef de Cuisine, Chef Tessier
                                                           do such focused work              a superb musician and a consummate                     heads up the award winning team at
                                                           in such a supportive              entertainer who will blow your guests                  Banff Centre’s Three Ravens Restaurant.
                                                                                             away with an unforgettable performance!                Savour the experience and some friendly
                                                           environment? My guess                                                                    competition as you and up to 11 friends
                                                           is nowhere else.”                 Value: $16,000                                         learn how to prepare inventive and
                                                                                                                                                    delicious dishes in three teams. The best
                                                           Ryan Romain, Winter Musician In                                                          part is tasting the mouth-watering results!
                                                                                             Courtesy of Jens Lindemann
                                                           Residence, 2017.
                                                                                             trumpetsolo.com
                                  Luri Lee, violin 2012.                                                                                            Value: $3,000
                                  Photo by Donald Lee.                                       Available on a mutually agreeable date and location.
                                                                                             Valid to July 31, 2019.
                                                                                                                                                    Courtesy of David T. Weyant, Q.C., and
                                                                                                                                                    Charlene Anderson
                                                                                                                                                    banffcentre.ca

                                                                                                                                                    Available on a mutually agreeable date.
                                                                                                                                                    Valid to July 31, 2019.

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Valentine Fabre © Ben Tibbetts
   Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival                                                                                                      5                                                  6
   3                                                            4                                                                                    Mountains of Literature                            Literary Arts Bookshelf
   Two Everest Passes                                           Cascade Pick 10                                                                      Immerse yourself in the vivid, one-of-a-           Stock your bookshelf with Banff Centre
                                                                                                                                                     kind stories and photos shared by the              Literary Arts faculty publications, and
   Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book                          Design your own Banff Centre Mountain                                                world’s most adventurous mountain                  a special first print edition of Fables for
   Festival is nine profound days filled with                   Film and Book Festival experience with                                               people. Selected from entries to the               the 21st Century, created during a Banff
   stories of remote journeys, ground-                          this package of any 10 tickets of your                                               2017 Banff Centre Mountain Film and                Centre residency this past fall with the
   breaking expeditions, and cutting-edge                       choice. Book a single event for you and                                              Book Festival, this collection of 11               generous support of Barb and Walter
   adventures told through the eyes of                          nine friends, open yourself up to the                                                books is a visual and literary feast.              McCormick. The 11 fables were written
   adventurers, authors, photographers,                         universe and take in 10 unique festival                                                                                                 by a diverse group of Canadian writers,
                                                                                                                                                     Value: $350                                        and include two prints from Inuit artist
   and filmmakers from around the globe.                        events on your own, or speed date with
   Highlights include: the screening of                         five partners at five events!                                                                                                           Shuvinai Ashoona. The other signed
   American and world premieres, and a                                                                                                               Courtesy of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity   publications include Caroline Adderson’s
   total of more than 75 films; appearances                     Value: $600                                                                          banffmountainfestival.ca                           Ellen in Pieces, Hoa Nguyen’s Violet
   by mountain culture legends, pioneers,                                                                                                                                                               Energy, Romesh Gunesekera’s Reef, Kathy
   and authors: mountain art exhibitions;                       Courtesy of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity                                                                                        Page’s Paradise and Elsewhere, and our
   and a mountain of free events. Two                           banffmountainfestival.ca                                                                                                                new Rogers Chair in Literary Journalism
   Everest Passes get you access to all                                                                                                                                                                 Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief.
                                                                Festival dates are October 27 - November 4, 2018.
   festival events and VIP socials.
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Value: $350
   Value: $4,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Courtesy of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
   Festival dates are October 27 - November 4, 2018. Includes                                                                                                                                           banffcentre.ca
   two Everest Passes, each offering a full festival pass to
   events and VIP socials. A tax receipt will be provided for
   the final total of the winning bid, less $2,000.

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       Benefit from the Experience of a Banff Centre                                                                 Intimate Dinner and Conversation with
       Leadership Intensive                                                                                          Director of Indigenous Arts Reneltta Arluk
       Banff Centre Leadership Intensives           Contextual Intelligence                                          Spend an exceptional evening with              Value: $2,500
       prepare and empower leaders to make          October 14–18, 2018                                              Banff Centre Director of Indigenous Arts
       an impact in a rapidly shifting world.                                                                        Reneltta Arluk, and a talented participant
                                                    Reconciliation and Right Relations                                                                              Courtesy of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
       Our Leadership Intensives integrate                                                                           from Banff Centre’s Playwrights Lab.           banffcentre.ca
                                                    September 23–27, 2018
       the power of the arts, the wisdom of                                                                          Of Inuvialit, Dene, and Cree descent,
       Indigenous practice, and the extraordinary   Foundations of Purpose                                           Reneltta Arluk is an actor, playwright,        Includes dinner for you and three guests at Three Ravens
                                                    September 23–27, 2018                                                                                           Restaurant. Available April 8 to 27, 2019, on a mutually
       beauty of Banff National Park. They                                                                           poet, director, and producer, who has          agreeable date.
       offer opportunities for participants to      Leading by Design                                                performed in, and initiated the creation
       connect with others who share their          October 14–18, 2018                                              of Indigenous theatre nationally and
       commitment to positive change in arts                                                                         internationally for over a decade.
       and cultural institutions, Indigenous        Fall program dates listed above. Spring
                                                    dates will be announced in the coming                            Dinner at Banff Centre’s award winning
       communities, businesses, non-profit
                                                    months. Includes all program fees, and                           Three Ravens restaurant for you, and
       organizations, and government.
                                                    four days of accommodation and meals.                            three friends, conversation with a gifted
       Are you, or someone from your broader                                                                         emerging playwright, and the chance to
       team, looking to gain new capacity to        Value: $4,700                                                    learn more about Arluk’s portfolio and
       bring creative and reflective approaches                                                                      vision for Banff Centre - will all be a part
       to work and community? Send a leader         Courtesy of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity                 of this one-of-a-kind evening!
       to one of these four offerings, available    banffcentre.ca/leadership
       between September 2018 and June 2019:
                                                    Subject to availability. Valid to June 30, 2019. A tax receipt
                                                    will be provided for the amount of the winning bid.

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TRAVEL AND
                                                                    ADVENTURE

                                                                    9
                                                                    11-Day Antarctic Peninsula Adventure for 2
                                 From The Creative Gesture          Towering glaciers, wildlife encounters,      Value: $30,200
                                 Residency in 2016.                 remote landscapes, massive icebergs,
                                 Photo by Donald Lee.               and the very best in service and comfort—
                                                                                                                 Courtesy of One Ocean Expeditions
                                                                    all this and more await you on One           oneoceanexpeditions.com
                                                                    Ocean Expedition’s 11-day Antarctic
                                                                    Peninsula Adventure voyage. Spend your       Valid for cruise only. Non-transferable. Valid on Antarctic
                                                                                                                 Peninsula Adventure voyage for two for 2018-2019 or 2019-
                                                                    days off ship with a choice of activities,   2020 seasons. Based on space availability. Valid to March
     “I am walking away from Banff a new artist, and a new          exploring the marvels of the white           2020. Not redeemable for cash.

     person. (…) It means the world to me that a place like the     continent by zodiac boat, and onshore
                                                                    landings in the company of expert
     Banff Centre exists. I will carry the summer with me for       guides. Enjoy gourmet meals aboard
     the rest of my life.”                                          the well-appointed RCGS Resolute, and
                                                                    wind down after the day’s adventures
     Maya Tenzer, Dance: The Creative Gesture & Choreographic Lab   in your twin private cabin for two.

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                                                                                                            3-Day Luxury Getaway                                         One Week Private Retreat
                                                                                                            in Vancouver                                                 on Georgian Bay for 4
                                                                                                            Treat yourself to three nights of                            Witness the glorious fall colours or
                                                                                                            sophisticated accommodation and                              the drama of winter storms from your
                                                                                                            inspired service at the luxurious                            private beachfront retreat on Georgian
                                                                                                            JW Marriott Parq Vancouver. Set against                      Bay, designed by Governor General
   10                                                                                                       the backdrop of the majestic coastal                         Award winning architect Lawrence Scott
                                                                                                            mountains, this newly-opened hotel is                        McFarland. Book a week for four people
   Tuscan Food and Wine Experience for 2                                                                    located in the epicentre of downtown                         in this 2,000 square foot cottage with
                                                                                                            Vancouver’s dynamic entertainment                            artist’s studio, and all the amenities –
    Join The Cookbook Co. Cooks in an              Value: $8,000
                                                                                                            district. Explore the city, replenish your                   fully equipped, modern kitchen, king
    Italian escape to the historic hillside
                                                                                                            spirit in a one bedroom water view                           master bedroom with ensuite, and guest
    village of Cortona, in the heart of Tuscany.
                                                   Courtesy of The Cookbook Co. Cooks                       suite, re-energize at the Spa by JW, and                     queen bedroom with ensuite. Includes
    A beautiful 17th century farmhouse             cookbookcooks.com                                        sample the distinctive flavours of on-                       a day of sketching and painting with
    villa, nestled among olive groves and
                                                   Tour date for 2018 is October 8 to 15, 2018.             site restaurants. Includes exclusive                         artists Rod Prouse and Wendy Wacko,
    lush vineyards, is your home for a week.
                                                   Tour date for 2019 is September 29 to October 6, 2019.   daily access to the Executive Lounge.                        a painting of the bay by Wendy Wacko,
    Explore local markets, and regional            Valid to December 2019.
                                                                                                                                                                         a private tour of the McMichael Gallery,
    cuisine and wines, as you live la dolce vita                                                            Value: $3,000                                                and a dinner prepared by a Celebrity
    in the company of your hosts, Gail Norton
                                                                                                                                                                         Chef. This idyllic getaway is available
    and Executive Chef Judy Wood. Your
                                                                                                            Courtesy of JW Marriott Parq Vancouver                       from October 9, 2018, to May 31, 2019.
    Tuscan escape includes accommodation
                                                                                                            jw.marriott.com
    for two, most meals, wine, cooking                                                                                                                                   Value: $9,500
    instruction, and all excursions.                                                                        Includes three nights accommodation, spa treatment
                                                                                                            for two at the Spa by JW, and a $100 resort dining credit.
                                                                                                            Valid to December 31, 2018. Room bookings based on           Courtesy of Mountain Galleries at the Fairmont
                                                                                                            availability. Black out dates apply.
                                                                                                                                                                         mountaingalleries.com

                                                                                                                                                                         Subject to availability at time of booking.
                                                                                                                                                                         Valid October 9, 2018, to May 31, 2019.

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   Walk Spain’s Camino Trail                                      Post Hotel & Spa Luxury Suite:                                Northern Escape:                                                 Two Night Stay in Canmore
   with UTracks                                                   2 Nights in Lake Louise                                       Yukon Adventure Lodge                                            at a Bellstar Resort
   Follow in the footsteps of centuries                           Take in the unmatched scenery of Lake                         Experience the Canadian North in a                               Start planning your escape now to one
   of pilgrims on the renowned Camino                             Louise in one of the top ten resorts in                       luxury escape at the Boréale Ranch,                              of two exceptional Bellstar resorts in
   trail in northern Spain. Walk through                          Canada, as named by Travel + Leisure                          located 40 minutes from Whitehorse at                            Canmore - the Solara Resort & Spa or the
   beautiful countryside and rustic villages                      Magazine. The Post Hotel & Spa, a Relais                      the base of the Seven Sisters mountain                           Grande Rockies Resort. Enjoy the comfort
   to discover the unique history and                             & Châteaux member, offers world-                              range. The intimate six-room adventure                           and amenities of a two night stay in a
   landscapes of the region. Choose from                          class, European-style accommodation                           lodge features gorgeous mountain views,                          penthouse suite in one of these stylish
   over 25 guided or self-guided walking                          and service in the heart of the Rocky                         exceptional cuisine, and access to several                       mountain retreats, set amid the majestic
   Camino trips offered by World Expeditions                      Mountains. Enjoy two nights in a luxury                       outdoor activities. Play all day and relax                       scenery of the Canadian Rockies.
   – travel experts with over 40 years of                         suite and a $500 hotel credit that can be                     by the fire or in the outdoor spa hot tub as
   experience in operating high quality,                          used towards the hotel’s legendary dining                     you take in the incredible night sky. Your                       Value: $1,200
   unique, and flexible adventure holidays.                       and spa experiences.                                          two-night stay for two includes all meals
   For two people.                                                                                                              and airport transfers.                                           Courtesy of Bellstar Hotels & Resorts
                                                                  Value: $2,070                                                                                                                  bellstar.ca
   Value: $4,000                                                                                                                Value: $900
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Excludes holidays, long weekends, and months of July and
                                                                  Courtesy of Post Hotel & Spa                                                                                                   August. Subject to availability. Valid to July 20, 2019.
   Courtesy of Utracks                                            posthotel.com                                                 Courtesy of Boréale Explorers Inc.
   utracks.com                                                                                                                  be-yukon.com
                                                                  Subject to availability (excludes Christmas, New Year’s and
                                                                  holiday weekends).
   Maximim value is $4,000. Realized value depends on trip                                                                      Airfare not included. Any flights arriving or departing before
   selected. No residual or cash value. Subject to availability                                                                 11 a.m. or after 5 p.m. are subject to a shuttle fee.
   and trip reaching minimum passenger requirement. Valid
   for walking Camino trips for two persons up to 11 days in
   length, excluding special departure trips and food lover
   trips. Valid to July 22, 2019.

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Photo by Anthony Redpath.

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   A Day of Guided Adventure                                     Winter Storm Watching or                                    Arts Weekend in Toronto’s                                     Mount Norquay Via Ferrata
   in the Rockies: Hiking, Rock                                  Spring Getaway in Tofino for 2                              Trend-Setting West End                                        Adventure for 2 Adults
   Climbing, or Ice Climbing                                     Welcome in spring early or experience the                   Hang out in Toronto’s trendy Queen                            Sign up for an unparalleled mountain
                                                                 spectacular fury of a West Coast winter                     Street West neighbourhood and enjoy two                       adventure on the Mount Norquay Via
   Give the gift of one of three exciting
                                                                 storm - a Canadian Signature Experience                     nights of accommodation for two in the                        Ferrata Explorer Route. Your ACMG Guide
   outdoor adventures for six friends
                                                                 - from the casual luxury of your deluxe                     one-of-a-kind Gladstone Hotel. Set within                     will take you on an assisted climbing
   or family members! Choose for your
                                                                 guest room for two at the Wickaninnish                      the historic walls of Toronto’s oldest                        experience with breathtaking views of
   group to spend a day learning to rock
                                                                 Inn. Perched on the edge of the wild west                   continually operating hotel, the Gladstone                    Banff rarely seen by others.
   climb or ice climb with an experienced
                                                                 coast of Vancouver Island in Tofino, the                    is a cultural house with 37 unique, artist-
   mountain guide from Yamnuska Mountain                                                                                                                                                   Value: $310
                                                                 Wickaninnish Inn combines heritage and                      designed hotel rooms, and a restaurant
   Adventures, or get off the beaten track
                                                                 elegance with the untamed beauty of ancient                 and bar. Pop over to the Art Gallery of
   for a day of guided hiking at any level.
                                                                 rainforest and the Pacific Ocean. Your stay                 Ontario with two friends to enjoy passes                      Courtesy of Mount Norquay Via Ferrata
   Value: $1,080                                                 includes two nights in the Wickaninnish On                  for four to their permanent collection,                       banffnorquay.com
                                                                 the Beach Building, and valet parking.                      boasting over 80,000 works of art.
                                                                                                                                                                                           Valid for the 2018 summer and fall season. Expires at
                                                                                                                                                                                           season end in October 2018.
   Courtesy of Yamnuska Mountain Adventures                      Value: $950                                                 Value: $600
   yamnuska.com

   Subject to availability. Valid to October 31, 2019.           Courtesy of The Wickaninnish Inn                            Courtesy of Gladstone Hotel and
                                                                 wickinn.com                                                 Art Gallery of Ontario
                                                                                                                             AGO.net | gladstonehotel.com
                                                                 Valid October 1, 2018, through April 30, 2019, or
                                                                 October 1, 2019, through April 30, 2020. Excludes           Art Gallery of Ontario valid to July 21, 2019, for entry to
                                                                 selected holiday periods (all Canadian and U.S. statutory   Permanent Collection only. Not valid December 26, 2018,
                                                                 holiday periods, and Valentine’s Day/Weekend), and          to January 2, 2019. Audio guide not included. Gladstone
                                                                 January closure dates. Advance reservations required.       Hotel stay subject to blackout dates: September 1 to 30,
                                                                 Subject to availability.                                    and December 31, 2018. Valid to August 31, 2019.

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   Golf at Stewart Creek                                    Two Nights Accommodation                                     Ski Day at Nakiska for Two
   in Canmore                                               in Banff                                                     Get a head start on ski season! Pick up
                                                                                                                         two day passes for Nakiska Ski Resort,
   Enjoy a round of golf for two at the                     Located in the heart of Banff, Banff
                                                                                                                         just a quick trip away in Kananaskis
   Stewart Creek Golf Course, nestled                       Lodging Company’s Best of Banff
                                                                                                                         Country. Nakiska offers 64 trails on the
   beside Canmore’s iconic Three Sisters                    properties offer quality service
                                                                                                                         east face of Mount Allan, and is often one
   Mountains. Includes cart and use of the                  and the finest hospitality. Package
                                                                                                                         of the first Canadian resorts to open.
   practice facilities.                                     includes two nights accommodation
                                                            for two in your choice of eight Banff                        Value: $170
   Value: $410                                              Lodging Company hotels. Kick back
                                                            and relax in comfort after a day of
                                                                                                                         Courtesy of Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
   Courtesy of Stewart Creek Golf Course                    skiing or hiking in the Rockies!
                                                                                                                         skircr.com
   stewartcreekgolf.com
                                                            Value: $450                                                  Subject to holiday blackout dates. Expires at resort
   Subject to available tee times. Valid to October 2018.
                                                                                                                         close in 2019.

                                                            Courtesy of Banff Lodging Company
                                                            bestofbanff.com

                                                            Valid from January 4 - June 17, and from September 20 -
                                                            December 20. Excludes all Canadian and U.S. holidays, long
                                                            weekends, and summer holidays. Subject to availability.
                                                            Valid to December 20, 2019. Reservations required.

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Artist in Residence.
                                                                           Photo by Chris Amat.
                                                                                                  ARTWORK

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                                                                                                  Karlukwees, B.C., 1929                     this widely recognized master of the
                                                                                                                                             watercolour and woodblock print
                                                                                                  By Walter J. Phillips (1884-1963)
                                                                                                                                             medium. Phillips’ works are found in
                                                                                                  Walter J. Phillips is one of Canada’s      galleries across the country, including
                                                                                                  most celebrated artists, famous for his    The National Gallery of Canada.
                                                                                                  woodcuts and watercolour sketches.         10.5" x 12.5" Colour woodcut, 44/100
                                                                                                  Portraying landscapes from the west
                                                                                                  to east coast, few others have left such
                                                                                                                                             Value: $88,000
                                                                                                  an extensive catalogue of Canadian
                                                                                                  art. In 1940, he was asked to become
                                                                                                  a resident artist at Banff Centre, then    Courtesy of Masters Gallery
                                                                                                                                             mastersgalleryltd.com
                                                                                                  known as the Banff School of Fine
                                                                                                  Arts, where he played an important
                                                                                                  role in the development of the Visual
                     “Every day in Banff has been an awakening experience                         Arts Program. The Walter Phillips
                                                                                                  Gallery at Banff Centre, which focuses
                     that could not have happened anywhere else.”                                 on contemporary art, is named after
                     Andrew McCormack, Dance: The Creative Gesture & Choreography Lab

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                                                                                           Climbing Rock                                    Cameron Falls
                                                                                           By Robert Sinclair, RCA                          By Rod Prouse

                                                                                           Robert Sinclair was born in Saltcoats,           An artist in residence at Open Studio,
                                                                                           Saskatchewan. For 50 years, Sinclair             Georgian College, and Claude Watson
                                                                                           has been a dominant presence in the              School for the Arts, Rod Prouse has
                                                                                           art world, and has been exhibited                exhibited across Canada to rave reviews.
   25                                                                                      regularly across Canada, the United              His recent activities include underwater
                                                                                           States, Europe, and Japan. His primary           sculpture, arts education development,
   Pictures from Rome - Baal                36" x 36" Encaustic on canvas
                                                                                           mode of expression is watercolour and            mural commissions, judging art exhibits,
   By Tony Scherman                                                                        acrylic stain painting, where he explores        and teaching at Sir Sanford Fleming
                                            Value: $38,500
                                                                                           landscape and botanic themes. Sinclair           College. An avid traveller, his work is
   Steeped in art historical precedent,                                                    is a member of the Royal Canadian                figurative with a strong sense of location,
   Tony Scherman’s encaustic work           Tony Scherman, Courtesy of The Front Gallery   Academy of the Arts, and the Canadian            celebrating unique encounters with the
   simultaneously addresses contemporary    thefrontgallery.com                            Society of Painters in Watercolour.              natural world.
   visual culture. His portraits are
   haunting and dramatic, using light and                                                  30" x 40" Watercolour                            36" x 48" Acrylic on canvas
   shadow to reveal greater emotion.
   Born in Toronto, he studied at the                                                      Value: $10,500                                   Value: $6,800
   Royal College of Art in London before
   returning to Canada to live and work                                                    Courtesy of Mountain Galleries at the Fairmont   Courtesy of Mountain Galleries at the Fairmont
   in Toronto. Scherman is a member of                                                     mountaingalleries.com                            mountaingalleries.com
   the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

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   Commissioned Work of Your                        Rawson Lake, Mt. Sarrail                     Peaceful Float                             Pine Cone
   Loved Ones                                       Kananaskis                                   By Janice Iniskim-Aki Tanton               By Kerry Langlois

   By John Webster                                  By Glenn Payan
                                                                                                 A Banff Centre program and faculty         Kerry Langlois was born in Banff.
                                                                                                 alumna, Janice Tanton is an award          She received her BFA from Concordia
   Commission a one-of-a-kind portrait of           British Columbia based artist Glenn
                                                                                                 winning interdisciplinary artist who has   University in Montreal in 2014, graduating
   your loved ones from the very talented           Payan’s path to professional painting
                                                                                                 worked for over two decades to create      with distinction in Painting and Drawing.
   John Webster. With a principle focus             began almost 20 years ago. His work
                                                                                                 pieces that reconcile diversity within     Kerry’s current body of work is made
   on portraiture in his art, and years of          is stylized and whimsical, typically
                                                                                                 her communities and families. Greatly      up of minimalist landscapes and
   experience with colour and design in the         depicting bright, but occasionally moody
                                                                                                 honoured to have been adopted as the       monochromatic paintings of objects found
   world of advertising, John consistently          landscapes of West Coast and mountain
                                                                                                 daughter of Elder Tom Crane Bear of        in the woods. Working primarily in acrylic
   captures the essence of the personalities        scenery, devoid of people who have
                                                                                                 the Siksika Nation, Tanton was initiated   and resin on birch panel, she is inspired
   he paints. John’s style varies from flat         passed through the scene and moved
                                                                                                 into the pow-wow dance circle and          by the haunting beauty and mysterious
   application of colour to vibrant knife           on. Glenn is an internationally recognized
                                                                                                 has been given the Blackfoot name          nature of the Canadian landscape. She
   painting, and use of mixed media.                artist whose work is found in private and
                                                                                                 Iniskim-Aki (Buffalo Stone Woman).         currently lives in Canmore, Alberta.
                                                    corporate collections.
   30" x 40" Acrylic
                                                                                                 36" x 48" Oil on linen                     48" x 48" Acrylic, resin, panel
                                                    48" x 48" Oil on canvas
   Value: $3,100
                                                                                                 Value: $5,200                              Value: $2,880
                                                    Value: $7,000
   Courtesy of Mountain Galleries at the Fairmont
   mountaingalleries.com                                                                         Courtesy of Canada House Gallery           Courtesy of Canada House Gallery
                                                    Courtesy of Canada House Gallery
                                                                                                 canadahouse.com                            canadahouse.com
                                                    canadahouse.com

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   Celene                                    Elena                       Flone                      Josephine                   Mari
   By Anna Wiechec                           By Anna Wiechec             By Anna Wiechec            By Anna Wiechec             By Anna Wiechec

   Born in Krakow, Poland, Anna Wiechec
                                             10.5" x 18.5" x 6" Bronze   22" x 9" x 6" Bronze       21" x 11.5" x 6.5" Bronze   21" x 12.5" x 4.5" Bronze
   moved to Canada as a young woman in
   1989. Fascinated by the strength and
                                             Value: $5,500               Value: $5,500              Value: $5,500               Value: $5,500
   grace of the female dancer’s body, Anna
   was awarded the Cecil Richards Prize
   in Figurative Sculpture three times.      Courtesy of Loch Gallery    Courtesy of Loch Gallery   Courtesy of Loch Gallery    Courtesy of Loch Gallery
   She is represented in numerous private    lochgallery.com             lochgallery.com            lochgallery.com             lochgallery.com
   collections.

   22" x 9" x 6" Bronze

   Value: $5,500

   Courtesy of Loch Gallery
   lochgallery.com

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   Victoria Falls, Lake O’Hara                    Untitled Portrait c. 1924
   By Philip Craig                                By James Henderson
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   Renowned for his use of light and              Born in Scotland in 1871, James
   expressive brushstrokes, Ottawa born           Henderson came to Canada in 1909,
                                                                                             The Very Content Sitting Bear                The Curious Bear In
   Philip Craig has been a practicing artist      and is considered to be one of             By Jason Carter                              The Red Canoe
   for over 50 years. Craig’s paintings are       Saskatchewan’s pre-eminent artists.                                                     By Jason Carter
                                                                                             Jason Carter is one of Canada’s most
   collected in Canada (notably by former         His landscape paintings often featured
                                                                                             exciting and accomplished contemporary
   Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Canadian        scenery from British Columbia, Alberta,                                                 40" x 30" Acrylic on canvas
                                                                                             Indigenous artists. A painter and carver,
   rocker Geddy Lee of Rush, and Peter            and the Muskoka Lakes region of Ontario.
                                                                                             Carter has exhibited across Canada, and
   Mansbridge), the U.S., England, and around     Henderson was also widely known for                                                     Value: $2,800
                                                                                             received numerous commissions from,
   the world. Over the last few years, Craig      his First Nations portraits representing
                                                                                             among others, the Art Gallery of Alberta,
   has travelled and painted within Canada,       the solemn dignity of what he, like
                                                                                             the City of Calgary, and the Edmonton        Courtesy of The Carter-Ryan Gallery
   led by a strong desire to imprint his vision   other painters of his age, considered to
                                                                                             International Airport. His work has been     carter-ryan.com
   on his own country.                            be a vanishing race. The Sioux at Fort
                                                                                             acquired by dozens of private collections.
                                                  Qu’Appelle’s Standing Buffalo Reserve
   48" x 60" Oil on canvas
                                                  recognized him by naming him an            10" x 17" x 15" Indian fusion soapstone
                                                  honourary chief, giving him the name
   Value: $16,000                                 Wicite Owapi Wicasa or “Man Who Paints     Value: $8,550
                                                  Old Men”.
   Courtesy of Loch Gallery
   lochgallery.com                                18" x 13.75" Oil on canvas on board        Courtesy of The Carter-Ryan Gallery
                                                                                             carter-ryan.com
                                                  Value: $12,000

                                                  Courtesty of Mayberry Fine Art
                                                  mayberryfineart.com

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   Artifact III                                 CPR Track, 1971/2006                         Figures in a Fire                              From the Moment
   By Carl White                                By Fred Herzog                               By Don Jarvis, RCA                             By Sheila Kernan

   Carl White was born in Liverpool, England,   For more than half a century, Fred Herzog    Don Jarvis was born in Vancouver in            From a family with strong ties to the arts
   and studied painting, drawing, and           has roamed Vancouver’s streets with his      1923, and remained connected to the            and a belief in fostering all things creative,
   graphic design at the Alberta College        camera. His eye dwells on the raw urban      area his entire life as both an artist and a   Calgary’s Sheila Kernan has journeyed
   of Art & Design in Calgary. Known for        scenes of the city, documenting both         teacher. His abstract paintings typically      from childhood Saskatoon to an education
   his contemporary take on classical or        sound and silence in his visually stunning   depict west coast landscapes, urban life       at the Alberta College of Art and Design,
   romantic subjects and techniques, White’s    compositions. Herzog’s works are placed      and social commentary on the human             and draws inspiration from extensive
   work has been featured in many solo and      in collections across North America,         condition. Jarvis has exhibited at the         world travels. Sheila’s fascination with
   group exhibitions across Canada. He can      including the National Gallery of Canada,    Vancouver Art Gallery, the Art Gallery         the bright lights of the cityscape and the
   be found in numerous private collections     the Glenbow Museum, the Vancouver Art        of Greater Victoria, and the New Design        golden hues of the Canadian prairie, and
   both nationally and internationally. He      Gallery, and the Museum of Fine Arts,        Gallery in Vancouver. Jarvis has received      her remarkable ability to paint them into
   currently lives and works in Calgary.        Boston.                                      many distinguished honours during his          something immensely more intense and
                                                                                             career, including a Canada Council Senior      alive than seen by the naked eye, have
   26" x 38" Charcoal, gesso and spraypaint     20.75" x 26.5" Colour photography
                                                                                             Arts Fellowship in 1961. He became a           led collectors and curators alike to take
   on paper
                                                                                             member of the Royal Canadian Academy           a keen interest in her work.
                                                Value: $2,800
   Value: $2,900                                                                             in 1967.
                                                                                                                                            28" x 28" Mixed media on canvas

                                                Courtesy of TrépanierBaer Gallery            30" x 22" Watercolour and ink on paper
   Courtesy of Christine Klassen Gallery        trepanierbaer.com                                                                           Value: $2,070
   christineklassengallery.com                                                               Value: $3,500
                                                                                                                                            Courtesy of Gibson Fine Art
                                                                                                                                            gibsonfineart.ca
                                                                                             Courtesy of Wallace Galleries Ltd.
                                                                                             wallacegalleries.com

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                                                                                           Dawn Flight, 1988, ed. 21/62
                                                                                           By John Topelko

                                                                                           16" x 10.5" Serigraph on paper

                                                                                           Value: $595

                                                                                           Courtesy of Willock & Sax Gallery
                                                                                           willockandsaxgallery.com

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                                                                                           Reverie, 1988, ed. 10/64
                                                                                           By John Topelko
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                                                                                           18" x 12" Serigraph on paper
   Rolling Gold                                 Holiday Picture (Study)
   By Philip Buytendorp                         By David Thauberger, RCA                   Value: $595

   Philip Buytendorp was born in Brandon,       David Thauberger is known for his
                                                                                           Courtesy of Willock & Sax Gallery
   Manitoba, into a family of respected         paintings of the vernacular architecture   willockandsaxgallery.com
   artists. An accomplished outdoorsman         and cultural icons of Saskatchewan. He
   and mariner, Buytendorp’s love of            is a Member of the Order of Canada,
   nature is evident in the brilliance of his   and a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond
   landscapes. His work is actively collected   Medal, and the Lieutenant Governor’s
   in Western Canada and the United States.     Saskatchewan Artist Award.

   16" x 20" Oil on canvas                      20" x 22.5" Acrylic on paper
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   Value: $1,675                                Value: $1,800
                                                                                           Heading South, 1988,
   Courtesy of Peninsula Gallery                Courtesy of Slate Fine Art Gallery
                                                                                           A.P. XXI/XXIX
   pengal.com                                   slategallery.ca                            By John Topelko

                                                                                           9" x 11.5" Woodblock on paper, framed in wood

                                                                                           Value: $595

                                                                                           Courtesy of Willock & Sax Gallery
                                                                                           willockandsaxgallery.com

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   Fine Print                                    Roses c.1987                                 Buller Burn 7                                      Forever and Ever
   By Lauren Walker                              By Dorothy Knowles                           By John Dean                                       By Jill Fitz Hirschbold

   Lauren Walker has a BFA from the Alberta      Dorothy Knowles is one of Canada’s           John Dean is a Calgary based                       25" x 39" Photography
   College of Art and Design, and has been       most respected female painters. While        photographer whose career spans
   with the Herringer Kiss Gallery since 2011.   her work has been compared to that           40 years. He graduated from the                    Value: $995
   A widely collected artist, she has made       of Monet and Cézanne, Knowles has            Alberta College of Art and Design,
   waves in the art world. In 2013, her work     cultivated her own signature style. She is   and was awarded the ACAD Alumni
   was selected by Joe Mimran (of Club           well known for landscape paintings that      Award of Excellence in 2002. His                   Courtesy of Jill Fitz Hirschbold
   Monaco and Joe Fresh) as his top pick         begin with charcoal drawings and are                                                            jhirschbold.com
                                                                                              work has been widely exhibited,
   from the Toronto International Art Fair.      then highlighted by acrylic or oil colour,   and is included in numerous public
                                                 inspired by the prairie skies, lakes, and    and private collections such as the
   24" x 24" Mixed media
                                                 forests that surround her home. Knowles      Canadian Museum of Contemporary
                                                 was awarded the Medal of Saskatchewan        Photography and the Alberta Foundation
   Value: $1,500                                 in 1987, and received the Order of Canada    for the Arts permanent collection.
                                                 in 2004.
   Courtesy of Herringer Kiss Gallery                                                         31" x 44" Archival ink jet on moab entrada paper
   herringerkissgallery.com                      12.5" x 10" Oil on linen
                                                                                              Value: $2,300
                                                 Value: $4,500

                                                                                              Courtesy of John Dean
                                                 Courtesy of a Private Collection             johndeanphotographs.com

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