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title: "Hide Tanning Residency 2026 | Indigenous Arts Thematic Residency"
organization: "Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity"
category: residency
deadline: 2026-05-06
valid_through: 2026-05-06
countries: ["CA"]
location: "Banff, Alberta, Canada"
entry_fee: "$35 CAD"
award: "Banff Centre Arts Scholarship covering 100% of the total fee, meal plan, and accommodation costs for all Indigenous arts participants"
eligibility: "Open to Indigenous visual artists with traditional and/or contemporary arts practices interested in hide-tanning processes, based anywhere in the world. Groups of 2 collaborators are welcome to apply."
source_url: "https://url.banffcentre.ca/bgKyhV"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/hide-tanning-residency-2026-indigenous-arts-thematic-residency-banff-cen-e945e7db"
status: closed
last_updated: 2026-05-01T06:12:25.768986
---
# Hide Tanning Residency 2026 | Indigenous Arts Thematic Residency

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**Organization**: Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity
**Category**: residency
**Deadline**: 2026-05-06
**Location**: Banff, Alberta, Canada
**Country code(s)**: CA
**Entry fee**: $35 CAD
**Award**: Banff Centre Arts Scholarship covering 100% of the total fee, meal plan, and accommodation costs for all Indigenous arts participants
**Eligibility**: Open to Indigenous visual artists with traditional and/or contemporary arts practices interested in hide-tanning processes, based anywhere in the world. Groups of 2 collaborators are welcome to apply.

## Description

This three-week introductory hide tanning residency at Banff Centre immerses Indigenous visual artists in the tools, techniques, and hands-on processes of hide scraping and tanning. Participants will learn and practice each stage of the hide-tanning process alongside faculty and peers. The residency includes cultural learning circles, faculty-led workshops, and an Open Studios event. The program welcomes Indigenous visual artists with traditional and/or contemporary arts practices interested in hide-tanning. All Indigenous arts participants receive a scholarship covering 100% of the total fee, meal plan, and accommodation costs.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://url.banffcentre.ca/bgKyhV
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/hide-tanning-residency-2026-indigenous-arts-thematic-residency-banff-cen-e945e7db