Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency
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Company/Organization/Producer Name
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Submission Deadline or Event End Date
August 12, 2026
Location Category
Alberta
Location Notes
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Description
Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency is Plains Cree for "they sing at the gathering (place)" referring to Sacred Guardian Buffalo Mountain. This music residency centres on collaboration, refinement and presentation of work through audio production and live performance.
This three-week residency invites musicians of various genres to apply with the intention of developing songs that are nearly completed or finished to take into the final stages of development with the support from faculty, peers and Banff Centre's audio production team.
The program offers opportunity for learning from workshops and time to gather as a group. We offer specialized workshops led by faculty, community collaboration and an opportunity to learn and record in a professional audio recording studio with access to our team.
Participants Will
Enhance performance skills and deepen their understanding of music production.
Engage in faculty-led workshops, group gatherings, and one-on-one sessions with faculty.
Develop existing works and arrangements while collaborating with peers and refining their musical practice.
Have 24hr access to studios and/or music huts to focus on songwriting and performance preparation.
Receive a recording session with our Audio production team to professionally capture their work for non commercial use.*
Be part of a supportive community of peers.
Take part in public performance opportunities.
Full funding is available.
Application Deadline August 12, 2026
Program Dates Nov 16, 2026 - Dec 04, 2026
For More Information, Visit
http://url.banffcentre.ca/bgoC73
Rate of Compensation
Fully funded residency
Contact Email Address
Race/Ethnicity
Indigenous: First Nations
Indigenous: Inuit
Indigenous: Métis
Indigenous: From outside North America
Priority Groups
Specific group(s)
Opportunity Type
Residencies (uncompensated)
Full Opportunities List
Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency
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Company/Organization/Producer Name
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Submission Deadline or Event End Date
August 12, 2026
Location Category
Alberta
Location Notes
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
For More Information, Visit
http://url.banffcentre.ca/bgoC73
Rate of Compensation
Fully funded residency
Contact Email Address
Race/Ethnicity
Indigenous: First Nations
Indigenous: Inuit
Indigenous: Métis
Indigenous: From outside North America
Priority Groups
Specific group(s)
Opportunity Type
Residencies (uncompensated)
Participants Will
Enhance performance skills and deepen their understanding of music production.
Engage in faculty-led workshops, group gatherings, and one-on-one sessions with faculty.
Develop existing works and arrangements while collaborating with peers and refining their musical practice.
Have 24hr access to studios and/or music huts to focus on songwriting and performance preparation.
Receive a recording session with our Audio production team to professionally capture their work for non commercial use.*
Be part of a supportive community of peers.
Take part in public performance opportunities.
Full funding is available.
Application Deadline August 12, 2026
Program Dates Nov 16, 2026 - Dec 04, 2026
Not the right fit? Search for Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency jobs in Alberta, Canada
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Created by Vancouver-based multidisciplinary arts company Visceral Visions, CultureBrew.Art (CBA) is a digital platform that promotes and fosters intersectional interculturalism throughout the performing, literary, media and visual arts. Its central tool is a national searchable database of Indigenous and racialized artists – actors, writers, singers, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, directors, designers, composers, choreographers, stage managers, and other arts and culture professionals – to which theatres, dance and opera companies, film/TV casting professionals, indie directors/producers, schools, community and social service non-profits, government agencies, media outlets, ad agencies, and more may access as subscribers.
CBA is a powerful tool for building a more inclusive arts and culture sector that more authentically reflects Canada by promoting Indigenous and racialized artists; increasing hiring opportunities for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) artists; and fostering intercultural connection, community, and artistic collaboration. CBA is searchable by artistic discipline, gender, racial/ethnic heritage – Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), African diaspora, East/Southeast Asian diaspora, Latin American (Latinx) diaspora, South Asian diaspora, West Asian/Southwest Asian/North African (Middle Eastern/Arab) diaspora, mixed ethnicity – and other fields as determined by research data gathered through community consultations.
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Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency
Top Benefits
About the role
Full Opportunities List
Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency
Opens in a new window
Image
Company/Organization/Producer Name
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Submission Deadline or Event End Date
August 12, 2026
Location Category
Alberta
Location Notes
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Description
Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency is Plains Cree for "they sing at the gathering (place)" referring to Sacred Guardian Buffalo Mountain. This music residency centres on collaboration, refinement and presentation of work through audio production and live performance.
This three-week residency invites musicians of various genres to apply with the intention of developing songs that are nearly completed or finished to take into the final stages of development with the support from faculty, peers and Banff Centre's audio production team.
The program offers opportunity for learning from workshops and time to gather as a group. We offer specialized workshops led by faculty, community collaboration and an opportunity to learn and record in a professional audio recording studio with access to our team.
Participants Will
Enhance performance skills and deepen their understanding of music production.
Engage in faculty-led workshops, group gatherings, and one-on-one sessions with faculty.
Develop existing works and arrangements while collaborating with peers and refining their musical practice.
Have 24hr access to studios and/or music huts to focus on songwriting and performance preparation.
Receive a recording session with our Audio production team to professionally capture their work for non commercial use.*
Be part of a supportive community of peers.
Take part in public performance opportunities.
Full funding is available.
Application Deadline August 12, 2026
Program Dates Nov 16, 2026 - Dec 04, 2026
For More Information, Visit
http://url.banffcentre.ca/bgoC73
Rate of Compensation
Fully funded residency
Contact Email Address
Race/Ethnicity
Indigenous: First Nations
Indigenous: Inuit
Indigenous: Métis
Indigenous: From outside North America
Priority Groups
Specific group(s)
Opportunity Type
Residencies (uncompensated)
Full Opportunities List
Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency
Opens in a new window
Image
Company/Organization/Producer Name
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Submission Deadline or Event End Date
August 12, 2026
Location Category
Alberta
Location Notes
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
For More Information, Visit
http://url.banffcentre.ca/bgoC73
Rate of Compensation
Fully funded residency
Contact Email Address
Race/Ethnicity
Indigenous: First Nations
Indigenous: Inuit
Indigenous: Métis
Indigenous: From outside North America
Priority Groups
Specific group(s)
Opportunity Type
Residencies (uncompensated)
Participants Will
Enhance performance skills and deepen their understanding of music production.
Engage in faculty-led workshops, group gatherings, and one-on-one sessions with faculty.
Develop existing works and arrangements while collaborating with peers and refining their musical practice.
Have 24hr access to studios and/or music huts to focus on songwriting and performance preparation.
Receive a recording session with our Audio production team to professionally capture their work for non commercial use.*
Be part of a supportive community of peers.
Take part in public performance opportunities.
Full funding is available.
Application Deadline August 12, 2026
Program Dates Nov 16, 2026 - Dec 04, 2026
Not the right fit? Search for Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency jobs in Alberta, Canada
About CultureBrew.Art
Created by Vancouver-based multidisciplinary arts company Visceral Visions, CultureBrew.Art (CBA) is a digital platform that promotes and fosters intersectional interculturalism throughout the performing, literary, media and visual arts. Its central tool is a national searchable database of Indigenous and racialized artists – actors, writers, singers, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, directors, designers, composers, choreographers, stage managers, and other arts and culture professionals – to which theatres, dance and opera companies, film/TV casting professionals, indie directors/producers, schools, community and social service non-profits, government agencies, media outlets, ad agencies, and more may access as subscribers.
CBA is a powerful tool for building a more inclusive arts and culture sector that more authentically reflects Canada by promoting Indigenous and racialized artists; increasing hiring opportunities for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) artists; and fostering intercultural connection, community, and artistic collaboration. CBA is searchable by artistic discipline, gender, racial/ethnic heritage – Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), African diaspora, East/Southeast Asian diaspora, Latin American (Latinx) diaspora, South Asian diaspora, West Asian/Southwest Asian/North African (Middle Eastern/Arab) diaspora, mixed ethnicity – and other fields as determined by research data gathered through community consultations.