The Banff Crag and Canyon

A significant contribution by Glen and Ann Sather will go a long way in supporting professional artists at The Banff Centre’s “sacred place.” The Sather’s are donating their A-ranked heritage home, known as the Walter Painter Residence, to the Centre’s Leighton Arts Colony. This means that the house now situated at 505 Buffalo St. will travel a short way up the road and around surprise corner to be situated amongst the eight studios currently in the colony. “It’s incredibly appropriate that it’s going to be used by artists. How charming that it’s already named Painter Residence,” said Mary Hofstetter, president and CEO of the Banff Centre. When the Banff Centre sought approval of its campus master plan in 2005 they had to signify where they wanted to redevelop or develop One aspect that was approved in the long-term revitalization plan was to build two new studios in the Leighton Artist’s Colony. The studios already in existence were each designed by a noted Canadian architect and are located in a secluded forest setting on campus. They offer a quiet retreat for professional artists engaged in the creation of new work while also letting them easily access resources at the Centre.