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Visual Arts Open Lecture Series: Meriem Bennani

Mon. June 8th 2026 Professional Development Centre Banff Alberta Free

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Visual Arts Open Lecture Series: Meriem Bennani

Bennani's debut film Bouchra played at the 2025 Toronto International Film Fest.
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Mon. June 8th 2026 + Add to Calendar Professional Development Centre (All Ages)
4:00pm Free

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Meriem Bennani

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Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival '26
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity

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Join us for an afternoon Visual Arts talk with artist Meriem Bennani, whose debut film Bouchra played at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.

The creator of ground-breaking video installations and sculptures, Bennani combines elements of reality TV, documentary films, telenovelas, and animated cartoons. Bennani exaggerates media tropes to describe what she calls a “hyperactivity of genre,” with her work frequently being rooted in Moroccan life, online and off. In her talk, Bennani will discuss her practice as it relates to the theme of the Nomadisms residency, for which she’s on faculty.

Nomadisms provides mentorship and studio time to visual artists working with a wide range of possible mediums, including ceramics, digital media, painting, performance art, and sculpture.

The residency invites artists to engage with the theme of nomadism as both a critical and aesthetic framework. Across their collaborations and creations, participants approach nomadism as a site of inquiry and a form of attentiveness to the earth.

This event is part of the Visual Arts Open Lecture Series, which presents talks by leading Canadian and international artists, curators, and academics.

Visual Arts is supported by Fondation DRG and the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Outstanding Artist Program.


Taking place in the Professional Development Centre - Room 103

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Visual Arts Open Lecture Series: Meriem Bennani - Jun 16th @ Professional Development Centre

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