Banff school of fine arts

Founded in 1933 in Banff, Alberta by the University of Alberta as an experimental theatre school, it took the name of Banff School of Fine Arts in 1935, and today is known as Banff Centre. A non-degree granting institution located at Tunnel Mountain in Banff National Park, it is an arts educational institution as well as conference complex. Among art students have been Tib Beament, Dorothy Knowles and Joseph Plaskett, and teachers have included William Ewen, Takao Tanabe, and Anne Savage. Sources: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banff_Centre; AskART biographies