The Festival of Films on Art is like one of those “supermarket sweeps” game shows, where you try to cram as much into your cart as possible before the time’s up.

By landing a residency, an artist can focus for an uninterrupted period of time on projects, create networking opportunities between artists, critics and curators, and integrate artists into the local community.

The National Gallery pays a visit to Shary Boyle at The Banff Centre to see how she is progressing on the road to representing Canada at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, which begins 1 June and runs through to 24 November.