The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation has established a program
of awards for emerging artists to support and encourage promising artists, early
in their careers, while also serving to raise the profile of the arts in Alberta.
The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Awards are awarded every second
year, beginning in 2008. Each Award consists of $10,000 and a medal. Up to ten prizes
may be awarded in each awards cycle. Award recipients are selected by an application
and adjudication process. Emerging Alberta Artists who meet the eligibility criteria
may make application for the Award.
Appraisals are required from two established artists who are in a position to provide
the Foundation with a candid assessment of the Applicant’s current accomplishments
and potential to develop.
The Awards will be presented by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta at an event held
at Government House in Edmonton.
A person is eligible to be considered for the Emerging Artist Award if she or he
is, a Canadian citizen or 2 or more years as a landed immigrant, a resident of Alberta
for at least 2 years, and an emerging artist, defined as someone who:
- Has completed training, an apprenticeship or a recognized body of work in an arts
discipline and meets the requirements of one of more of the following
- Is at an early stage in their artistic career and dedicated to the professional
practice of the art, as evidenced by a significant investment of time and resources
- Has created a modest body of independent work and has a history of public presentation
or publication
- is recognized as an artist by others working in the same artistic tradition
Adjudication will be by a panel of knowledgeable persons appointed by the Lieutenant
Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation Board of Directors and The Banff Centre,
and coordinated by staff of The Banff Centre.
Results of the adjudication will be received by the Board of the Lieutenant Governor
of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation. Decisions of the Foundation Board are final.
For the purposes of this award, "Arts” includes:
- The Performing Arts, including without limitation: the
creators, composers, choreographers, interpreters, and performers in music, dance,
theatre and opera.
- The Visual Arts, including without limitation: painting,
print making, sculpture, performance and installation art, photography, new media
and fine craft.
- Cinematic Arts, including without limitation: film and
video drama, documentary and art film/video
- Design
- Architecture
- Literary Arts, both English and French, including without
limitation: fiction including novel, short story, blended genres, poetry and drama.
Recipients are presented with a cheque for $10,000 and a medal designed by internationally
known Edmonton designer
Wei Yew.
The recipient’s name and the year are engraved on the reverse of the medal.