Following the inaugural Awards presentation organized and hosted by The Banff Centre, the Awards will be presented biennially at a Gala celebration of the arts in a city in Alberta. A host community is chosen by the Board of Directors of The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation in response to a call for proposals.

The opportunity to host an Awards Gala is open to Alberta cities that meet the eligibility guidelines.

In selecting host communities, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation Board of Directors will give consideration to varying the geographic location of successive galas. A community is eligible to host the awards again after an interval of several years.

The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Gala is intended to be a centerpiece for a larger celebration of the arts for that community. Hosting the gala is an opportunity to stimulate the creative forces in the community in the direction of a celebration of the local arts; for example, a mini-festival or “arts week.”

The Foundation is seeking proposals that respond imaginatively to this opportunity to celebrate the arts in your community and/or region in a way that uniquely suits the local culture and is in keeping with the involvement of the vice-regal office.