Award Program

The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Awards celebrate excellence in and underline the importance of the arts in Alberta. The Awards recognize individual Albertans for outstanding achievement in the arts or for significant contribution to the arts in Alberta.

Up to three awards of $30,000 may be given every second year, beginning in 2005, on the recommendation of an adjudication panel. The recipient also receives a hand-cast medallion, pin and framed citation and, where appropriate, a residency at The Banff Centre Leighton Artists Colony.

Award recipients are selected through a nomination and adjudication process. Nominators are expected to make the case for the achievements and/or contributions of their nominee. The awards are presented by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta at an Awards Gala celebrating the arts in Alberta and hosted in a different city each time.