Thank you Lac La Biche for such a warm welcome and a weekend full of celebrations for our 2022 Emerging Artists and 2021 Distinguished Artists. Two arts awards events, a gala dinner, a reception featuring a dozen delicious cakes, community art fair, tours of Portage College’s Museum of Aboriginal Peoples' Art and Artifacts – and hundreds of new connections made with our artists and your community. Our 14 awardees felt honoured, recognized and celebrated!
About the
Lieutenant
Governor of
Alberta
Arts Awards
The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation was established in 2003 and its first awards program for Distinguished Artists was launched in 2005. The Emerging Artist Awards program began in 2008.
Since then, 74 Emerging and 23 Distinguished Artists have been recognized with this prestigious award. Recipients span the rich offering of visual, performing, film, design and literary professional arts in the province. These outstanding artists continue to contribute to Alberta’s rich cultural fabric in communities across the province – and across Canada.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ALBERTA
Salma Lakhani is a community leader and volunteer who is guided by her deep commitment to the values of pluralism and inclusion and her dedication to championing those who face barriers in life. Born and raised in Kampala, Uganda, she came to Canada in 1977 as a stateless person after all Ugandans of Asian origin were expelled from that country. She is a proud Ismaili Muslim who has offered longstanding service to a range of organizations, including NorQuest College, the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights, the Lois Hole Hospital for Women, the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Kids Kottage, Sorrentino’s Compassion House, the Alberta Cancer Board and the Zebra Foundation.
She began her duties as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta on August 26, 2020. She serves as Patron of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards.
Cheryl Foggo – John Ware Reclaimed Teaser
Please note: This film contains explicit language. Viewer discretion is advised. John Ware Reclaimed follows filmmaker Cheryl Foggo on her quest to re-examine the mythology
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