Three outstanding artists have been named to receive the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 2025 Distinguished Artist Award: Jens Lindemann, Trumpet (Edmonton, AB; Los Angeles, CA) Rita
On June 7, 2024 puppeteer extraordinaire Ronnie Burkett was awarded the Governor General’s Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award for his work as puppeteer, playwright, designer and
The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation is proud to announce that artist Faye HeavyShield (Blood Reserve, Kainaiwa Nation, AB), writer and filmmaker Cheryl Foggo (Calgary, AB), and
Lac La Biche County and Portage College have been making plans for a community celebration to honour three new 2021 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished
Bob McPhee 1956-2021 Bob McPhee, one of our province’s most enthusiastic and dedicated arts leaders, died in Calgary on March 13 after a long battle
2017 Distinguished Artist John Estacio’s 2020 calendar was full of plans for a busy creative year. They included an intense workshop process for his new opera The Cipher Clerk with
Peter von Tiesenhausen, a Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 2015 Distinguished Artist, spent the past six months hunkered down in Demmit Alberta
Download Video Transcript Hello and welcome to the 2020 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist awards! Though we cannot gather in person to recognize this
Congratulations to 2018 Emerging Artist Brett Dahl on his Calgary Cultural Leader RBC Emerging Artist award announced April 1, 2020. Brett was acknowledged as a
2017 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artists, John Estacio, Alex Janvier and Alice Major were recognized as the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity hosted the 2017 celebration with a
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