Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award recipients announced
MEDICINE HAT, AB – Two weeks before a ceremony in Medicine Hat, the recipients of the 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award have been announced.
Theatre artist and educator Mieko Ouchi, actress and artistic director Michelle Thrush, and animators Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby will be awarded their prize and celebrated at the Esplanade on September 16, 2023. The awards have been distributed since 2005.
This is the first time the ceremony has taken place in Medicine Hat.
Lt.-Gov. Salma Lakhani will preside over the awards event, which is on from 4-6 p.m. in the Esplanade Theatre. There will be entertainment throughout and the evening will include a conversation with the 2023 Distinguished Artists, led by Clint Lawrence from Medicine Hat College.