1. Eligible artists/​recipients must be a resident of the greater Edmonton region / amiskwaciy-waskâhikan. The greater Edmonton region is defined as the City of Edmonton, the Counties of Sturgeon, Parkland, Leduc and Strathcona, and the communities of Enoch Cree Nation, Alexander First Nation, Paul First Nation, and Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation.
   
2. By the submission deadline, nominated artists must have a current profile (with all required fields completed) with the Edmonton Arts Council: eac​.smart​sim​ple​.ca. Contact support@​edmontonarts.​ca or 780−424−2787 if you have questions or need help creating a profile.
3. Prize recommendations in each discipline will be based on an evaluation of the artistic merits of a specific work, or collection of work, by a knowledgeable group of peer assessors.
4. Assessors will be charged with basing their decisions on the artwork’s merits, including originality, creativity, relevance, and technical excellence. In all cases, the prizes will attempt to recognize the highest standards of artistic achievement, regardless of the artist’s particular mode of expression, or style within the genre.

In the case of equivalent merits, the assessors will be encouraged to consider the work in the context of the (in order):

1. Artist’s career;
2. Relevant tradition(s), and arts practice in Canada;
3. Representation of the demographic diversity of Edmonton’s population;
4. Representation of the diversity of artistic expression or styles within the discipline.

Prizes will be awarded in the spring of 2024.

The primary prize recipient in each category will be awarded $15,000, and two secondary prizes of $5,000 will be awarded to the runners up.