For over 35 years, Applied Arts Media has been the go-to destination for creative advice, insight and inspiration. The Applied Arts Awards celebrate innovative creativity, and capture the current visual arts landscape in Canada and beyond.

It's time to be recognized for your hard work

The Applied Arts Awards offer creative individuals, emerging artists and creative firms a place to showcase their outstanding creative work in one of our five awards competitions. All work is judged by a panel of industry experts of renowned designers, art directors and creative professionals from across Canada and beyond.

Show us the exceptional work you have been working on over the past year. Winning an Applied Arts Awards can bolster your career, attract new clients or lead to new career opportunities. Whether you are an art director, designer, illustrator, photographer, emerging artist, or creative firm you can find a competition or category to help you stand-out.

Note: To current students completing their secondary, post-secondary or graduate level - you are ONLY ELIGIBLE to enter the Student Awards Competition where work is judged alongside your peers at a similar level of experience.

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News

Zulu Alpha Kilo's Hot & Toxic

Zulu Alpha Kilo's Hot & Toxic

March 6, 2024

Dan Cummings and Vic Bath, the Zulu Alpha Kilo team behind the 2021 and 2022 Applied Arts Advertising Award winning campaign Tough Turban, worked on this new campaign along with their New York office. The Hot and Toxic campaign is a million dollar ad ...

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The Big Reveal

The Big Reveal

March 6, 2024

A huge applause goes out to everyone who entered their work in the 2024 Photography & Illustration Awards! This year's jury was impressed with the talent they saw in photography, illustration, and motion, especially the new, fresh talent who subm ...

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Luxury Is For Losers

Luxury Is For Losers

February 29, 2024

By Aria Novosedlik Americans seek luxury goods more during times of greater income inequality. And the lower their income, the more they'll spend.  In a recent Vox article, it was pointed out that Americans with a household income of less than ...

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Target made lemonade out of lemons

Target made lemonade out of lemons

February 27, 2024

In the fast-paced arena of advertising, timing is everything. When a Super Bowl ad by vacation rental company VRBO sparked controversy for its use of a traditional Newfoundland and Labrador folk song in what many perceived as a derogatory manner, the ...

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Current Issue

Splashed on the pages of our Winter Issue are the nearly 400 awe-inspiring winners from the 2023 Advertising and Student Awards competitions.

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