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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A Sneak Peek At Photography & Illustration Awards Winners
April 17, 2024
"Love how thoughtfully executed each piece is. Elliott Kuss, Art Director, FKA, Edmonton, AB, said on Illustrator Carson Ting's winning advertising illustration for Adidas Canada Be bedazzled by the 2024 Photography and Illustration Awards ...
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TURNING THE TABLE ON Unbound's Paul Hogarth
April 17, 2024
Canadian expats Paul Hogarth, 2024 Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Awards judge, and Elspeth Lynn, Founders of London UK agency Unbound, created a winning global winter campaign for client Peroni. They based their campaign on the fac ...
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No Fixed address behind the face of DOKI DOKI
April 12, 2024
No Fixed Address, a top 20 agency on Strategy's Creative Report Card, is behind the naming and identity for a new audio studio DOKI DOKI. Located in Quebec City the audio studio specialized in the creation of original music and multi-platform s ...
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My Pen Is My Kalashnikov
March 28, 2024
Ukrainian expat designer Mykola Kovalenko. Photo courtesy alex2foto.sk. By Aria Novosedlik It's pretty easy as a graphic designer to feel like the work you do is frivolous. It's also easy to feel like all you are ever asked do is make stu ...
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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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