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.

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The Applied Arts Awards honour creativity in the visual communications sector. Since 1992, the awards have helped advertising agencies, design firms, photographers, illustrators, and emerging artists gain exposure across the industry, leading to collaboration and a sense of community in Canada and beyond.

Judged by an International jury of award-winning creative professionals in the advertising and design industries. All judges are currently working in the industry.

The winning work is published in Applied Arts magazine, available online in the Winners Gallery and archive, and shared across social media.

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

Catching up with Ionut Radulescu

Catching up with Ionut Radulescu

May 21, 2025

Illustration for The New York Times Opinion, Sunday Review section, art direction by Arsh Raziuddin, published in both print and digital and selected as an AI41 American Illustration Chosen Winner. We are taking a look back at Ionut Radulescu, a t ...

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Zulu Alpha Kilo drops XXL

Zulu Alpha Kilo drops XXL

May 13, 2025

Part out-of-home stunt, part television shoot, Pizza Pizza's new campaign made an XXL Drop to a busy Toronto neighbourhood to launch their new product offering: the XXL pizza. The campaign, created in partnership with Zulu Alpha Kilo, kicked off with ...

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New work from Humanity

New work from Humanity

May 9, 2025

Humanity Agency is marking a milestone with their latest campaign for Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL). This campaign is the first ever under MBLL’s Informed Gambling platform, an initiative designed to help casino players make smarter, m ...

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Turning the table on Gerardo Agbuya

Turning the table on Gerardo Agbuya

May 6, 2025

2025 Applied Arts Photography & Illustration judge Gerardo Agbuya, Creative Director, Courage, Toronto, ON, shares one of the 2024 campaigns he and his partner Jesse Wilks worked on KFC. Courage took a massive leap from 20th place in 2024 to ...

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Current Issue

Find inspiration from the winners of the 2024 Advertising & Student Awards competitions! Creative excellence is demonstrated across this year's winners both the professionals in the advertising industry and emerging artists honing their craft—ad, design interactive and image-creators. Explore the more than 350 winners laid out across 156-plus pages! If you are looking to pursue your creative craft, explore schools to study in a special advertising supplement – the Creative Schools Guide.

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