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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New Work from Full Punch

New Work from Full Punch

December 5, 2023

Vancouver-based design agency Full Punch shared their recent rebrand for their Edmonton Alberta client Autograph. The work marks the first piece from Full Punch’s Edmonton office.  Full Punch worked with client Alberta’s EDGAR Dev ...

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Announcing the 2024 Applied Arts Awards Call For Entry

Announcing the 2024 Applied Arts Awards Call For Entry

November 22, 2023

Detail of 2023 Applied Arts Photography Awards winner Félix-Renaud 's his piece Saturated, Conceptual Photography category. The 2024 Awards season is here! Make 2024 your time to stand in the sun and celebrate the amazing work you created ove ...

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Turning the table on Shiran Teitelbaum

Turning the table on Shiran Teitelbaum

November 10, 2023

2023 Applied Arts Advertising Awards juror Shiran Teitelbaum, VP, Creative Director at Deutsch LA, shared a just-in-market advertising campaign for client PetSmart Charities. The Brief: A shelter pet with a completed bio is more likely to get ado ...

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Turning the table on Brian Allen

Turning the table on Brian Allen

November 6, 2023

Advertising campaigns that are clever and unusual surprise and delight us, such is the case with McCann's advertising campaign for Bayer "Roots - Remastered". Brian Allen, Executive Creative Director at McCann West and 2023 Advertising Awards judge s ...

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Inspiration found here. The Summer 2023 issue of Applied Arts is boasts over 200 pages of beauty, wit, insight, opinions and technological experimentation.

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