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.
Command the attention your work deserves
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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New work from One Twenty Three West
January 20, 2025
One Twenty Three West (ONE23WEST), the independent agency known for transformative brand campaigns, has unveiled a bold new campaign for Aquamar Seafood that redefines the seafood experience at home. Dubbed "Casual Seafood," the campaign introduces A ...
+ Read MoreTarget Unveils the Real Reasons
January 20, 2025
Target has been making creative magic since 1980, starting on the historic waterfront in St. John's, Newfoundland—on the oldest street in North America. Fast forward 44+ years, and it's now Canada's longest-running independent agency. With awar ...
+ Read MoreAn Unhappy New Year
December 30, 2024
With two major wars, a flood of propaganda, a rising tide of censorship, and a new authoritarian regime about to take control of the world’s most powerful nation, there’s nothing happy about this new year. By Will Novosedlik ...
+ Read MoreTurning the table on our Advertising Judge Mary Soroka
December 17, 2024
2024 Applied Arts Advertising Awards juror Mary Soroka, Global Vice President and Creative Director at Edelman New York is an internationally award-winning creative whose campaigns have earned extensive media coverage. Applied Arts was curious ...
+ Read MoreCurrent 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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