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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Turning the table on Tom Froese
July 16, 2025
Tom Froese is an award-winning illustrator, teacher, and speaker, as well as a juror for the 2025 Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Awards. Since entering the industry in 2013, he has worked with high-profile clients from Yahoo!, Airbnb, an ...
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Results of the 2025 Student Awards
July 4, 2025
Ash Phillips, 2025 Applied Arts Student Awards judge and Co-Founder and Creative Director at Six Cinquième, Montreal, QC, said of selecting this year's winning entries, "I was looking for work that made me think, 'I'd hire them' or 'A student di ...
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The Revolution will not be Televised
June 26, 2025
By Will Novosedlik Will Novosedlik/Midjourney. Our headline reprises Gil Scott Heron’s famous rap lyrics from the ‘70s, which were meant to convey the message that ‘the revolution’ cannot be co-opted or com ...
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Hate isn't history
June 25, 2025
VML Canada shines a light on ongoing 2SLGBTQI+ discrimination with a powerful Pride Campaign. Launched during Pride Month in June 2025, the campaign for advocacy organization Egale carries the bold tagline: “Hate Isn’t History.” VML ...
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A celebration of Indigenous design. In this issue of Applied Arts, editor Will Novosedlik highlights the global resurgence of Indigenous culture, particularly in the context of historical colonization and ongoing reconciliation efforts. Ultimately, this issue aims to broaden awareness and appreciation among non-Indigenous readers, emphasizing that reconciliation is a continuous and meaningful journey.
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