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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Turning the table on Kurt beaudion, a 2024 Ad Judge
November 6, 2024
Kurt Beaudoin, 2024 Applied Arts Advertising Awards judge and Director of Storytelling at ZGM in Edmonton, AB, shares the recent witty campaign for the Automobile Insurance Rate Board. ZGM rose to #39 on the 2024 Strategy Report Card from #50 in 2023 ...
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The power of stupidity
October 31, 2024
Text by Aria Novosedlik Illustrations by Will Novosedlik It’s impossible to ignore the gong show of American politics, especially when democracy itself is on the chopping block. When, at a recent town hall, CNN’s Anderson Coo ...
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The 2024 Applied Arts Advertising Awards Winner Gallery is now live!
October 31, 2024
The 2024 Applied Arts Advertising Awards gallery is now live! Take a sneak peek at the 212 winning entries that rose to the top for our jurors. This year's winners represent a celebration of creative prowess but also a document showcasing the transit ...
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Photography Will Persist
October 30, 2024
Derek Shapton is a Toronto-based photographer, writer and director. He is the recipient of numerous industry honors and an Associate at West Side Studio. At the start of the ‘19th century, painting and drawing dominated the visual arts. ...
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DEI Down But Not Out. Will Novosedlik returns as Editor of the summer issue to discuss the whereabouts of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in the creative industry – was it just lip service, as in merely performative? Dive into the Summer 2024 issue for an assessment of where things stand.
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