Applied Arts Illustrations Award and Valuable Prizes

Applied Arts is inviting artists to take part in its 2022 Illustrations Awards, that gets you in front of the top creative professionals working today to make sure that you are top of mind.

What Winners receive

• Their winning work published in print in the Summer 2022 issue
• A complimentary copy of the Summer 2022 issue
• Their winning work published online – Both in our Winners Gallery on appliedartsmag.com as well as our social media channels for all winning entries.
• A personalized, awards certificate for every winning entry signed by noted designer Georges Haroutiun, the founder and art director of Applied Arts

• Open internationally to all forms of commissioned, published, unpublished and personal work from professionals and enthusiasts created between February 2021 and February 2022 (but not entries that have been submitted into last year's competition). Only digital entries are accepted for this competition.
• Young Blood: For professionals that have graduated within the last 3 years.
• Community: Exclusively for Canadian artists and firms working in smaller communities or with smaller businesses or budgets, to help them get the recognition they deserve.
• Students: There is a stand-alone awards competition for students studying in a creative arts program at the post-secondary or high school level. Work from any year of study is eligible and may be entered up to one year after graduation. Students are only eligible to enter the Student Awards competition. Visit Student Awards for eligibility and deadlines.

Judging criteria:

Entries are judged independently by the Photography & Illustration jury and given one total score, based on three criteria:

1. Creative merit
2. Technical excellence
3. Suitability for end use in the category it was submitted

Fees:

ILLUSTRATION SINGLE: $40 / SERIES: $65

• Advertising Illustration
• Arts & Culture Illustration
• Cartoon/Comic Illustration
• Conceptual Illustration
• Corporate Illustration
• Editorial Illustration
• Environmental Factor Illustration
• Environmental/Spaces
• Fashion & Beauty Illustration
• Packaging Illustration
• Portrait Illustration
• Poster Illustration
• Promotional Illustration
• Unpublished/Personal Illustration

MOTION – SHORT: $100 / LONG: $115

• Animated Character
• Animation

YOUNG BLOOD AND COMMUNITY - SINGLE: $30 / SERIES: $55

• Entries can be from any application from the above groupings of categories.

About Applied Arts:

A website founded in 1986 that provides visual arts services in Canada and abroad. The site offers annual competitions in design and photography and offers many prizes and other advantages.

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