
2010 BC Creative Achievement Awards Information
For the 2010 awards, please check back in the January 2010.
Yosef Wosk supports the BC Creative Achievement Awards

Dr. Yosef Wosk

Sam CarterKeith Mitchell, Chair of the BC Achievement Foundation announced on September 21, 2009 that the BC Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design are being financially supported for the next five years by BC philanthropist, academic and visionary Dr. Yosef Wosk. "Dr. Wosk's generosity ensures that creative excellence in the BC applied art and design field will continue to be recognized in the province." Mitchell also announced that the award will now carry the name The Carter Wosk British Columbia Creative Achievement Award for Applied Art and Design, named in honour of Yosef Wosk and Sam Carter, BC educator, designer and curator.
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Overview
The 2009 British Columbia Creative Achievement Awards will recognize up to three individuals from British Columbia's outstanding applied art and design community. Artists and designers who work in jewelry, glass, wood, fibre, clay and metal or such areas as, but not limited to, textiles, furniture, musical instrument-making, weaving, ceramics, book binding, paper, fashion and industrial design are eligible to submit their work.Award Recognition
$2,500 will be awarded to up to three recipients at a presentation and exhibition event to be held in September 2009. The recipients will be granted the use of the British Columbia Creative Achievement Award seal to signify their creative excellence.Eligibility
A citizen or permanent resident of Canada, who has been a resident of British Columbia for the past three years is eligible to apply. Posthumous submissions will not be accepted.In the context of this award, Applied means art and design that has a practical or functional application or that emulates such a function as part of its principal aesthetic. For example, a wood designer who creates furniture, a glass artist who creates vases, and an artist who constructs a musical instrument are eligible, even if the objects they create are not truly functional. In contrast, an individual who practices a discipline that traditionally falls under the heading fine art, such as painting or sculpture, is not eligible.
How to Apply
An individual may submit his or her work or another individual may nominate a person for this award. Please complete the 2009 Submission Form (2010 submission form available in January, 2010) and submit with the supporting material to the British Columbia Achievement Foundation.Selection of Recipients

2008 recipient, Sarah Lawless
An Advisory Panel, comprised of experienced individuals in the field of applied art and design, will assess the submissions and select the recipients based on the material provided and the following criteria:The decision of the Advisory Panel is final. The British Columbia Achievement Foundation reserves the right to withhold awards if the entries received do not meet the excellence criteria of the program.
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Recipients announced. Awards ceremony September 21, 2009.
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Award Recognition
Eligibility
How to Apply
Selection of Recipients
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2010 submission form will be available in early 2010
2009 award recipients
Judson Beaumont
Robert Johnston
Lilach Lotan
Photos from the presentation ceremony
More photos from the presentation ceremony
Videos from the presentation ceremony
Past award recipients
On this page:
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2009 award recipients
Photos from the presentation ceremony
More photos from the presentation ceremony
Videos from the presentation ceremony
Past award recipients