Nominations close soon for Fulmer Award in First Nations Art and Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art + Design Program
BC Achievement Awards recognize Indigenous talent as well as designers making strides in functional works
Once in a Blue Moon by Cole Speck, winner of last year’s Crabtree McLennan Emerging Artist Award, as part of the Fulmer Award in First Nations Art. (Fazakas Gallery)
A concrete-based necklace designed by KONZUK Jewellery, a 2020 winner of the Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art + Design Program.
DEADLINES ARE FAST approaching for nominations for two major BC Achievement Awards in art.
There is still time to put forward names for the Fulmer Award in First Nations Art, whose nominations close on July 7. Awardees are honoured in a series of digital campaigns, including a film produced by BC Achievement that highlights their accomplishments while sharing their story of creativity, resilience, and artistic excellence. Each Fulmer Award recipient is given $5,000 and presented with a medallion and pin designed by BC First Nations artist Robert Davidson. Winners in this category have, through traditional, contemporary or media art, proven a dedication to their art practice, created a body of work, and are established artists in their communities. More info on nominating is here.
Past winners include Sonny Assu, Dempsey Bob, Corey Bulpitt, and Jaalen Edenshaw. Last year, Kwakwaka'wakw artist Cole Speck won the Crabtree McLennan Emerging Artist Award as part of the Fulmer Award in First Nations Art.
Meanwhile, you have until July 14 to make a nomination for the Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art + Design Program. The prize honours excellence and inspiring achievement in functional art throughout the province and celebrates British Columbian talents whose work contributes to day-to-day life and the cultural and economic fabric of the province. More info on nominating an artist is here.
Past winners show the wide diversity of functional art and media eligible for the prize, including lighting and multidisciplinary designer Omer Arbel, outdoor-wear-innovators Arc'teryx, and late whimsical-furniture designer Judson Beaumont. Last year’s recipients included concrete jewellery designer Karen Konzuk, glass artist Benjamin Kikkert, furniture designer Jeff Martin, and PPE and face-mask designers Michael Barton and Mari Fujita,, with costume designer Nancy Bryant being named an award of distinction laureate.
Both awards will be announced in October.
The BC Achievement Foundation is an independent foundation celebrating the spirit of excellence in our province and the people who inspire others to build stronger and more engaged communities.
Independent juries representing experts in each of the program areas review nominations and select awardees.
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