BC Achievement Foundation
Ceramic Artist, Janaki Larsen, recipient of the 2021 Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art + Design
BC Achievement Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a mission to honour excellence and inspire achievement throughout British Columbia. Established in 2003, the foundation currently runs five annual award programs that recognize the accomplishments of individuals, groups and organizations in the areas of community leadership, applied art + design, First Nations art, Indigenous entrepreneurship and reconciliation.
For 20 years, the BC Achievement Foundation has celebrated the province’s finest. The only organization of its kind in Canada to honour entrepreneurs, artists, leaders, visionaries and volunteers, BC Achievement shares the singular stories of these exceptional individuals. But it’s always been about more than the individual—it’s about understanding and investing in the communities that carry them, the people and places that make up our province.
Every recipient is a conduit for change. The effects of their work rippling outward, building momentum while impacting countless lives. BC Achievement programming ignites a movement that captures the best of BC and carves a path forward for others to follow.
The Community Award recognizes those who provide exceptional service to their communities, making a huge impact while inspiring change. Celebrating British Columbians whose work directly contributes to the cultural and economic fabric of the province, the Applied Art + Design Award program shines a light on functional art. The inspiring work of BC’s Indigenous artists is captured through the First Nations Art Award program that celebrates the place where art, culture and commerce unite.
The Indigenous Business Award program recognizes and inspires business achievement, signifying hope as the economy strengthens and diversifies.
BC Achievement’s newest award program is a partnership with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The BC Reconciliation Award recognizes individuals, groups, and organizations who demonstrate exceptional leadership, integrity, respect and commitment to furthering reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in the province of British Columbia, or inspire others to continue reconciliation efforts.
Many of these awardee’s stories, journeys, motivation, and successes are documented in a growing library of short films found on BC Achievement’s website and YouTube channel. With every story shared, there is the potential for inspiration to spark elsewhere. It’s this potential and these small sparks that allow hope to rise-up within our province. And it is in honouring excellence that the foundation hopes to inspire achievement.
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