At BC Achievement, we are in the business of storytelling—to showcase excellence that inspires others and drives change.
On November 19 we celebrated the remarkable awardees of the 18th annual Polygon Award in First Nations Art at The Roundhouse. Two days later we honoured the equally as impressive recipients of the 20th annual Applied Art + Design Award, under its newly minted name: The Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design. It was a privilege to showcase the incredible work of this year’s two art program awardees and celebrate their accomplishments.
A combined exhibition of recipients’ work from both programs was on display at The Roundhouse last week. For those who missed it, the exhibition has moved to Three Bentall Centre (595 Burrard St.) where it will be on display in the lobby until January 25, 2025.
Polygon Award First Nations Art
Since 2007 the First Nations Art Award program has celebrated artistic excellence, honouring First Nations traditions that permeate the artists’ work, while creating a platform for engagement, mentorship, and storytelling.
Over one hundred BC First Nations artists have been recognized through this award program. Now added to that growing list of accomplished First Nations artists are the 2024 recipients: Stephanie Anderson (Crabtree McLennan Emerging Artist), Andy Everson, Kelly Cannell and James Hart (Award of Distinction).
Sam Carter Award Applied Art + Design
Twenty years ago, the late, Sam Carter along with several other individuals dedicated to the province’s creative economy envisioned and founded the program. Sam led the initiative with great passion and positioned the program as a celebration of elegance and design – to be considered as a vital life force within our daily tasks and experiences.
Each one of the program’s recipients create beauty, character and function through their art forms. The 2024 awardees: Meghan Weeks (Judson Beaumont Emerging Artist); Pam Baker, Robin DuPont and Brent Comber (Award of Distinction) will now join the 91 laureates of the program, who have been recognized over the past two decades.
Elevating Excellence
BC Achievement is grateful to the advocacy and leadership of the province’s incredible arts community, whose support continues to make a difference to artists, designers, and creators across this province.
Providing a platform for BC’s artistic, social, cultural and economic landscape, while showcasing the innovation and excellence that thrives here, BC Achievement programming ignites a movement that captures the best of BC and carves a path forward for others to follow. 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.
BC Achievement: Elevate Excellence. Share Success. Inspire Change.