Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design 2026
The BC Achievement Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2026 Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design, and tickets for the awards ceremony on November 19th in Vancouver are now available. The evening will bring together artists, designers, collectors, supporters, and members of BC’s creative community, as well as members of the general public.
Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design
- Dates: Thursday, November 19, 2026 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm
- Location: The Roundhouse Exhibition (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver)
- Tickets: Available online now for $55 per person
Established in 2004, the Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design celebrates artists and designers whose work brings together creativity, technical excellence, and function. The award program was recently renamed in 2024, in honour of its founder Sam Carter, a passionate advocate for BC’s creative community. Believed to be the only program of its kind in Canada, it recognizes artists and designers working across a remarkably broad spectrum of practices––including ceramics, furniture, jewellery, textiles, fashion, glass, product and industrial design, musical instruments, and even prosthetics––that raise the profile of applied art and design and its contribution to BC’s creative economy.
Award Recipients
The award program recognizes a total of four artists: two established artists for their advanced technical skill, a substantial body of publicly presented work, and a record of mentoring others in their artistic community; an emerging artist with foundational techniques ready for the next step in their professional development; and an artist of distinction selected by the BC Achievement Foundation Board of Directors, on the recommendations of the public, for their extraordinary and sustained accomplishment in applied art and design in BC.
The 2026 Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design recipients are:
- Corrina Hammond
- Alan Hung
- Mona Lisa Ali, Judson Beaumont Emerging Artist
- Omer Arbel, Award of Distinction
Recipients of the Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design and the Polygon Award in First Nations Art will each receive a cash prize and have their artwork displayed in a combined exhibition at the Roundhouse Exhibition Hall from November 17-24, 2026.
About BC Achievement Foundation
BC Achievement Foundation was founded in 2003 with a mission of celebrating the spirit of excellence in BC, and annually honours community-nominated individuals and businesses through five award programs held throughout the year.
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