Application Deadline: 5:00 pm, November 30th, 2008 (local time).
Award winners will be announced January 1, 2009.

For over 30 years, the One of a Kind Show has been helping artists and craftspeople from across the country to make a living out of their passion. We know it can be a challenging thing to do, especially in the early stages of a career. And we want to do more to help!

The One of a Kind Show is excited to introduce a brand new awards program to help develop the careers of emerging artists and craftspeople. The awards are presented in partnership with the Crafts Association of British Columbia (CABC), the Gardiner Museum of Ceramics , the Harbourfront Centre Craft Department , the Ontario Crafts Council (OCC) , and the Textile Museum of Canada .

There are five awards:

The One of a Kind Award for Excellence in Craft (Eastern Canada), presented by the Ontario Crafts Council
The One of a Kind Award for Excellence in Craft (Western Canada), presented by the Crafts Association of British Columbia
The One of a Kind Award for Excellence in Ceramics, presented by the Gardiner Museum
The One of a Kind Award for Excellence in Glass, presented by the Harbourfront Centre Craft Department
The One of a Kind Award for Excellence in Textiles, presented by the Textile Museum of Canada
For more information on the awards, eligibility etc check out the full call for submission at akimbo.
For more details on the application process, go to the One of a kind website.

Questions? Contact Heather Read by email at [email protected] , or by phone at 416 960-4511.