2019 Premier’s Awards Call For Entries

The Premier’s Awards of Excellence in Design is an interdisciplinary, juried competition that recognizes outstanding professional design in Saskatchewan in these categories:

• Architecture
• Engineering & Geoscience
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design
• Landscape Architecture
• Planning
• Integrated Design

The common theme is the value and excellence of professional design in Saskatchewan. Award submissions will be displayed during Saskatchewan Design Week, held from Oct 18 – 25, 2019. The winning submissions will be presented at the Awards Gala on Friday, Oct 25, 2019.

New this year: all entries submitted digitally! Click to apply.

Entry deadline: Friday, Sep 13, 2019

Download the complete eligibility guide and submission requirements here (PDF)

2017 Premier's Awards Entry Deadline Extended

We have some great news! The submission deadline for the DCS Premier's Awards of Excellence in Design has been extended to Wednesday, September 20th at 5pm. Please contact the Design Council representative from your association (listed on the form) with any questions regarding entries.

The awards will be handed out on Friday, September 29th at our SK Design Week HQ (145 1st Ave N). You can purchase tickets for the awards party at the same time you pay your entry fees. Tickets are also available on Picatic.

Good luck!

Download the 2017 Premier’s Awards Call for Entries (PDF)

Call for Participants - 20x20 Speaker Event

DCS is seeking participants for a 20x20 style presentation (twenty slides, twenty second each) at our Design Week Launch Event on September 23, 2017.

Potential speakers must hold current membership with one of the professional design associations that make up the Design Council of Saskatchewan.

Please submit a short (1 page) proposal outlining the topic to be presented to design.council.sk@gmail.com.

Proposals due: Aug 31, 2017

2017 Premier’s Awards Call For Entries

Held in conjunction with Design Week, taking place in Saskatoon and Regina from September 23-29, 2017, the Premier’s Awards of Excellence in Design is a juried competition recognizing outstanding applied design in Saskatchewan in seven different categories.

In an effort to make the awards more fair, some eligibility and submission requirements have been revised substantially from previous years. Please review the forms carefully and ensure you meet all criteria.

The deadline to submit projects is 5 pm, September 6, 2017. Please contact the Design Council representative from your association (listed on the form) with any questions regarding entries.

The awards will be handed out on Friday, September 29th at a venue to be named later. You can purchase tickets for the awards party at the same time you pay your entry fees. (Tickets will also be available on Picatic soon.)

Good luck!

Download the 2017 Premier’s Awards Call for Entries (PDF)

Save the Date: Saskatchewan Design Week to Be Held November 2-6, 2015

Preliminary plans are already under way for Saskatchewan Design Week 2015. So you can start to look forward to another inspiring free lecture series and start thinking about which projects to enter into the Premier’s Awards of Excellence in Design. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get updated on details as they are announced.