Save the Date! SK Design Week 2023 to be held November 17-24.

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SK Design Week is returning to Saskatchewan in November 2023. The biennial event, organized by the Design Council of Saskatchewan (DCS), invites the public to learn about the different areas of design through a series of free lectures and other educational events. The week concludes with the 2023 Premier’s Awards of Excellence in Design Gala, recognizing great design work completed right here in our province. With a largely virtual program in 2021, we look forward to hosting these exciting events in person this year.

Save the Date: SK Design Week 2019 to be held October 18-25, 2019

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SK Design Week is returning to Saskatoon and Regina this October. Last year’s event featured lectures by renowned designers including Architect, Omar Gandhi and Interior Designer, Jason Kasper. SK Design Week 2019 will feature free lectures from more of our country’s top design professionals as well as other educational events open to the public. The week will, of course, wrap up with the ever popular Premier's Awards of Excellence in Design celebrating the work of local designers. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram to get updated on details as they are announced.

2017 Premier's Awards Entry Deadline Extended

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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

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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

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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: Design Week SK to be held September 23-29, 2017

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Design Week SK returns to Saskatoon and Regina this September. We have a great lineup of speakers confirmed for this year’s event including: Omar Gandhi, recognized as one of the world’s top 20 young architects by Wallpaper* Magazine; Jason Kasper, founder and Principal of IDEATE Design Consulting; and Ian Brignell, award winning lettering, logo and font designer. The week will finish with the Premier's Awards of Excellence in Design celebrating the work of local designers. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram to get updated on details as they are announced.