Do you know a future graphic designer who could use a design scholarship?
At Honest, we believe that Graphic Design should reflect the community it stems from, and in our back yard, in many ways, it is improving. More and more advertising and corporate communication is looking, feeling and sounding inclusive. The obvious disparity though is in representation from historically marginalized people, particularly Indigenous and Metis and people of colour working in graphic design fields.
So, we are pleased to announce that, along with the Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) Foundation and six other Manitoba design studios, we have launched the Manitoba Studio Fund. This collective endeavour provides two annual scholarships of $2,000 each to support historically marginalized students, Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour, (BIPOC), who are pursuing a degree or certificate in the field of design and design communications. The scholarships will be awarded annually for at least the next five years, one to a student at Red River College and one to a student at the University of Manitoba.