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NSCAD Design Week

Design Shift Awards Prize Ceremony

Event Location

Mary E. Black Gallery, 1061 Marginal Rd

Event Date & Time

April 30, 2026 7:30 pm

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Presented as part of NSCAD Design Week, the Design Shift Awards celebrate outstanding work by students and recent graduates at NSCAD University—highlighting practices that are critically engaged, forward-thinking, and responsive to real-world challenges.

Made possible through the generous support of the Verecan Group, this year’s awards feature an incredible panel of jurors:

  • Shelagh McLellan — UX Manager for Crisis Resilience and Climate AI at Google
  • Mike de Regt — Experience Director & UX Design Lead at Philips (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
  • Lesley Palfreyman (BDes 2002) — Principal Product Design & Research Strategist
  • Glen Hougan — Associate Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Design, NSCAD University
  • May Chung — Associate Professor and Design Chair, Division of Interdisciplinary Design, NSCAD University

Find more details About the NSCAD Design Shift Award, presented by Verecan.