The Jim Rimmer Community Scholarship for Design is awarded annually to two students, or student groups, who demonstrate the use of design thinking to benefit their community and effectively communicate a message, affect action and promote change. 

SCHOLARSHIPS: 

Two $1,000 scholarships from Hemlock Printers Ltd. 

DETAILS: 

Submission Deadline: November 7, 2011

Judging: November 9-15, 2011

Scholarships Presented: November 18th, 2011 at Practivism 4

Event sponsor: Hemlock Printers 

“The work process of Jim Rimmer on the almost lost art of pantographic type making” is featured in, Making Faces: Metal Type in the 21st Century. This dvd (45 minutes) was produced by Richard Kegler.

Kegler of the Buffalo based digital type firm, P22, will introduce and discuss the dvd.

This will be followed by the presentation of the Robert R. Reid Award for Lifetime Achievement in Canadian Book Arts to Jim Rimmer (1934-2010). The award will be accepted by members of his family.

This presentation is co-sponsored by the Alcuin Society (www.alcuinsociety.com).

Started in New York by Tina Roth Eisenberg,Creative Mornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus coffee! The program has experienced great succes and participation and has spread throughout the world including Zurich, Los Angeles, Berlin & London. As of September 2nd, thanks to the efforts of Mark Busse, Vancouver will be a part of the international program and the first Canadian city to participate.