South Australia has kicked off this year’s Printing Industry Creativity Awards (PICAs) in style, with a glitzy evening at Adelaide’s Hackney Hotel and Conference Centre.
The booked-out event saw 50 print professionals gather to celebrate the achievements of all 20 medallists, as well as the SA finalist for the Media Super Young Executive of the Year Award: Daniel Brooks, of Visualcom.
Andrew Macaulay, CEO PIAA, hailed the event as a fantastic night for print.
“We were so pleased to see the engagement from the South Australian industry, and the enthusiasm from the members who’ve entered into the PICAs programme,” he said.
Macaulay was particularly proud of the quality of entries, with the seven gold-medal winners moving on to the National Print Awards (NPAs) to be held on the Thursday evening of PrintEx at Waterview Bicentennial Park, Sydney.
“I was blown away. There will be a good showing from South Australia at the NPAs as a consequence,” said Macaulay.
The full winners list is below.
Gold Medals
The Fotobase Group – Category 13 Booklets / Catalogues / Magazines
TK Print – Category 17 Book Printing
Detmold Cartons – Category 24 Packaging
MCC Australia – Category 26 Embellishment, and Category 28 Labels (Roll Fed)
Hunter Bros. Printing – Category 30 Self Promotion
Visualcom – Category 31 Large Format
Openbook Howden Print & Design – Category 34 Limited Edition
Silver Medals
Kwik Kopy Norwood – Category 13 Booklets / Catalogues / Magazines
Openbook Howden Print & Design – Category 14 Annual Report / Prospectus and Yearbooks
Detmold Cartons – Category 24 Packaging
Detmold Cartons – Category 26 Embellishment
CCL Label Barossa Valley – Category 27 Labels (Sheet Fed), and Category 28 Labels (Roll Fed)
The Fotobase Group – Category 30 Self Promotion
Bronze Medals
Openbook Howden Print & Design – Category 14 Annual Report / Prospectus and Yearbooks
CCL Label Barossa Valley – Category 26 Embellishment
Openbook Howden Print & Design – Category 28 Labels (Roll Fed)
The Fotobase Group – Category 31 Large Format and Category 36 Branding & Identity (Corporate, Retail, Hospitality or Fashion)
The upcoming PICA dates for the rest of Australia are as below. Tickets for all the events are available at www.printingawards.com.au.
NSW – Wednesday 3 July
Pullman Hyde Park – 36 College Street, Sydney
Full priced tickets for PIAA members are $80, and non-members $100.
VIC – Wednesday 10 July
Royce Hotel – 379 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
All early bird tables are sold out, but full priced tickets are available for PIAA members at $80, and non-members $100.
WA – Saturday 13 July
QT Perth – 133 Murray Street
Early bird tables (10 seats) are $650. Full priced tickets are available for PIAA members at $80, and non-members $120.
QLD – Wednesday 24 July 2019
Tattersall’s Club – 215 Queen Street, Brisbane
Limited allocation of early bird tables (10 seats) is available at $650. Full priced tickets for members are $80, and non members $100.
Tickets are available at www.printingawards.com.au.