{"id":65520,"date":"2020-04-28T08:44:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T12:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=65520"},"modified":"2021-04-23T15:20:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T19:20:33","slug":"student-named-finalist-for-canada-games-medal-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2020\/04\/student-named-finalist-for-canada-games-medal-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Student named finalist for Canada Games medal design"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2021 Canada Games are just over a year away, but for Nick Printup, the clock is already ticking.<\/p>\n

With his exams wrapped up, Printup has more time to spend on his hobby. But unlike others who may be indulging in video games or a book to wind down from a busy academic year, the third-year Media and Communications student still has a deadline to meet.<\/p>\n

Printup is one of six Niagara artists and graphic designers who have been chosen as a finalist to create a design by April 30 for the medals that will be awarded to athletes at the 2021 Canada Games.<\/p>\n

After submitting examples of his work and finding out he was one of the finalists, the longtime Niagara resident began to formulate ideas for the final design, which he knows will be cherished by many.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, it\u2019s really fun,\u201d said Printup. \u201cWho wouldn\u2019t want to design medals for competing athletes? It\u2019s a compliment to your artwork while honouring their achievements and being a part of history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having already begun to establish himself in the area of film production, Printup, who received Brock University\u2019s 2019 Aboriginal Achievement Award<\/a>, has used some of his creative energy to fuel a hobby in artistic design, for which he has won three contests.<\/p>\n

He plans to draw on all of these experiences in his medal design.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an Indigenous person, I feel a responsibility to incorporate our artwork and connection to land,\u201d he said. \u201cOur design should be an informed one.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the final version of his creation still in production, Printup is remaining tight-lipped about the design, but is sure it will embody the region and its people through the lens of his own experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think, first and foremost, my design will represent Niagara,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is going to be traditionally land-based from my perspective as an Indigenous person. My father is Anishinaabe and my mother is Haudenosaunee, and I was fortunate to be raised with their traditional cultural teachings and values, which influence anything I do in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a committee set to decide the final design, Printup is confident in his own abilities and those of his competitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will not be an easy decision,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve all been given the same specifications to work with and we each have our own creativity to draw from. I think all of the designs will be really good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether or not he wins, Printup knows the experience will be a beneficial one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honour to take part, and it\u2019s affirming to know that I am doing something right,\u201d he said. \u201cRegardless of the outcome, I am thankful for the opportunity and experience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2021 Canada Games are just over a year away, but for Nick Printup, the clock is already ticking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":65521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,4,38],"tags":[132,6789,10234,522,8926,8925],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65520"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65522,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65520\/revisions\/65522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}