The Jim Rimmer Scholarships Awards

DesCan Vancouver and Hemlock Printers are pleased to announce the 2026 Jim Rimmer Scholarship Award Winners evening. Guest speaker will be local calligrapher and hand lettering artist Renée Alexander who’s talk is entitled Calligraphy - An Ancient Technology in a Modern Context. There will be sushi and refreshments served at the event. The Jim Rimmer Scholarships are an annual award program for students work for a community program, a non-profit organization, or an environmental or social cause. Awards Evening: Date: November 12 Venue: LaSalle College Vancouver 2808 Bradfield Court, Vancouver, BC V5M 0E3 6:30-9pm Thanks to our esteemed judges: Yuka Sasagawa CDP, Sharon Belanger CDP, Rod Roodenburg CDP, Jeff Harrison CDP, Greg Durrell F.DesCan, Andrew Samuel CDP and Ollie Loorz (Hemlock Printers). Jim Rimmer FGDC was a pivotal influence in Canadian letterpress and private press. Many of his typefaces, such as Albertan are ubiquitous in print and digital graphic design worldwide. His stature as an icon was recognized in 2007 when he was awarded Fellowship by DesCan. The first scholarship was announced in November 2009 at Practivism. Sadly, Jim passed away in 2010 after a battle with cancer.