The BMO 1st Art! competition celebrates the creativity of art school students from over 100 post-secondary institutions across Canada. The national winner is awarded $15,000 and the regional winners each receive $7,500.

2020 Winners
- Simone Elizabeth Saunders
- Jasmine MacGregor
- David Ezra Wang
- Gabriel Roberts
- Matthew Cripps
- Kathleen Elliott
- Alex Sutcliffe
- Ellie Tungilik
- Tian Cao
- Duncan Brooks
- Mikael Lepage
- Rey Francis Dominic B. Tatad
- Nicole Favron
2021 Selection Committee
- Anne-Marie St-Jean Aubre, Curator of Contemporary Art, Musée d’art de Joliette
- Tarah Hogue, Curator (Indigenous Art), Remai Modern
- Melanie Colosimo, Director/Curator, Anna Leonowens Gallery Systems, NSCAD University
- Francisco-Fernando Granados, Artist and Educator