Syilx Territory, Kelowna, B.C. – A Vernon teenager’s artwork will take centre stage at the Environmental Flows 2026 Conference this October in Kelowna after being selected as the winning design in the conference’s Indigenous Youth Artist Logo Contest.
At just 17 years old, Bronwyn Frost, a Métis artist from Vernon, B.C. and a member of the Métis Nation British Columbia, was chosen from a strong field of entries submitted by Indigenous youth artists from throughout the Okanagan and broader Syilx territory.
The contest was presented by the Okanagan Basin Water Board, the Okanagan Nation Alliance, and the Canadian Water Resources Association, which invited Indigenous youth to create an original logo representing the theme of environmental flows.
“For this design I was inspired by free-flowing water. I wanted to create a logo that demonstrated how water should be captured in an illustration, which is water that is unrestricted and unconfined. “said Frost. “I also wanted to give a glimpse of what water is home to, and what water provides for us. Water is essential to all living things, and I have drawn the salmon to symbolize the necessity and importance of it. Finally, I have also drawn the outline of Okanagan and Kalamalka lakes. I’ve grown up with these lakes, and I thought adding them to this design would make it personal and give it a deeper connection — not only to myself, but to all of the Okanagan.”
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