· Five GSA students are winners in the silversmithing and jewellery industry “Oscars”
· The GSA tops the Goldsmiths’ Precious Metal Grant competition
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| A design by Alice Fry, one of the GSA Silversmithing and Jewellery students who has won a Goldsmiths Craft and Design Council Award |
The GSA has no fewer than five award winners in the Goldsmiths Craft and Design Council Awards, it was revealed today, 8 February 2019. Fondly known as the ‘Oscars of the Industry’ they reward outstanding technical skill and design ability, and are open to anyone in the United Kingdom engaged in designing or working with precious metals, gemstones and other related materials. Over the years the competition has helped to launch the careers of many eminent craftspeople in the profession.
GSA Students Laura Knowles, Alice Fry, Isla Cruikshank, Michelle Currie and Leanne Coffey will be presented with their awards on 25th February 2019 and their work shown be shown in the glorious Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City of London.
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| The Livery Hall at Goldsmith’s Hall in the City of London |
The Glasgow School of Art has also topped the Goldsmiths’ Precious Metal Grant competition it was announced today. Awarded by the Goldsmith’s Centre, the grants are open to universities across the UK. Students at eight institutions have secured support, with a third of the grants (five out of fifteen) being awarded to Silversmithing and Jewellery students at The Glasgow School of Art.
Final year students Morven Halliday, Emma Morris, Shan He, Ellie Whitworth, Belle Park will each receive a grant of £750 to purchase bullion to make work for their Degree Show collections.
“We are delighted that five of our young designers have won awards in the prestigious Goldsmiths Craft and Design Council Awards competition,”says Anna Gordon, joint Head of Silversmithing and Jewellery at the GSA. “This is the pinnacle of awards in the industry and over the years has been an important springboard for designers at the beginning of their careers.”
“We are equally delighted that the GSA has topped the Goldsmiths’ Precious Metal Grant competition, recognising the wealth of talent amongst our final year students,” she adds. “Precious metals are very expensive, and the students will now be able to design pieces in gold and silver as they create their Degree Show collections.”
Degree Show 2019 will open to the public on Saturday 1 June and run until Sunday 9 June.
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