Miriam Woolf at work in studio on
her Degree Show collection
her Degree Show collection
Miriam Woolf, a final year Silversmithing & Jewellery student at The
Glasgow School of Art, has designed the awards that will be presented to
winners of the prestigious South Bank
Sky Arts Awards this year it was revealed today, Friday 10 April 2015.
Glasgow School of Art, has designed the awards that will be presented to
winners of the prestigious South Bank
Sky Arts Awards this year it was revealed today, Friday 10 April 2015.
Each year the South Bank Sky Arts Awards winners are presented with an
award created by a British artist with past designers including Anish Kapoor,
Sir Peter Blake and Libby Finks (a
student at the Royal College of Art). The 2015 award has been designed by 22-year old
Miriam Woolf from London.
award created by a British artist with past designers including Anish Kapoor,
Sir Peter Blake and Libby Finks (a
student at the Royal College of Art). The 2015 award has been designed by 22-year old
Miriam Woolf from London.
“The award is the centrepiece of this annual
event,” says
Melvyn Bragg, host of the South Bank Sky Arts Award . “This year we wanted to return to celebrating the work of students and
it seemed a particularly apt time to come to The Glasgow School of Art. I am sure that the winners will be honoured to
receive an example of work from the formidably talented Glasgow School of Art.”
event,” says
Melvyn Bragg, host of the South Bank Sky Arts Award . “This year we wanted to return to celebrating the work of students and
it seemed a particularly apt time to come to The Glasgow School of Art. I am sure that the winners will be honoured to
receive an example of work from the formidably talented Glasgow School of Art.”
“We are delighted that our students
had the opportunity to design this prestigious award,” adds Professor Tom
Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art.
“All 76 students on the Silversmithing & Jewellery programme were invited
to respond to the brief. We had a wide range of creative proposals from which
Miriam Woolf’s fascinating design emerged as the winner.”
had the opportunity to design this prestigious award,” adds Professor Tom
Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art.
“All 76 students on the Silversmithing & Jewellery programme were invited
to respond to the brief. We had a wide range of creative proposals from which
Miriam Woolf’s fascinating design emerged as the winner.”
“To be given the opportunity
to design the South Bank Sky Arts awards as a student was absolutely amazing,” says Miriam, who is
currently working flat out on her Degree Show collection. “I was so excited when I was told that my design had been selected.”
to design the South Bank Sky Arts awards as a student was absolutely amazing,” says Miriam, who is
currently working flat out on her Degree Show collection. “I was so excited when I was told that my design had been selected.”
“The short lists for this
year’s awards are incredible and I feel extremely privileged that such talented
people will be presented with something that I designed.”
year’s awards are incredible and I feel extremely privileged that such talented
people will be presented with something that I designed.”
The twelve awards – across Dance, Opera, Comedy, TV Drama, Literature,
Classical Music, Pop, Film, Visual Art, Theatre, The Times Breakthrough Award
and The Outstanding Achievement Award – have been made in the GSA’s Silversmithing
& Jewellery department by the same team of experts who made the widely-admired
2014 Commonwealth Games medals (designed by GSA lecturer and award-winning
designer-maker, Jonathan Boyd).
Classical Music, Pop, Film, Visual Art, Theatre, The Times Breakthrough Award
and The Outstanding Achievement Award – have been made in the GSA’s Silversmithing
& Jewellery department by the same team of experts who made the widely-admired
2014 Commonwealth Games medals (designed by GSA lecturer and award-winning
designer-maker, Jonathan Boyd).
Former winners of South Bank Sky Arts Awards include
Dame Helen Mirren, Grayson
Perry, J K Rowling, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,
Tim Minchin, Andrea Bocelli, Amy Winehouse, Lenny Henry, Judi Dench and Tracy
Emin, Tom Stoppard, Seamus
Heaney and Bryn Terfel. A full list of the nominees for the 2015 South Bank Sky Arts
can be found at www.sky.com/tv/channel/skyarts
Dame Helen Mirren, Grayson
Perry, J K Rowling, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,
Tim Minchin, Andrea Bocelli, Amy Winehouse, Lenny Henry, Judi Dench and Tracy
Emin, Tom Stoppard, Seamus
Heaney and Bryn Terfel. A full list of the nominees for the 2015 South Bank Sky Arts
can be found at www.sky.com/tv/channel/skyarts
The Sky Arts South Bank Awards take place on Sunday 7th June
at The Savoy and will be aired exclusively on Sky Arts 1 on Wednesday 10th
June.
at The Savoy and will be aired exclusively on Sky Arts 1 on Wednesday 10th
June.
Ends
Further information on the GSA:
Lesley Booth
0779 941 447 / press@gsa.ac.uk
Further information on The South Bank Sky Arts Awards:
Ffion Williams, PR Manager – Sky Arts
07813 344 800 / Ffion.Williams@bskyb.com
Notes for
Editors
Editors
The South Bank Sky Arts Awards are one of the worlds most coveted
arts awards, celebrating the best of British culture and achievement across
visual art, theatre, opera, dance, comedy, classical music, pop, TV drama,
literature, and film.
arts awards, celebrating the best of British culture and achievement across
visual art, theatre, opera, dance, comedy, classical music, pop, TV drama,
literature, and film.
The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show runs from 13
– 20 June in the Bourdon, Reid and Tontine Buildings.
– 20 June in the Bourdon, Reid and Tontine Buildings.
Full details www.gsa.ac.uk/degreeshow2015