- Three
Textile Graduates and Five Silversmithing & Jewellery graduates win awards
at New Designers 2018 - A quarter
of the young designers selected for TexSelect 2018 are GSA graduates - News
released the day after prestigious Jarman Award shortlist announced which
includes GSA MFA graduate, Hardeep Pandhal
|
| Textile Design graduate, Eve Campbell, from Bridge of Weir, who won two awards at New Designers 2018 |
Graduates from The Glasgow School of Art have
triumphed at New Designers 2018 with three Textile Design graduates and five
Silversmithing & Jewellery graduates winning awards. Meanwhile, a quarter
of the young designers selected for the prestigious TexSelect were graduates of the GSA .
triumphed at New Designers 2018 with three Textile Design graduates and five
Silversmithing & Jewellery graduates winning awards. Meanwhile, a quarter
of the young designers selected for the prestigious TexSelect were graduates of the GSA .
Print specialist, Eve Campbell, won the £1000 John Lewis Award for Design and
Innovation. Eve also won the Johnson
Tiles Associate Prize which offers a
internship with Johnson Tiles in Stoke on Trent. Embroidery specialist, Claudia Veneroni won the £1000 Printed Textile Design Prize prize
from The Clothworkers Company. Alice
Percy-Raine won the Material Lab Associate Prize which offers an internship
with Material Lab in London
Innovation. Eve also won the Johnson
Tiles Associate Prize which offers a
internship with Johnson Tiles in Stoke on Trent. Embroidery specialist, Claudia Veneroni won the £1000 Printed Textile Design Prize prize
from The Clothworkers Company. Alice
Percy-Raine won the Material Lab Associate Prize which offers an internship
with Material Lab in London
Among the winners of
Silversmithing & Jewellery at New Designers were five Glasgow School of Art
graduates. Ailsa Morrant was
awarded the Hallmark Studio Award and the Mark Fenn Association of Contemporary Jewellery Award; Rachel Hardie won the Goldsmiths Company Silversmithing Award;
and Caitlin Hegney, Katie Watson and Aileen Gray won The Goldsmiths Centre Talent Spotted Awards
Silversmithing & Jewellery at New Designers were five Glasgow School of Art
graduates. Ailsa Morrant was
awarded the Hallmark Studio Award and the Mark Fenn Association of Contemporary Jewellery Award; Rachel Hardie won the Goldsmiths Company Silversmithing Award;
and Caitlin Hegney, Katie Watson and Aileen Gray won The Goldsmiths Centre Talent Spotted Awards
Meanwhile, a quarter of the young designers
selected for TexSelect are GSA graduates. Over 200 applicants were interviewed
for the chance to take part in the prestigious initiative with only 24 selected. Erin McQuarrie, (Print) Eve Campbell, (Print), Cath Sinclair, (Knit), Alice Percy-Raine (Embroidery), MJ Kasiarz, (Embroidery) and Claudia Veneroni (Embroidery) will be
showcasing their work to buyers, press and sponsors at the TexSelect London
Preview next month before heading to Première Vision Paris – Europe’s leading
fabric fair – at the end of September.
selected for TexSelect are GSA graduates. Over 200 applicants were interviewed
for the chance to take part in the prestigious initiative with only 24 selected. Erin McQuarrie, (Print) Eve Campbell, (Print), Cath Sinclair, (Knit), Alice Percy-Raine (Embroidery), MJ Kasiarz, (Embroidery) and Claudia Veneroni (Embroidery) will be
showcasing their work to buyers, press and sponsors at the TexSelect London
Preview next month before heading to Première Vision Paris – Europe’s leading
fabric fair – at the end of September.
The
news of the New Designers successes came a day after the release of the 2018
Jarman Award shortlist. Among the shortlisted artists is GSA graduate Hardeep Pandhal. Announcing the shortlist Skinder Hundal, Chief Executive of Nottingham’s New
Art Exchange, said on behalf of the 2018 Jarman
Award jury: “This year’s selection
bring a fresh and compelling series of narratives and styles, sharing a real
and unreal brilliance in creativity, and demonstrating extraordinary gymnastics
of the mind. The Award’s importance lies in its
transformational effect for those who participate, whether they win or not,
recognising their sustained practices, and introducing their work to new
audiences around the UK.”
news of the New Designers successes came a day after the release of the 2018
Jarman Award shortlist. Among the shortlisted artists is GSA graduate Hardeep Pandhal. Announcing the shortlist Skinder Hundal, Chief Executive of Nottingham’s New
Art Exchange, said on behalf of the 2018 Jarman
Award jury: “This year’s selection
bring a fresh and compelling series of narratives and styles, sharing a real
and unreal brilliance in creativity, and demonstrating extraordinary gymnastics
of the mind. The Award’s importance lies in its
transformational effect for those who participate, whether they win or not,
recognising their sustained practices, and introducing their work to new
audiences around the UK.”
Work by Hardeep
Pandhal was showcased recently in Glasgow as part of the Director’s Programme
for GI2018
Pandhal was showcased recently in Glasgow as part of the Director’s Programme
for GI2018
Ends
Further
information:
information:
Lesley Booth
07799414474
@GSofAMedia