Curious Gem unveils Edinburgh uni jewelry and silversmithing bursary
Edinburgh provider the Curious Gem has launched a brand new bursary for jewelry and silversmithing college students in partnership with the College of Edinburgh’s Edinburgh School of Artwork.
The annual award will help a third-year pupil as they transfer into their closing 12 months of research on the BA (Hons) jewelry and silversmithing course.
The scheme is meant to assist college students meet tuition, supplies and residing prices throughout their closing 12 months, with choice made by an instructional panel on inventive advantage and the anticipated influence of the funding on a pupil’s improvement.
Victoria Brown, founder and director, stated: “It’s a privilege to have the ability to help a brand new era of jewellers and silversmiths by means of our bursary at Edinburgh School of Artwork.”
The 2025 award has gone to third-year pupil Roo Nicholson, whose apply explores themes of reminiscence, residence and on a regular basis expertise by means of reflective, narrative-led items. Nicholson’s work was described by the panel as considerate and imaginative.
Nicholson added: “It’s an honour to have been chosen for this award and to have the rising help of the Curious Gem group. I’ve been capable of cease my part-time job and dedicate extra of my time to enhancing my studio expertise and creating my final-year venture. With the rising price of silver and the expense of exhibiting at New Designers in London, this bursary has given me the liberty to completely interact with my research.”
The Curious Gem, based in Edinburgh, provides supplies, instruments and gems to makers and helps each established jewellers and rising designers. The corporate stated the bursary varieties a part of its wider dedication to craftsmanship and schooling.
