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2011: Making Faces

Sponsored by the Vettriano Trust 

The theme chosen for 2011 was 'Making Faces’ to link with the University’s collection of portraits. Winning entries were shown at the Gateway Galleries between 4 June and 31 August and also feature below. Although the 2011 competition is now closed, you can find out more about this year’s theme on this website.

Making Faces

For ever and a day artists have studied, drawn, painted and modelled the human figure. Pupils were asked to examine artworks from the University’s collection of portraits and consider how the artist has told us about the person depicted. They then used them as a starting point from which to create a 2D or 3D artwork depicting a person. A total of 421 entries were submitted and 588 pupils from schools across Fife took part in educational workshops with museum staff. It was great to see everyone gaining inspiration from the collections!

Prizes were awarded in each of the six competition categories:

The judges deliberate

• Category A - Nurseries
• Category B - Primary 1 to Primary 3
• Category C - Primary 4 to Primary 5
• Category D - Primary 6 to Primary 7
• Category E - S1 to S3
• Category F - Special Education Schools/Units

Entries were judged on:

• Originality and creativity
• Confident handling of materials
• Boldness and impact
• An obvious link to collections at MUSA

The judges were impressed by the standard of all of the artworks and awarded Special Merits to 20 additional pupils.

2011 Winners

Category A: Nurseries

1st prize Ruby Inns Age 3, Acorn Day Nursery

2nd prize Tabby Cresswell Age 4, Crail Nursery

3rd prize Kirsten Thomasson-Kay Age 3, Lawhead Nursery

Special merit

Rory Turnbull,
Age 4, Canongate Nursery

Mia Paton,
Age 4, Lawhead Nursery

Charlie Wishart,
Age 4, Newport Playgroup

Category B: Primary 1 to Primary 3

1st prize Katie McGhie P1, Wormit Primary School

2nd prize Jennifer Wares P3, Canongate Primary School

3rd prize Stuart Mitchell P3, Thornton Primary School

Special merit

Haydn Reilly,
P1, Tayport Primary School

Fin McGhie,
P3, Wormit Primary School

Jamie Knight,
P3, Lawhead Primary School

Tara Wallace,
P1, Lawhead Primary School

P1 Group,
Lumphinnans Primary School

Category C: Primary 4 to Primary 5

1st prize Fred Kennedy P4, Lawhead Primary School

2nd prize Gregory Dick P4, Lawhead Primary School

3rd prize Cairns Williams P4, Canongate Primary School

Special merit

Thomas Laland-Brown,
P4, Lawhead Primary School

Gemma Clark,
P4, Lawhead Primary School

Elise Lynch,
P4, Anstruther Primary School

Robert Sparks,
P5, Canongate Primary School

Category D: Primary 6 to Primary 7

1st prize Isla Brown P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

2nd prize Deborah Hart P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

3rd prize Tiger Mitchell P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

Special merit

Matthew Bruce,
P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

Angus Macmillan,
P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

Clara Walla,
P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

Jordan Turta,
P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

Category E: S1 to S3

1st prize David Simpson S2, Inverkeithing High School

2nd prize Nikita Finlay S3, Waid Academy

3rd prize Kieran Paterson S2, Inverkeithing High School

Special merit

Group Entry,
S1, Inverkeithing High School

Erin Spence,
S3, Waid Academy

James McDonald,
S3, Hillside School

Craig Johnstone,
S3, Hillside School

Category F: Special Education Schools/Units

1st prize Mathew Johnstone S2, Hillside School

2nd prize Taran Brodie S3, Hillside School

3rd prize Liam Tulloch S2, Hillside School

 

Congratulations to all the winning pupils and schools!

We hope you enjoyed taking part and will come back to MUSA and the Gateway Galleries with your families.