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2012: Fantastic Creatures

Organised by the University of St Andrews Museum Collections Unit

The theme chosen for 2012 was ‘Fantastic Creatures’ to celebrate the centenary of the Bell Pettigrew Museum of Natural History. Winning entries were shown at the Gateway Galleries over the summer and also feature below. Although the competition is now closed, you can find out more about this year’s theme on this website.

Fantastic Creatures

For thousands of years animals, both real and imagined, have appeared in art from around the world. Pupils were asked to seek inspiration for their artwork from the Bell Pettigrew Museum's weird and wonderful collection of birds, mammals, reptiles, fishes and insects. They used them as a starting point from which to create a 2D or 3D artwork depicting an ordinary or fantastical animal. A total of 682 entries were submitted and 865 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:

• 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 12 additional pupils.

2012 Winners

Category A: Nurseries

1st prize Eliot McEwan Short Age 5, Lawhead Primary School

2nd prize Tara McGhie Age 4, Wormit Primary School

3rd prize Euan Fuller Age 4, Busy Bee Nursery

Special merit

Lucy Larg,
Age 3, Wormit Playgroup

Megan Heald,
Age 3, Busy Bee Nursery

Miriam Shovman,
Age 3, Busy Bee Nursery

 

Category B: Primary 1 to Primary 3

1st prize Katie McGhie P2, Wormit Primary School

2nd prize Kaden Brunton P3, Canongate Primary School

3rd prize Daniel Johnston P1, Tayport Primary School

Special merit

Charlie Thomson,
P3, Canongate Primary School

Jed Murray,
P1, Tayport Primary School
 

Category C: Primary 4 to Primary 5

1st prize Tim Edwards P4, Wormit Primary School

2nd prize Max Zomerdijk-Russell P4, Wormit Primary School

3rd prize Thomas Laland-Brown P5, Lawhead Primary School

Special merit

Amy Herzog,
P5, Lawhead Primary School

Mary Kennedy,
P4, Lawhead Primary School
 

Category D: Primary 6 to Primary 7

1st prize Cameron Dritschel P7, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

2nd prize Lucia Caira P7, St Leonards School

3rd prize Lyle Kellichan P7, St Brides R.C. Primary School

Special merit

Maddie Anstruther,
P7, St Leonards School

Gemma Hamilton,
P7, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School
 

Category E: S1 to S3

1st prize Dean Howden S2, Inverkeithing High School

2nd prize Clodagh Ryan S3, Madras College

3rd prize Rebecca Gorgon S1, Madras College

Special merit

Jennifer Leslie,
S2, Inverkeithing High School

Rebecca Phin,
S3, Madras College
 

Category F: Special Education Schools/Units

1st prize Nathan Kermode S4, Madras College

2nd prize Daniel Wilson S2, Hillside School

3rd prize Brandon Wilson S3, Hillside School

Special merit

Mark Grubb,
S3, Buckhaven High 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.