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Young Artist Award

2013: X Marks the Spot


Organised by the University of St Andrews Museum Collections Unit
and supported by the Fife Branch of the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies.

The theme for this year’s competition was X Marks the Spot to link with the University's outstanding objects of gold and silver. Winning entries will be displayed at the Gateway Galleries between 25 May and 10 August and also feature below. Although the 2013 competition is now closed, you can find out more about this year's theme on this website.

X Marks the Spot

Treasures are objects of great beauty and importance that inspire the imagination and give fascinating insights into individuals and societies. Pupils were asked seek inspiration for their artwork from the treasures on display in MUSA. They used them as a starting point from which to create a 2D or 3D artwork depicting something that they considered treasure. A total of 417 entries were submitted and 714 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 – Additional Support Schools/Units

Entries were judged by Dr Julian Luxford from the School of Art History, University of St Andrews, Susan Richmond and Elizabeth Black from the Fife Branch of the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies and Alison Hadfield from the Museum Collections Unit. Winners were chosen on the basis of:

  • 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 the artworks and awarded Special Merits to seven additional pupils.

2013 Winners

Category A: Nurseries

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1st prize

Harry Simpson
Age 4, Busy Bee Nursery, Newport

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2nd prize

Hannah Moller
Age 2, Homestart, Cupar

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3rd prize

Sine Dunlop
Age 4, Busy Bee Nursery

Special merit

-Almina Mizrak,
Age 4, St Monan's Nursery

-Sohaib Eid,
Age 4, Homestart, St Andrews

 

Category B: Primary 1 to Primary 3

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1st prize

Kaila Bartlett
P2, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

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2nd prize

Katie McGhie
P3, Wormit Primary School

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3rd prize

Lily Caddell-Walker
P1, Wormit Primary School

Special merit

-Freya Parmar,
P2, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

-Sienna Laing,
P3, Canongate Primary School
 

Category C: Primary 4 to Primary 5

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1st prize

Thomas Benjamin
P4, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

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2nd prize

Charlie Thomson
P4, Canongate Primary School

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3rd prize

Annika Johnstone-Hey
P5, Kingsbarns Primary School

Special merit

-Megan Scott,
P4, Lawhead Primary School

Category D: Primary 6 to Primary 7

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1st prize

Robert Ferguson
P7, St Leonards School

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2nd prize

Viktorija Doviltis
P7, St Leonards School

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3rd prize

Connor Aston
P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

Special merit

-Maisie Payne,
P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School
 

Category E: S1 to S3

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1st prize

Rachel Anderson
S3, Glenrothes High School

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2nd prize

Alistair Primmer
S1, Madras College

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3rd prize

Hannah Thorne
S1, Madras College

Special merit

-Nicole Smith,
S1, Madras College
 

Category F: Additional Support Schools/Units

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1st prize

Liam Mason
S3, Madras College

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2nd prize

Darren Dilworth
S2, Hillside School

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3rd prize

Steven Murphy
S3, 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.


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