News / 25 Mar 2024
Fine Art students catch the attention of British Art Medal Society judges
BA (Hons) Fine Art
BA (Hons) Fine Art
Leeds Arts University BA (Hons) Fine Art students were among the prize winners for the British Art Medal Society Student Competition 2024.
The Student Medal Project was set up to promote the art of the medal in universities and art colleges. As well as the annual competition, the project offers mentoring, exhibition, inclusion into a catalogue, awards after graduation, commissions, and events.
128 medals were submitted for the competition this year. Entries came from 16 colleges in the UK, plus Pforzheim University in Germany and Zakapone Institute in Poland.
First year BA (Hons) Fine Art student Evie Black received the Honorable Mention Prize for their medal, awarded by the Bigbury Mint. Evie’s medal is about appreciating our everyday environments, and their sometimes chaotic, ridiculous nature which can be overlooked.
Evie Black, BA (Hons) Fine Art student
Students Sophia Matty, Millie Sunderland and Eve Sorley were each awarded Merit awards for their submissions. Millie’s medal 'Free the Damned' serves to encapsulate the restoration and preservation of British wildlife, with a focus on the reintroduction of beavers into the UK and surrounding areas as she explains.
Millie Sunderland, BA (Hons) Fine Art student
Leeds Arts University were also award with British Art Medal Society’s College Prize, commending the course for the overall high standard of the medals.
Liadin Cooke, Lecturer, BA (Hons) Fine Art Lecturer
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