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Books cook up an award for DJCAD lecturer
Mhari MacDonald | General
A lecturer from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) has won a Scottish environmental award for her work on the development of charity cookbooks. Jackie Malcolm was presented with a Silver Green Apple Environment Award for Scotland in recognition of her contribution to the books, which have helped to raise thousands of pounds for good causes and raise awareness of serious issues. Jackie leads the Communication Design interdisciplinary project at DJCAD and her research interests include examining the relationship between food and society, observing the way in which this has shaped...
DJCAD wins 'Best Marketing Strategy' prize at Scottish Event Awards
Mhari MacDonald | General
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design's innovative approach to marketing has seen it scoop a prestigious prize at this year's Scottish Event Awards. It won the 'Best Marketing Strategy' title for the DJCAD Degree Show 2012 at the awards ceremony, which took place at the Radisson Hotel in Glasgow last night. It beat off competition from Edinburgh's Hogmanay, the Ideal Home Show Scotland, Irn Bru Carnival, The Enchanted Forest, and Young Scot Rewards to win the award. The Degree Show at DJCAD, part of the University of Dundee, is the city's largest annual art exhibition, attracting around 10,000 vi...
DJCAD Graduate Strives to Help Art Students Achieve Success
Mhari MacDonald | General
Duncan of Jordanstone graduate, former Dundee College lecturer and award-winning artist Julie Read has just put the final virtual brush strokes to Portfolio-oomph.com: an innovative new website devoted to helping art students navigate their way through applying art college. The website offers in-depth, yet affordable, e-books which cover all aspects of portfolio preparation, as well as interview techniques, subject and college selection, career options and more. The topics are presented in bite-sized chunks, enabling students to study at their own pace alongs...
Quilting success for Textile Design graduate
Mhari MacDonald | Textile Design
A Textile Design graduate from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) has won the Graduate Showcase prize at The Festival of Quilts. Sarah Stewart, who received her degree earlier this year, took the prize at the Festival, the largest of its kind in Europe. She won £1000 to spend on materials for her entry, which was taken from her Degree Show. The entry included pieces of hand dyed, printed and embroidered material, which are intended to be used for fashion design. Sarah (21), originally from Kirkcaldy, is soon to start studying Business at the Adam Smith College in Kirkcaldy and is...
DJCAD graduate racks up another prize
Mhari MacDonald | Fine Art
A multi-award winning graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) has received a prize of £2000 to enable her to take up a residency position in Finland. Madeline Mackay (23), who graduated with a degree in Fine Art earlier this year, has just been named as the winner of the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture's Barns-Graham Travel Award. The funds will help Madeline, originally from Caithness, to undertake her residency at Aland Archipelago, Finland, which will help her to build a professional creative practice. The residency was offered to Madeline in reco...
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