DUT will host the annual Emma Smith Art Scholarship Award Ceremony 2014 on Wednesday 11 February 2014 where the recipient will win a R50 000 scholarship.
This is more than last year’s scholarship award of R40 000.
DUT is proud to announce that the following students have been nominated for the award this year:
1. Kiara Gounder – Fashion Design
2. Sadie Bosworth Smith – Fashion Design
3. Jessica Bothma – Fine Art
4. Nkosiyapha Msomi- Fine Art
5. Richard Armstrong- Graphic Design
6. Nathan Thomas- Graphic Design
7. Lloyd Moodley – Jewellery Design
8. Georgina Taylor – Jewellery Design
9. Megan Parker – Interior Design
10. Leigh Anne Thomas- Interior Design
11. Mbuso Nkosi- Photography
12. Rachel Tiearney- Photography
13. Ndumiso Mnguni- Video Technology
The Emma Smith Scholarship Award was introduced in 1920 by KwaZulu-Natal sugar industry magnate Sir Charles Smith. Named after his mother, Smith’s endowment was made in appreciation of the work of visionary Art School Head, John Adams.
Miss Elsie Currie was the first winner of the award. Dion Chang; South African corporate trend analyst and design consultant, photographer Angela Buckland and artists Deanne Donaldson and Ledelle Moe are some of the famous names who have also received the award.
While the original intention of the scholarship was to allow winners to go overseas to study, the award has been extended to include a variety of purposes or projects proposed by the candidates. These include community based workshops, further study in South Africa or the African continent and or solo exhibitions. The competition is open to students from the full range of design, visual and performing arts programmes offered at the institution. Members of the judging panel are drawn from leading practitioners in the various disciplines; nominated by heads of department.
Students are required to exhibit a body of work for adjudication. The candidates will also be required to be present at the time when the work is being viewed and be prepared to be interviewed. Once the participating candidates have been interviewed, the selection panel will decide on the award which will be announced at an awards ceremony.
An exhibition of this year’s nominee works will be up until Wednesday, 18 February 2013, at the DUT City Campus Interior Design Department.
The award ceremony will be held as follows:
Venue: DUT City Campus, Arthur Smith Hall.
Date: Wednesday, 11 February 2015.
Time: 5:30pm for 6pm.
Snacks will be provided. Secure parking is available inside the DUT City Campus.
– Sinegugu Ndlovu
Pictured: A 3D printed neckpiece designed by Kiara Gounder, a Fashion Design student who is competing for the annual Emma Smith Art Scholarship Award Ceremony 2014.
