Edinburgh College of Art. BA and MFA Degree Show 2021

Artist list

Scarlett Bunce, Yixue Liang, Iris Qu, Mingyu Shan, Jemima Wright, Starry Ye

Jewellery and Silversmithing is a small and specialised department with a world-class reputation for high quality craftsmanship and design. We balance old and new approaches to traditional craft techniques with innovation, exploration and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Our objective is to design critically informed work that integrates ‘thought’ and ‘practice’ to contribute towards the ever-evolving creative industries within and out with our discipline. 

The department is fundamentally concerned with instilling knowledge of materials and making practices. We express ideas through materials and design. We have a philosophy that encourages a wide range of approaches, from the traditional Gold and Silversmiths’ trade to the contemporary influences of art, craft, design, technology and science. Our students are typically curious, resourceful, independent thinkers who are able to skillfully translate an idea into a beautifully designed artifact. Responding to the challenges of the past year, the students have shown their strength of resilience, innovation and adaptability. These qualities are ever-present within this year’s group of graduating BA and MFA students exhibiting final collections of works, resulting from their own independent studio research during their final semester.

 Guiding teachers:
Jennifer Gray, Susan Cross, Maria MacLennan, Heather Woof, Mirka Janeckova.

>> Click here to check all graduates' final collection online