PUBLISHERS Penguin is to create a new scholarship at the Glasgow School of Art, named in honour of its long-time art director John Hamilton, who died earlier this year.
The John Hamilton Scholarship will offer £3,000 to one student per year, to support them for one year of study, as well as a paid internship in the art department at Penguin Random House.
It is open to all Scottish postgraduate students studying for an MDes in Graphics/Illustration/ Photography or an MDes in Communication Design at the Glasgow School of Art.
John Hamilton, born in Glasgow, studied illustration at the GSA between 1982 and 1986, and his Degree Show consisted of a series of covers for imaginary books.
After joining publisher William Heinemann shortly after graduating, he moved to Penguin in 1997 as Art Director for Penguin General Adult Publishing – later also becoming the Art Director for another of the Penguin publishing houses, Michael Joseph.
During his twenty-two years with the company, he worked with many of Penguin’s bestselling authors, including Jamie Oliver, Zadie Smith, Nick Hornby and William Boyd.
Tom Weldon, chief executive of Penguin Random House, said: "We are so proud to be partnering with The Glasgow School of Art to launch the John Hamilton Scholarship.
"We met thirty years ago when he had just started his first job as a book jacket designer, having recently graduated from the school.”
"John was immensely talented and hugely admired within the design and publishing communities, and beyond. He was passionate about encouraging new talent and he was also proudly Scottish so it feels absolutely right that this scholarship should support new Scottish design talent."
www.gsa.ac.uk
EDINBURGH's Tradfest saw ticket sales almost double this year.
The Tradfest came under new direction of Edinburgh-based music promoters, The Soundhouse Organisation, this year.
Highlights included Gloir, a celebration of Gaelic Spiritual Music, in memory of John Macleod, sell out shows for The Fretless and John Reischman and the Jay Birds, and ‘What A Voice’ with Kathleen MacInnes, Fiona Hunter and Kaela Rowan.
Douglas Robertson, founder of the Soundhouse Organisation and programmer of this year’s Edinburgh Tradfest said: “We are beyond thrilled with the turnout for this year’s festival, which shows there is a growing interest in and awareness of Tradfest as part of the city’s festival landscape.
"We look forward to coming back next year and building on our relationships with venues, funding partners, artists and new and returning audiences.”
Alan Morrison, head of music at Creative Scotland said: "Tradfest enjoyed a new lease of life this year, raising its profile across the city and bringing out new audiences in droves.
"The roots of traditional music go deep into the heart of Edinburgh so it’s great to see so many of the city’s stages bouncing to these tunes, old and new."
www.edinburghtradfest.com
ABERDEEN's Music Hall is to host a digital project which brings Doric phrases to life through animated motion graphics as part of Look Again 2019, the festival of visual art and design.
Glisk, meaning ‘a passing glance’ in Doric, is an interactive project by creative agency, Design and Code which invites the public to submit and vote for their favourite phrases in the local dialect.
Design and Code is working with Look Again’s artist and designer Morag Myerscough.
Colin Leonard, creative director at Design and Code, commented: “We merge creativity and technology throughout our work, the floor-to-ceiling screen at the Music Hall gives us an opportunity to experiment with this. It’s also an opportunity to collaborate directly with the public, and display traditional and contemporary uses of our local dialect."
Look Again is now part of Gray's School of Art at Robert Gordon University (RGU) and runs through the year.
Look Again Co-Director, Hilary Nicoll, said: "This project really encapsulates what it is we are trying to do at Look Again, shining a light on creative talent in the city and making art accessible for everyone.
"The Doric dialect is well loved in the North-east. It will be great to see it afresh in this colourful contemporary form."
www.lookagainaberdeen.co.uk
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