British Art Medal Society http://www.bams.org.uk/
This society holds competitions for medal making (largely metal casting I would suppose), but to my untrained eye it also screams out ‘cast and cold worked’ glass !!. I believe that there may be some discussion to incorporate certain colleges which have glass departments in the next student competition ! Watch this space !!!
Here is some information I have cut and pasted off their website, hope they do not mind !
Qoute BAMS ……………. ‘One of the aims of BAMS is to encourage an appreciation of the art of the medal through a variety of educational projects. Various members of the society have utilised techniques to create workshops that are suitable for a wide age range. These have been held in many schools, junior and senior, and in venues such as the British Museum and National Gallery. More advanced work has been undertaken for colleges such as the Royal College of Art and a major initiative, the Student Medal Project, was established in 1993.
The Student Medal Project encourages and promotes the art of making medals throughout art colleges in the United Kingdom. Each year over one hundred student medals, from as many as fifteen art colleges, are submitted for judging for prizes and selection for exhibition. The Royal Mint and the Worshipful Company of Founders are among the institutions that support the project, and the British Museum sometimes purchases particularly meritorious student medals.
| BAMS on display around Cardiff this Spring! | 2010-03-15 14:11:55 |
| Explore the world of contemporary art medals at the following locations:
Visit National Museum Cardiff between 13th April and 23rd May to view the entries and winners of this year’s BAMS Student Medal Competition, as well as recent medals issued by the society. Visit St. David’s Hall (level 3 Foyer) between 1st and 30th April where medals commissioned in recent years by BAMS will be on display and can be purchased. Visit Craft in the Bay between 1st April and 31st May for a display of more BAMS medals including a selection for sale. Visit The Washington Gallery in Penarth between 13th April and 23rd May where work by 5 leading medallic artists will be on show………’ unquote |
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