The Scottish Glass Society is a membership organisation which promotes the appreciation, understanding and development of contemporary Scottish Glass.
SGS Awards - Supporting our Members' Development
Brief info about the awards
The Scottish Glass Society Travel Award and The Hamilton Taylor Award are both valued at £250.00. The former assists students or recent graduates who have been working less than 5 years in glass, who wish to travel abroad to pursue their studies in glass art.
The Hamilton Taylor Award, offers funding to artists who wish to attend a UK Master class or other short glass course in pursuit of their studies in glass art. Applicants do not need to be a current member of the Scottish Glass Society but must become one if applying.
There is no set application form; the application should include a 500 word statement (max) about your project, 4 images of recent work (jpegs) and a current C.V. This award is given on the following conditions:
1. The successful applicant will write a report on the course, for publication on the SGS website and/or the newsletter.
2. The successful applicant will report on the results of the class at the SGS Annual General Meeting after the travel/class takes place. Our AGM takes place at the beginning of September (date to be confirmed).
3. The award holder is to indicate the support of the SGS and Hamilton Taylor Studio in all reports, talks and correspondence covering the work for which the award was gained.
Please look on website for further information or contact secretary@scottishglasssociety.com
Deadline for application 1st May.
The Scottish Glass Society’s Travel Award
The Scottish Glass Society offers an annual travel award of £250 to members who wish to travel abroad in pursuit of their studies in glass art.
To be eligible
Must be students or have been working in the field of glass art for fewer than 5 years. Applicants don’t need to have been a member of the Scottish Glass Society previously, but must become one if applying. There are no application forms but it would be advisable to include in the application the following information (500 words maximum):
Please also send four images (jpegs) of recent work and a C.V.
Proposals will be assessed by the SGS committee and the applicant may be asked for further clarification / documentation. Please note that the award is not given to projects that have already commenced by the application date and the Society is not committed to give the travel award every year. Not more than one travel award per year will be given.
The Scottish Glass Society travel award is given on the following conditions:
1. The successful applicant will write a report on the trip and the work, for publication on the SGS website and/or the newsletter.
2. The successful applicant will report on the results of the travel and study at the SGS Annual General Meeting after the trip. This takes place at the beginning of September (date to be confirmed).
3. The award holder is to indicate the support of the SGS in all reports and correspondence covering the work for which the travel grant was gained.
Proposals must be emailed by 5pm May 1st to secretary@scottishglasssociety.com
Or postmarked by May 1st and posted to:
Scottish Glass Society Secretary, Scottish Glass Society, PO Box 24023, Edinburgh, EH7 9BY.
June Morrison; Travel Award Winner 2010
"In the Summer of 2010, having completed half of my MFA in glass at Edinburgh College of Art, I was presented with the opportunity to attend a master class at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, USA on a half scholarship. I needed funding to assist with the cost of travel so was delighted when my application for the SGS Travel Award was successful.
The class, Silhouettes in Black, White and Clear was run by Mel George and Deborah Horrell. Having long admired the work of Horrell, I wanted to engage with her on both a technical and conceptual level. The class centred on exploring pate de verre, fusing and kiln casting.
We were restricted to working with a colourless palette and although initially challenging this was ultimately quite freeing. I took the idea further by also restricting myself to working with only the most basic geometric forms. I wanted to explore what happened to a composition when you simplified both colour and form.
I gained a great deal from this experience." June Morrison
The Scottish Glass Society’s Hamilton Taylor Award
The Scottish Glass Society in collaboration with Hamilton Taylor Studio offers an annual award of £250 to members who wish to attend a UK Glass Masterclass or other short glass course in pursuit of their studies in glass art.
To be eligible
Applicants do not need to be a current member of the Scottish Glass Society to apply, but must become one if applying. There are no application forms but it is advisable to include in the application the following information (500 words maximum)
- Which Masterclass do you want to attend?
- When and where?
- How will this benefit your artistic career?
- An idea of costs
- Have you approached other sources of funding?
Please also send four images (jpegs) of recent work and a C.V.
Proposals will be assessed by the SGS committee. The applicant may be asked for further clarification/documentation. Please note that the award is not given to projects that have already commenced by the application date and the Society is not committed to give the Hamilton Taylor Award every year. Not more than one travel award per year will be given.
This award is given on the following conditions:
1. The successful applicant will write a report on the course, for publication on the SGS website and/or the newsletter.
2. The successful applicant will report on the results of the class at the SGS
Annual General Meeting after the class takes place. Our AGM takes place at the beginning of September (date to be confirmed).
3. The award holder is to indicate the support of the SGS and Hamilton Taylor
Studio in all reports, talks and correspondence covering the work for which the award was gained.
Proposals must be emailed by 5pm May 1st to sgssecretary@hotmail.co.uk or postmarked by May 1st and posted to: Scottish Glass Society,PO Box 24023,Edinburgh,EH7 9BY
Hamilton Taylor Studio glass studio is based in the Southside of Glasgow and run by Gillian Hamilton and Sean Taylor. They work mainly to commission using kilnforming & flameworking techniques to create their range of decorative and functional glassware. The studio runs beginners classes in kilnforming, beadmaking and flameworking and has an online shop supplying flameworking glass & tools.