Catholic church's anti-abuse chief quits on eve of scathing report Oct 10, 2008
The head of the Catholic church's child protection unit has resigned ahead of the publication of an inquiry recommending sweeping changes in the way the church investigates abuse allegations. Eileen Shearer, the director of Copca - the Catholic Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults in England and Wales, an independent body set up by the church five years ago - has resigned 'to pursue other interests in child protection', according to a statement. (Yahoo News -- Catholic Church Abuse Scandal)
A world of talent goes to London town Sep 15, 2008
Tom Dixon is to make furniture in an abandoned ballroom in the Brompton Design District, and college students and graduates from Goldsmiths will stage 24-hour design marathons. The festival comes at a fraught time for London's designers, many of whom have flourished in the last decade but are now braced for recession. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Tasty theatre Jul 13, 2008
Home Sweet Home is the brainchild of Abigail Conway and Lucy Hayhoe, graduates of Goldsmiths. Intrigued by notions surrounding public and private space, they created this do-it-yourself installation in which the audience can take part in the generation of a town, from blank canvas to fully fledged interactive community. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Iraq goldsmiths pay heavy price Jun 22, 2008
Many of the most celebrated goldsmiths have joined the exodus of doctors, teachers, and other professionals who are leaving the country, draining it of valuable knowledge ... Kidnappers target goldsmiths for ransom. (Boston Globe)
The artist gets back in the saddle May 11, 2008
After a degree at the Chelsea School of Art, he enrolled in 1983 for an MA at Goldsmiths in London, where he subsequently taught ... Went first to Chelsea School of Art and then Goldsmiths College. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Ghosts of childhood past May 10, 2008
Unlike most of the Young British Artists, who studied at Goldsmiths, she studied at Brighton polytechnic and then the Slade. Whiteread was close to her parents. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
How would Cranach feel about the RA using his nude Venus in a giant advert? Mortified May 5, 2008
Historically, painters have been closely allied to goldsmiths, often members of the same guild. When Cranach painted John the Steadfast in 1515 wearing a tubular gold collar on which were strung five massive gold rings set with rubies and sapphires, the goldsmiths of Saxony would have been flat out making replicas. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Leitner winner espouses sustainable fashion Apr 23, 2008
Fletcher has been working in eco textiles and fashion since the early 90s, spent four years as a lecturer in EcoDesign at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and has consulted for clients such as Marks and Spencer, Chelsea College of Art and Design, and People Tree. Both women believe that bamboo is only sustainable if the sourcing is sustainable. (Yale Herald, CT)
Silver: Paul de Lamerie from the Cahn Collection Apr 12, 2008
By 1713 he had been accepted into the guild that regulated London goldsmiths and silversmiths, had his own maker's mark, and would soon launch his workshop and retail shop in the West End. Over the following four decades, until his death in 1751, de Lamerie would establish himself as the acknowledged English master of rococo: the playful decorative style that had originated in France around the succession of Louis XV and was at the height of its popularity in the 1730s and '40s. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Angus Fairhurst, 41, British artist Apr 7, 2008
Born in 1966 in Penbury in southern England, Mr. Fairhurst studied at Goldsmiths College in London in the 1980s, where his contemporaries included Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, and Sarah Lucas. They and their work, first shown in the 1988 exhibition "Freeze," were central to the group of provocative and playful young artists dubbed the "Young British Artists.". (Boston Globe)
Angus Fairhurst: the brains behind the Young British Artists Apr 2, 2008
A core member of the incredibly close-knit Goldsmiths art college gang, he exhibited in the landmark show Freeze that, in 1988, kicked off the careers of the ambitiously entrepreneurial YBAs. He was not the most famous member of that pioneering Brit pack. (Times Online)
Britart founder Angus Fairhurst found hanged Apr 1, 2008
Mr Fairhurst was born in Pembury, Kent, and studied at Canterbury Art College and Goldsmiths College, London, where he formed a lasting friendship with fellow students Hirst and Lucas. He collaborated on many projects with Hirst and for several years was in a relationship with Lucas. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Artist Angus Fairhurst dead at 41 Apr 1, 2008
Fairhurst was one of the 16 Goldsmiths College students who took part in the 1988 exhibition Freeze, mainly organised by second-year Damien Hirst. It was the seminal event for the YBAs, and launched numerous careers. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
British artist Angus Fairhurst commits suicide Apr 1, 2008
Born in 1966 in Penbury, southern England, Fairhurst studied at Londons Goldsmiths College in the 1980s, where his contemporaries included Damien Hirst, Gary Hume and Sarah Lucas. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
Hirst pays tribute to late artist Apr 1, 2008
Born in Pembury, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, he studied art at London's Goldsmiths College in the 1980s, where he formed a lasting friendship and artistic collaboration with Hirst and their fellow student Sarah Lucas. He was instrumental in organising the Freeze exhibition in 1988, which launched the careers of many of the so-called "YBAs". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Call for Artists:Composting Good and Evil - Redesign for Sanctimonious Sinners Jan 3, 2008
The exhibition will premiere on the campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, on Friday, March 7, 2008, during the Society of North American Goldsmiths annual conference. Digital images will be viewed on an outdoor, billboard-size, high resolution LED display. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Think modern art is a bit of a joke? Dec 31, 2007
Fishbone has been working gags into his work since his dissertation at Goldsmiths College, University of London. This began as a grave lecture delivered in the higher art speak, and gradually went completely off the rails. (Guardian Unlimited)
The Light fantastic Dec 27, 2007
Halifax showed it at the Masonic Hall, Ottawa at the Goldsmiths' Hall on Sparks Street. In Toronto it was given a room of its own in the Ontario Society of Artists gallery on King Street. (National Post)
Craig-Martin, Who Taught Damien Hirst, Makes Comeback in Solo Show at 66 Dec 7, 2007
London has been his home for over four decades, with two stints at Goldsmiths College between 1974 and 2000, where he also taught Gary Hume and Sarah Lucas. Ultimately, though, Craig-Martin needs to feel that he's an outsider. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Fur flies as bear suit artist wins the Turner Dec 5, 2007
He studied at Chelsea School of Art and Goldsmiths and lives in London. He has said: "I think art needs to engage the viewer and has to have a hook that isn't entirely cerebral I like Velazquez, Manet, Warhol 00004000 - realists that held up a mirror to their society that was radical, but not pedantic.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The bear manHow Mark Wallinger became winner of the Turner Prize Dec 4, 2007
Born in 1959 in Chigwell, Essex, Wallinger went on to study at Loughton College, Chelsea School of Art, and Goldsmiths College. Despite taking part in the Royal Academy's Sensation show in 1997 and his early sales to collector Charles Saatchi, he chose to set himself apart from the Young British Artists, which included Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. (BBC News -- UK)
Wallinger takes Turner prize Dec 4, 2007
Haw professed himself delighted with Wallinger's win, saying he and the artist "shared the same heart" - despite Haw having told him "politely to piss off' when first approached. Asked whether he would share the prize money with Haw, Wallinger said "what I do with the prize money is my business".Wallinger was favourite to win in an uneven contest which saw Wallinger and Mike Nelson, also nominated before, in 2001, pitched against photographer and film-maker Zarina Bhimji and Glasgow sculptor... (Guardian Unlimited)
Punjab and Haryana shun Aaja Nachle, UP relents Dec 2, 2007
The literal meaning of the line is that even a cobbler calls himself a goldsmith which has been interpreted by the protestors as the cobbler caste is the most inferior section in society and they cannot rise to a better caste of goldsmiths. This line is being projected as promoting caste and class division and hence the ban on the film ensued. (Zee News)
Craig-Martin's flashy show Dec 1, 2007
His former students at Goldsmiths include Julian Opie and Damien Hirst. "I'm very proud of them," he said, "even though most of them could buy and sell me - and many of them have.". (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Alexis Harding Depthplunge Nov 19, 2007
After finishing his BA (Hons) Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, Alexis Harding has been exhibiting widely including solo exhibitions at Rubicon Gallery, Dublin (2006, 2002, 1999), Marella Arte contemporanea, Milan (2004) and Andrew Mummery Gallery, London (2003, 2000, 1999). Group exhibitions in Museums and public spaces include: Painting in the Noughties, Donnegal, Ireland, 2007: John Moores 23: exhibition of Contemporary Painting, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 2004; Shimmering Substance,... (AbsoluteArts.com)
One of a kind: From necklaces ro rings, expressing individuality is a beautiful thing Nov 6, 2007
She also took classes at San Francisco's Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts and the Florida Society of Goldsmiths. "I learned some of the more complicated processes that allow you to really have a voice with your jewelry," said Liles, whose work is greatly influenced by Mississippi. (The Clarion-Ledger)
The war on cancer, cont'd Oct 21, 2007
Millers, miners, goldsmiths, potters and chimney sweeps were long understood to frequently contract cancer. Women who painted uranium onto watch dials at the beginning of the last century succumbed to disfiguring cancers of the mouth after transferring radioactive paint from their fingers to their lips. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Infotainment Oct 6, 2007
It took a team of four goldsmiths four months to make the gold underwear which weighs 950 grams. The owner of the Shenyang Cuihua Gold store, of Shenyang city, says its the first of its kind in China. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Artful startFreshers' week reflects the changing face of students' lives Sep 29, 2007
Instead of booze, bonding and even more booze, Goldsmiths, University of London, is ditching the "alcohol-centred, cheesy disco stereotype" ... More than a third of a million new first year students are in the process of beginning their university courses in the UK - and the non-alcoholic style shift at Goldsmiths is a reflection of how much the higher education experience is changing ... Mr Gillis says that there are "straight edge" students at Goldsmiths, who avoid alcohol, drugs and casual... (BBC News -- UK)
'Hot Glass, Cold Beer' Sep 28, 2007
The evening also will feature glass bead-making demonstrations with Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival award-winning artist Meredith Hartsfield and the Florida Society of Goldsmiths. Belmont Arts ral Center, 401 N. Reus St. 429-1222. (Pensacola News Journal)
Last night's TV Sep 12, 2007
To this film's credit, they do put his claims to the test - a scientific test, dreamed up by some people at Goldsmiths College, London. And guess what. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Princess Beatrice's A-level success Aug 18, 2007
A royal spokesman said Beatrice plans to undertake a "creative" degree at either a Scottish university or London's Goldsmiths. Beatrice achieved greater academic success than her royal cousin Prince William. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Indestructible careers Jul 12, 2007
Gone are the heydays of goldsmiths and wheelwrights, but an element of those jobs live on in one form or another. With advancements in technology and science, so come changes in jobs working with them. (CNN)
Ghanaian Jewellers inaugurates resource centre Jun 29, 2007
He was not happy that out of the over 200 goldsmiths and jewellers in Kumasi alone, a little below 10 per cent use state-of-the-art equipment in their work, describing the development as a disincentive to the jewellery industry. The use of obsolete tools, he said had over the years stifled the progress of the industry as it had resulted in less quality work, loss of resources and time as well as the inability to meet the diverse needs and tastes of both Ghanaians and foreigners. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Art degree show in Second Life May 2, 2007
Goldsmiths students have created digital versions of their art work which their Second Life characters will present in their online world ... Goldsmiths, University of London, art students have been at the innovative edge of modern art in recent years - with artists such as Damien Hirst and Gary Hume attending the college in south London. (BBC News -- Technology)
Faberge as Businessman Mar 5, 2007
Rather, he employed workmasters highly-skilled jewelers, goldsmiths, enamellers, and artisans who could stone into life-like animal figurines, set jewels into the stamens of flowers, cast silver into whimsical images, and otherwise turn metals and minerals into prized and highly collectible works of art that were given as gifts to members of society s upper echelon. Hundreds of craftsmen who were employed at Faberge s workshops and were held to exacting standards that served to reinforce Faberge... (Suite101.com)
Chocolate Bunnies & Faberge Eggs Feb 23, 2007
By the 18th Century, European aristocrats were presenting loved ones with extravagant gold and jeweled creations by the best goldsmiths and jewelers. Egg Maker to the Tsar. (Suite101.com)
Tanjung Batu village turns into bridal center Feb 5, 2007
Long known as South Sumatra's handicraft center, Tanjung Batu village is also inundated with goldsmiths, silversmiths and carpenters. Its neighbor, Tanjung Atap village, is famous for its aluminum and mats, while Seri Tanjung and Burai villages have fine embroideries on display. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
