Award, Grant and Scholarship Achievement from 2001 to 2010

2010
Jewellery and Object Design Award Recipient 2010
Carol Faulkner (2009)

National Contemporary Jewellery Award 2010
Finalist - Bernadette Trainor (2007), Amy Robson (2010), Marina Antoniou (2010)

New Traditional Jewellery 2010 - True Colours
Selected works - Catherine buman, Belinda Koopman, Joao Vaz

Woman at Work – Study Award 2010, Manufacturing Skills Australia
Audrey Toth (trade 2010)

Australasian Student Design Awards 2010
Jewellery design categories.First Prize – Minh Tran (2009)Third Prize – Michelle Miller (2009)
Fashion Design First Prize – Carol Faulkner (2009 + 2010 JOD award recipient)

Graduate Metal 12 (Graduating students survey exhibition held in conjunction with the 14th Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (JMGA) Biennial Conference taking place in Perth, April 2010.)
First Prize - Nadeem Sahabun
17 JOD current & previous students are accepted and they are; Kristen Eacott, Carol Faulkner, Sarah Green, Natalie Lehrer, Angie Lou, Jacquie Starr, Jasmine Matus, Michelle Miller, Radka Passianova, Joanne Piper, John Proudlove, Nikola Steggles, Naomi Stewart, Emily Thomas, Minh Tran, Andrea Iglesias’ Nadeem Sahabun, Mitsuru Soeda

Profile 2010 – JMGA Award
Highly Commended - Danae Natsis (2010)

Pearl Essence International Jewellery Competition
Second Prize - Catherine Buman (2010)
Third Prize - Belinda Koopman (2010)
Finalist - Joanne Piper (2009)

Nava Marketing & Janet Homes a Court Grant
Majella Beck (2004), Jenny Daskalakis (2010), Andrea Iglesias (2006), A Mi Kim (2004), Nikki Majajas (2007), Jasmine Matus (2008), Radka Passianova (2008), Natasha Marcus Taylor (2006), Bernadette Trainor (2007), Janis Valdivia (2008).

Australian council, artstart grant
Nikki Majajas (2007)

Pearl Design Award, JAA
Finalist - George Plionis (trade 2009)

National World Skill 2010
Bronze Medal List – Erin Londish (trade 2010)

Opal Awards 2010
Drawing Section
Winner - Sarah Jayne Taylor (trade stage 2)
Highly commended – Katrina McNaught (trade stage 2)
Commended - Claudia Schnell (trade stage 2)
Student/Apprentice Section
Winner – Louise Dews (trade stage 2)

“Jewellery $1501+” 2010 Yowah Opal Festival
Jade Hodgson won the jewellery category

2009
Jewellery and Object Design Award Recipient 2009
Radka Passianova (2008)
Queensland Boulder Opal Association, Queen of Gems Competition 2009First Place - Nadine Binder (trade Stage 2)
The 2009 Design NSW: Travelling Scholarship
The winner - Liesl Hazelton (2006)

The 10th Biennial Leviny Commemoratives Exhibition of Contemporary Australian Silver & Metalwork at BUDA in Castlemaine, Victoria.
First prize - Emma Fielden (2006 JOD Graduates + 2007 JOD award recipient)

Australasian Student Design Awards 2009
Jewellery design categories.
First Prize – Danielle Butters (2008)Second Prize – Joanne Piper (2008)

Design Centre Enmore College Achievement Award for 2008
Danielle Butters (2008) Residency and Achievement Award

Explorations 09, A&E Annual Exhibition
Christopher Gollin (2010) – winner of Holloware and Objects

Australian Council Visual Art Grant
Majella Beck (2004), Jenny Daskalakis (trade stage 3), Lisa Furno (2006), A Mi Kim (2004), Nikki Majajas (2007), Jasmine Matus (2008), Radka Passianova (2008), Natasha Marcus Taylor (2006), Bernadette Trainor (2007), Janis Valdivia (2008).

Regional World Skill 2009
Sydney West
First Prize - Tiffany McHenry (trade stage 3)
Third Prize - Alain Brock (trade stage 3)

Sydney
First Prize - Erin Londish (trade stage 3)

Opal Awards 2009
Drawing section
The winner – Nadine Binder (trade stage 3)

2008
Jewellery and Object Design Award Recipient 2008
Sonya Scott (2007)
Sculpture by the Sea 2008
Mark McClelland (2010) - First Prize (NAB Sculpture Prize) of Sculpture by the Sea 2008.

AGR Matthey 2008 NEXT GENERATION Awards
Finalists - Jonathon Calleija (2008), Kyung Sook (Joy) Lee (2009), Brendan O’Connor (trade stage 3), and Alison Wheeldon (trade stage 3).

Graduate Metal XI
First Prize - Sandra Marker (2006)

Nava Marketing Grant 2008
Majella Beck (2004), Nikki Majajas (2007), Radka Passianova (2008), Natasha Marcus Taylor (2006), Pamela Suares (2006), Natalie Klave (2007), Tamahra Prowse (2007), Sonya Scott (2007), Georgina Pattison (2006), Lisa Furno (2006)

JMGA Profile 2008
First Prize (Emerging Artist Category)– Bridget Kennedy (2005)


2007
Jewellery and Object Design Award Recipient 2007
Emma Fielden (2006)
Japan sturdy scholarship- Master by Research & Japan Travel Grant
Shirley Cho (2004)

QBOA Jewellery Design Competition
First Prize – Bridget Kennedy (2005)

2006
Jewellery and Object Design Award Recipient 2006
Bridget Kennedy (2005)

Australia Council for the Arts- Grant Recipient (Mentorship with Robert Foster (Fink & Co)
Marcello Zavala- Baeza (2004)

Hobart Art Prize
Finalist – Bridget Kennedy (2005)

Sydney Institute Awards Design Centre Enmore
College Achievement Award – Bridget Kennedy (2005)

Graduate Metal X
First Prize – Bridget Kennedy (2005)

The 34th Alice Contemporary Art Prize
Selected – Bridget Kennedy (2005)

2005
State Medal for outstanding performance, TAFE NSW
The Winner - Marcello Zavala- Baeza (2004)
Drew Brown

College Achievement Award, Design Centre Enmore, TAFE NSW
The Winner - Marcello Zavala- Baeza (2004)

“Junk Love”, Sustainable Design, Reverse Garbage
Second Prize - Marcello Zavala- Baeza (2004)

Australia Council for the Arts- Grant Recipient (Mentorship with Robin Blau)
Shirley Cho (2004)

BUDA Exhibition –Graduate Category by ‘Gold & Metalsmiths Guild of Australia’
First Place - Rik Juod (2004)

Medallion of Excellence Worldskill inter Switzerland
Finalist – Con Diavatiotis

2004
TAFE NSW Art and Design Prize
Finalist – Bridget Kennedy (2005)

2003
Australian Council Grant
Sean O’Connell and Vanessa Samuel

TAFE NSW Art and Design Prize
Semi Finalist – Bridget Kennedy (2005)

Focus 2003 – TAFE NSW
Semi Finalist - Rik Juod (2004)

2001
Contemporary Wearable 2001
Winner – Sean O’Connell