Edinburgh College students and lecturer nominated at Creative Edinburgh Awards
Two of Edinburgh College’s students, alongside a lecturer, are all in the running to pick up a prize at this year’s edition of the prestigious Creative Edinburgh Awards on Friday 13 November.
Creative Edinburgh recognises local talent and ambitious projects that seek to build upon the city’s outstanding artistic legacy, and make an impactful difference on their communities.
HND Games Development student John Docherty is nominated in the Student Awards category for his work with the Edinburgh College Games Society. John first established the society not long after joining the College in an effort to foster a community among his fellow classmates, with the Society going from strength to strength.
John tells us it’s a great feeling to be up for the award:
"It feels amazing, the fact I've been nominated feels like it validates all the effort I've put in to making the Game Society special. We achieved so many things that seemed unfeasible and I’d like to thank my lecturer Nick and our dedicated committee for that. I managed to garner over 15 sponsors including ambassador roles at Jackbox and Chess.com, run tournaments, fairs, outings, Game Jams with Edinburgh University, as well as getting ourselves involved with the local fighting game and game developer scenes through game expos and RDE exposure and so much more. It’s been an amazing experience supporting students, alumni and the local area through a shared passion of all things gaming."
HND Contemporary Art Practice student Romana Docherty is also nominated in the Student Awards category, for founding the College’s Knitting and Crochet Society, co-founding the Autism Society, as well as taking part in a range of other student focused endeavours.
Romana says she’s proud to be in the running, and is thankful for the help she’s received along the way:
“I am so delighted to have been shortlisted as a finalist for the Creative Edinburgh Student Award. I love helping people and listening to their stories. Being a class rep, lead rep, founding the College’s Knitting and Crochet society, co-founding the Autism Society and writing for CAPture publication are amongst some of the student related endeavours I’ve been a part of in this last year. But all in all, none of those things would have been possible without Edinburgh College and ECSA so I am extremely grateful for the opportunities they have provided and their support in making my ambitious ideas possible.”
It's not just students that are being recognised for their contributions however, with the College’s very own Jess Abrams, lecturer in Community Music, up for an award in the Leadership category. Jess gives up countless hours of her time to head up various musical groups and projects across the College, and is dedicated to spreading the positivity of Community Music and showing how it can benefit society.
Jess tells us she’s pleased to be among the nominees in a competitive category:
“It means a lot to be nominated for doing work I love doing and feel so passionately about. I see how far we’ve come in connecting community music organisations and the College but feel it's just the beginning of what’s possible!”
Everyone at Edinburgh College would like to wish our three nominees the very best of luck on the night.