RSA New Contemporaries Awards recognise eight ECA alumni

Alumna Justine Watt has been awarded the most generous of the prizes at this year's Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) New Contemporaries exhibition - one of eight 2024 graduates from Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) to receive awards.

Justine receives the Glenfiddich Artist in Residence Award, which includes £5,000 for a three-month residency and a material allowance of up to £10,000, along with exhibition and purchase opportunities.

She works with unwanted everyday objects, exploring how we might reuse more and throw away less. Her artworks on view in New Contemporaries examine how running away with the circus as a teenager, and not following the artistic path she had originally pursued, shaped her artistic identity.

The RSA New Contemporaries exhibition showcases work selected from the 2024 Graduate Shows of all Scotland's art and architecture colleges.

The full list of ECA alumni recognised this year

The Glenfiddich Artist in Residence Award

£5,000 for three-month residency including studio space, accommodation and a material allowance of up to £10,000. Exhibition opportunity at Glenfiddich with a work accessioned to the Glenfiddich Collection.

Justine Watt, BA (Hons) Sculpture

Edinburgh Printmakers Residency Award

A printmaking course, 30 sessions (the equivalent of 1-month free studio use), 2 weeks accommodation in EP’s artists apartment and a £100 materials budget, a year’s membership and a studio space.

Hanna Lehtinen, BA (Hons) Sculpture