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The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust (SGT) is the national charity for Scotland’s Jewellery & Silversmithing sector.

Established by The Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh in the year 2000, the SGT champions the education, design and craft of precious metal jewellery and objects. We work to preserve the past and support the present and future of this sector through delivery of a range of programming. This includes exhibition and promotional opportunities that grow audiences at home and internationally, building on Scotland’s strong reputation for high quality design and craftsmanship. By working in partnership and collaboration with makers, educators, businesses and other organisations, we encourage investment and innovation in the sector, nurturing new talent and career development through awards, mentorship, workshops and commissions. We advocate for sustainable and responsible business through our internationally renowned Ethically Making Programme. The SGT aims to improve accessibility to jewellery and silversmithing through local community activity that supports wellbeing and education. Scotland’s celebrated Jewellery and Silversmithing sector is a cultural and economic asset in a modern, outward-looking nation.

 
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Staff:

Ebba Goring
Chief Executive

Ebba Goring is the Chief Executive of The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust. She reports directly to the board of trustees and is responsible for setting the strategic direction, funding and managing programmes and activity to ensure we meet our charity aims and objectives.

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Dr Karen Westland
Programme Manager
Ethical Making

Karen Westland is the Ethical Making Programme Manager of The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust. Drawing from their experience as a silversmith and researcher for the role, Karen is responsible for all aspects of the Ethical Making Programme, including the Ethical Making Resource, annual symposium and Ethical Making Pledge with the Scottish art colleges.

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Eda Obermanns
Digital & Communications Officer

Eda Obermanns is the Digital & Communications Officer of The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust. Eda oversees marketing, social media and communications. She is also Project Officer of Elements: A Festival of Jewellery, Silver and Gold.

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Clare Hanna
Project Officer
Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop

Clare Hanna is the Project Officer: Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop for Scottish Goldsmiths Trust. Clare works on the development and delivery of the Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop which is part of Marchmont Creative Spaces. She has a background in crafts development and is a fellow of Bishopsland Educational Trust.

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Matthew Withey
Fundraiser

Matthew Withey is Fundraiser at The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust, responsible for raising both core and restricted income from charitable trusts, grants, and statutory funders.

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Trustees:

Ken Lewandowski, Chairman

Ken Lewandowski is a former local Chairman of Clydesdale Bank Financial Solutions Centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow. He has been Chairman of many technology and manufacturing businesses, and has been a Warden of the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh for over 15 years. He also serves on the board of a number of charitable organisations including Scotland’s National Children’s Charity, Children 1st.

Anna Gordon

Anna Gordon is the Head of Department and Programme Leader for BA(Hons) Silversmithing & Jewellery Design at The Glasgow School of Art.  As well as working as an academic, Anna also has a career as a contemporary jewellery.

 

Dr Sarah Laurenson

Dr Sarah Laurenson is Senior Curator and Acting Principal Curator of Modern & Contemporary History at National Museums Scotland. She is an expert in modern jewellery and author of 'The Material Landscapes of Scotland's Jewellery Craft, 1780-1914' (Bloomsbury Academic, 2022).

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Sarah Rothwell

Sarah Rothwell is the Senior Curator of Modern & Contemporary Design at National Museums Scotland, where she holds responsibility for the collections of British, European and other 'Western' glass, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery and industrial design circa 1945-present.

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Lisa Arnott

With an MFA from Sheffield Hallam University Lisa has exhibited throughout Scotland, Hong Kong and Australia. With over 25 years of experience in community engagement Lisa is passionate about how jewellery design contributes to social and economic change within communities.

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Bryony Knox

Bryony Knox MDes (GSA) is an Edinburgh based silversmith. Alongside working on her commissions and collections, Bryony promotes metalwork skills at all levels from teaching her specialist technique Chasing and Repousse in higher education to recycled tin at primary schools.

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 Every charity in Scotland is required to have a Board, to ensure that there is oversight of the charity’s activities and that it is run effectively and in line with its purpose. The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance of the charity, its financial stability and providing support to the CEO and her team. The Board has overall responsibility for the charities activities, however, they do not engage in the day-to-day management of the organisation. By law, charity Trustees cannot be paid for their work and are volunteers.