CHARITABLE TRUST
HOW WE HELP STUDENTS
The Society’s Charitable Trust assists in the education of future generations who will be involved in printing and related activities. It provides bursaries to enable students to attend lectures and conferences, and it sponsors apprenticeships and other educational programmes.
The Trust is trying particularly hard to help students in these Covid times. Recent activity has included sponsoring the cataloguing of the London Centre of Book Arts library and contributing generously to the St Bride Library crowdfunding campaign.
With Letter Exchange taking its lectures online and making the recordings of these lectures available to ticket holders for a week after they’re broadcast, the Trust has agreed to sponsor 10 tickets per talk. In this brave new world the Trust is also aiming to build up a database of students that Wynkyn de Worde could invite to join our Zoom meetings.
In October the Society was the grateful recipient of a £100 donation from Mrs Haviland, in memory of her husband Simon, which was passed on to the Trust.
The Charitable Trust sponsored some students who attended a talk by leading illustrator Rebecca Green organised by the Orange Beak Studio, here are some of their very appreciative comments:
“I am so very grateful for the sponsored place at Rebecca Greene's talk! I am only just starting out as a self published author so her talk greatly benefitted me by giving me an insight into an illustrator's world and gave me exposure to an artist's mind, something I wouldn't have experienced otherwise. I will be using what I learnt in my future projects especially when I engage with illustrators to help me illustrate my books.”
Regards Sheena
“I'm SO grateful for the sponsorship that allowed me to attend the Rebecca Green talk. I've been struggling a lot recently with personal and financial matters so it was such a wonderful surprise to learn that I had won a ticket. The talk was fantastic and so inspiring. I've been a big fan of Rebecca's for a while and it was fascinating to learn about her life and her process. Thank you so much”
Best Wishes Emma
“I am pleased to confirm that from the outset Orange Beak had advertised that The Wynkyn de Worde Charitable Trust had sponsored the place I received at the Rebecca Green talk. I was absolutely delighted to have been the recipient of this place, as I am in the early stages of development of my own book, and am mostly reliant on free resources such as the library in my research. I very rarely have the disposable income needed to cover the costs of CPD and other professional events. I am a self-employed artist and illustrator and also work for an arts charity part-time. The talk itself was fantastic and I felt very lucky to have been sponsored to attend. Thank you so much for this opportunity and I would greatly encourage your intention to support other students in the future - this meant a lot to me.”
All the best and kindest wishes, Zuzia
THE BIG NUMBERS
The Charitable Trust was established in 1985 to promote excellence in all fields of the graphic arts through grants to educational institutions, students and young members of relevant trades. It provides bursaries to enable students to attend lectures and it sponsors apprenticeships and awards.
Apprenticeships
The Trust offers sponsorship for an annual apprenticeship to students of disciplines respecting the membership and interests of the Society, concerning the graphic arts. The grants, normally given directly to the student, to cover living expenses and cost of materials to work with a professional on a one-to-one basis for a concentrated period of perhaps a week or fortnight or individual days. The ‘masters,’ often members of the society, usually give their time on a pro bono basis. Apprenticeships have been awarded to two student graphic designers, a type designer, a letter carver and more recently two letterpress printers.
Awards
The Trust funds several three-month residency awards each year at the London Centre for Book Arts. Students given the award get access to all of the facilities at LCBA along with a stipend for materials to produce a self-initiated project (book/print/publication) from start to finish. They also participate in workshops and peer learning activities.
Bursaries
The Trust offers bursaries enabling students to attend some of the lectures for professionals in the lettering arts organised by the Letter Exchange, held at the Art Workers’ Guild. On average some forty students benefit from this each year.
Lectures
The Trust directly sponsors one or more lectures each year, held at the St Bride Institute and occasionally at The Royal Society of Arts. These are attended by as many as 130 students. Speakers have included: Paul Bommer, Chris Bounds, Matthew Carter RDI, Oliver Chapman, Fred Deakin, Alistair Hall and Sharon King-Chai.
Seminars
The Trust has for years covered the cost of one or two students attending seminars organised by The Edward Johnston Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting public awareness of calligraphy and the lettering arts. With the new link-up between the Foundation and the Craft Study Centre in Farnham, the Trust will be exploring opportunities to sponsor students in their combined activities.
Sponsorship
The Trust sponsors students to attend events organised by the Typographic Circle. They stage a variety of type and typographic events including a programme of monthly lectures by well-known members of the profession. Our sponsorship allows some forty students to attend every year.
THE TRUST OFFICERS
CHAIR
Colin McHenry
HONORARY TREASURER
Martin Morgan
EDUCATIONAL LIAISON