The Qantas Spirit of Youth (SOYA) award for Craft and Object Design was announced on Tuesday November 26.

The award was taken out by Andrew Southwood-Jones and Alexander Kashin however the runner-ups were ANU School of Art alumna Alison Jackson and another Canberra local Tom Skeehan.

Alison Jackson is a graduate of the Gold and Silversmithing workshop and has been highly successful in recent awards. She was recognised in the ACT Craft awards and won the Rosalie Gascoigne Memorial Award from the Capital Arts Patrons’ Organisation (CAPO).

Read the full announcement at Qantas SOYA Craft & Object Design Award