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Art, Competition, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Expressive Arts, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools

NATIONAL ART COMPETITION

December 15, 2013 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

Livingstone’s Legacy: Equality and Education

A national art competition has been launched to mark the bi-centenary of David Livingstone’s birth. The competition is open to primary and secondary schools in Scotland who are invited to submit entries byFriday 31 January 2014.

Winners will be announced by the Minister for External Affairs and International Development, Humza Yousef, on Friday 7 March and winning entries will be displayed at a public exhibition at the Edinburgh Storytelling Centre from 8 -15 March 2014 alongside artwork by young people from Malawi.

The competition is being co-ordinated by The Open University in Scotland and the Scotland Malawi Partnership. Further details of the competition including links to Curriculum for Excellence can be found at www.tinyurl.com/LivingstoneArt.

Art, Art and Design, Competition, Creativity, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Technologies

The Scottish Civic Trust My Place Photography Competition

December 11, 2013 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

What is the My Place Photography Competition?
Now in their ninth year the Scottish Civic Trust My Place Photography Competition is a heritage photographic competition for young people in Scotland of school age. It is aimed at encouraging young people to explore their built environments in a creative way using photography as means of investigation and creative expression.

The My Place Photography Competition is part of Scotland’s contribution to European Heritage Days, and links into the International Heritage Photographic Experience run out of Barcelona and to the Council of Europe.

The awards are supported by the Scottish Government, The Lighthouse and Architecture + Design Scotland
Who can enter?
All young people in Scotland are eligible to enter.
Entrants should be of either primary school age or secondary school age.
Entries should be made by a group leader or teacher on behalf of their students.

All entries are recognised with a certificate and will be placed in an online gallery, displayed in a public exhibition at The Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for Design and Architecture.
Two winners will be selected by a panel of judges and these will go on to represent Scotland in a worldwide exhibition and catalogue.

How can you take part?

· Participation is free, simple and straight forward, guidelines can be found on our website HERE

· Register your interest by email sct@scottishcivictrust.org.uk or by phone 0141 221 1466

Nominations must be made by 31 January 2014

CPD, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Early Years

Creative Skills – Training for Early Years Practitioners

December 3, 2013 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

Starcatchers are delivering a free training programme in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Fife, South Lanarkshire and Inverclyde as part of a pilot project to develop creative skills for early years workers in Scotland which is being supported by the Scottish Government and Creative Scotland.

The programme will allow early years workers from a range of sectors to build their understanding of the importances of creativity in early years and through a series of artist-led practical sessions, will offer skills and techniques that practitioners can use when they are working with children and families directly.

They are currently recruiting participants for the project, all the information is on their website here: http://www.starcatchers.org.uk/creative-skills/creative-skills-early-years-practitioners

Creative Learning, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Drama, Music, Opportunities, Secondary schools

Are you mad about music? Are you 14-21?

November 24, 2013 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

Scottish Opera needs you!
Call for Connect Chorus auditions

We are looking for talented young singers to audition for our 2014/15 youth opera programme, Scottish Opera Connect, and we thought this might be of interest to you.

Connect is made up of two strands, Connect Chorus and Connect Orchestra, and is a unique programme which gives aspiring singers and musicians the chance to develop their knowledge, technique and skills with the help of Scotland’s top opera professionals. Unfortunately we don’t have any vacancies for Connect Orchestra at present so we’re just recruiting for Connect Chorus.

Interested in signing up? Application Deadline – Monday 16 December 2013

To become a member of Connect Chorus you must be aged between 14 and 21 years old, have some performance experience and be able to read music. Entry is by audition for our Summer Gateway Course (Tue 29 Jul to Sun 3 Aug 2014). This intensive, six-day programme explores opera through practical workshops and seminars and ends in a short performance for your family and friends. Upon completion of our Gateway week, the final Connect Chorus selections for 2014/15 will be made.

Simply download the application form and email your completed form toiona.jack@scottishopera.org.uk

Download the Connect Chorus application form
For full information about Connect, download the Connect flyer

Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Drama, Early Years, Glow TV, Literacy and English, Primary schools

Authors Live – The Making of Katie Morag with Mairi Hedderwick

November 24, 2013 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

Mairi Hedderwick is bringing her most famous character, Katie Morag to Authors Live. Evoking the spirits of island life, Mairi will be telling her favourite Katie Morag stories, giving you an exclusive insight into what it is like to see Katie Morag being brought to life for CBeebies and telling you how the landscape and your surroundings can inspire what to write and draw. Suitable for Nursery – Primary 3 or 4-7 years.

Click here for more information.

Art and Design, Community Learning and Development, Competition, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Technologies

Dangerous Design Competition Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2014

November 13, 2013 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

Wanted: Visual, media, communication and creative students from the college sector for an exciting, challenging poster competition.

Prize: This is an outstanding opportunity for a creative communicator to make their name in the industry, with a £200 prize as well as a fantastic chance to undertake a placement with a top design/advertising agency. In addition, the winner’s name and the name of their college will appear on the final poster.

Designs have to be submitted by Friday 17 January 2014.

View more information on the blog.

CPD, Creative Learning, Creative Partners, Creative practitioners, Creativity

Edinburgh, Creative Conversation with Don Ledingham

November 13, 2013 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

Creative Conversations are Edinburgh’s now well established strategic response to developing the Creative Learning Network for the City. They feature as a case study in the recently published 3-18 Curriculum Impact project Creativity Across Learning. This successful approach has been picked up by colleauges in other local authorities and Education Scotland. You help make them the success they are and your invitation to the next Creative Conversation on Creative Leadership is attached.

Creative Conversation Invitation – Don Ledingham – download the pdf invite

Art, Art and Design, Competition, Creative Learning, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Curriculum for Excellence, Health and Wellbeing, Science, Social Studies

23rd International Children’s Painting Competition

November 13, 2013 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

The International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment is an international contest, with regional and overall winners, for young people aged 6 to 14 organised by one of the United Nations agencies. It invites children to produce a painting on the theme of ‘Food Waste’ and saving the planet. The Think.Eat.Save website is designed to help inform their thinking around supply, waste and food security issues

For more information click here.

Art, Art and Design, Competition, Creative Learning, Creative practitioners, Creativity, Expressive Arts, Secondary schools

Young People’s Photographic Competition

November 12, 2013 Olivia Wexelstein Leave a comment

The Economic and Social Research Council is running a ‘Young people’s Photographic competition’ (deadline 9^th December ) which challenges young people aged between 14 and 18 to produce a picture on the theme of “Where do I belong” – thinking about dimensions such as community, family, friends, country, beliefs, etc. Full details on their website.