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Category Archives: Expressive Arts
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The Vikings! at the National Museum of Scotland
4 March 2.00 pm – 2.40 pm
What were the Vikings really like? Fierce warriors in horned helmets or peaceful farmers and traders?
Join experts at the National Museum of Scotland to explore some amazing real and replica Viking objects, which might help you to decide.
A Man Came to A Women Glow Meet
6 March 1.45 pm – 2.30 pm
Join acclaimed Russian director Natalya Leonova for a sneak peek into the rehearsal room while she works on ‘A Man Came to a Woman’ with two Scottish based actors. This is a rare opportunity to watch a professional at work and see live the different rehearsal techniques Natalya uses to enable the actors to become equipped to perform the piece.
Extra £1 million for musical instruments
Scottish schools will be provided with an additional £1 million to buy musical instruments for their pupils, the Scottish Government has announced. The move has been made by Minister for Learning Alasdair Allan who has also formed a new group to address the issue of how music tuition is delivered, including the question of charges for pupils sitting SQA music exams.
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Our Europe – competition for Scottish secondary students
A new film-making competition for Scottish high school students aims to promote knowledge about the European Parliament and European Union and develop the ICT skills of young people.
Get full details here at the Global Citizenship blog
Think Innovation
ACES (Access to Creative Education in Scotland) is a national initiative funded by the Scottish Funding Council. It is delivered by four major Art & Design institutions in Scotland in the form of outreach work with schools in their local area.
ACES provides practical support and encouragement to S4-S6 pupils who are considering studying art and design -based degrees at University.
The University of Dundee’s ACES project – which is delivered by Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design and the Architecture department – has recently started working with eligible Fife schools, with the support of Fife Council’s Think Innovation programme.
Pupils at these schools can, amongst other activities, benefit from:
– Practical insights into various art and design degree disciplines;
– Projects to build work for the entrance portfolio;
– Individualised guidance on applying for Art & Design and Architecture courses, including UCAS Personal Statement feedback, portfolio surgeries and mock interviews.
To access this provision, pupils at eligible schools can self-register by visiting www.dundee.ac.uk/aces , or schools can request a visit from the ACES Project Officer, Julie Murray, by emailing aces@dundee.ac.uk .
BP Portrait Award: Next Generation – NGS free workshops for 14–19 year olds
The BP Portrait Award showcases the very best in contemporary portrait painting from around the world. BP Portrait Award: Next Generation opens up free opportunities for 14–19 year olds to creatively engage with portraiture.
The National Galleries of Scotland are hosting the BP Portrait Award: Next Generation at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery this winter. They are offering four, short taster sessions where young people can experiment with drawing techniques and two, two-day Winter Schools where young people can experience a more intense approach to drawing and painting, coached by past BP Portrait Award-winning artists.
These are free and open to young people from all over Scotland. A small number of travel bursaries are available to young people on application.
For more information or to book a place, please email Joanna Mawdsley, Schools Education Officer.
BBC News-‘Keep arts at heart of curriculum’ says Nicholas Serotac
Arts ‘fundamental’
The arts enabled young people to express themselves, which was fundamental to achieving success in later life, he said.
“There is a real risk that fewer and fewer schools will provide learning opportunities in the arts. The UK’s leading edge in creativity may be lost,” Sir Nicholas added.
“We cannot deprive an entire generation of children of the cultural skills that they will need”
Read the full story here
ArtWorks Scotland Conference 2012 (22-23 Nov)
Art, Society and Participation: Constructing the Larger Narrative. With a range of speakers from the USA, Europe and the UK, this conference offers two days of dialogue, reflection and exchange for artists and other professionals involved in delivering arts in participatory settings.
Find out more and book your place…
The Jolomo Schools Painting Award
The Jolomo Schools Painting Award sponsored by Bank of Scotland will be run for the first time in school year 2012-13. Students from the senior phase at all Scottish secondary schools are invited to take part in the inaugural schools painting award. Students are asked to paint and submit their interpretation of the Scottish landscape. The winner will receive £500, with an additional £500 going to the winning schools Art Department. The winner will also have the opportunity to be mentored by the artist John Lowrie Morrison (Jolomo). More information can be found by clicking on ‘How to enter’ on the home page of The Jolomo Foundation website: www.jolomofoundation.org.
