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.
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In partnership with the Daily Record, Creative Scotland are looking for nominations to the Creative Scotland Awards – a celebratory spotlight on the cultural success stories of 2012, and a chance to raise awareness of these stories amongst the people of Scotland.
Over the next three months, people from across Scotland, and the world, are encouraged to get creative and submit photographs and stories that sum up what Scottish creativity means to us, today. Part of the Year of Creative Scotland 2012 celebrations, See Us is a collaboration between Creative Scotland, Blipfoto, Young Scot and The Scotsman.
All entries will be welcome, with the project aiming to include all areas of Scottish creativity – from high arts to everyday creative acts – whether it’s a scene from one of Scotland’s major festivals, a snapshot from a local event, or picture of your own creative life. The idea is to tell a story of Scottish creativity in pictures.
Entries can be submitted through blipfoto.com/seeus and the site will remain open throughout the summer months.
Selected entries will then be curated for exhibition and publication in the autumn by a panel including leading author Ian Rankin, world renowned violinist Nicola Benedetti and the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell.
Pupils from Larbert High School today, Tuesday 13th March, attended the launch of the Keys to the Castle Competition at Stirling Castle.
The Keys to the Castle Competition is organised by Historic Scotland in partnership with Springboard Scotland and is open to all secondary schools in Scotland.
The One Step Further investment programme aims to enhance the programmes of existing festivals and events during 2012, with a focus on cultural tourism.
Sixteen festivals are to receive a share of over £400,000 to help attract more visitors to Scotland during 2012: the Year of Creative Scotland.
Mike Cantlay, Chairman of VisitScotland said;
“Scotland is unquestionably one of the most creative countries in the world and these festivals will help showcase that vibrant creativity to new audiences. Our culture is one of our greatest assets and a major draw for visitors – that’s why this programme is so important – it’s providing opportunities for visitors as well as local communities right across Scotland.”
One Step Further Investment in Fife:
Creative Scotland is leading the development of Scotland’s first National Youth Arts Strategy. The strategy isn’t Creative Scotland’s, it’s Scotland’s and we would like you to join the conversation.
It will have the vision of establishing Scotland as an international leader in youth arts. Perhaps you think we already are? We need to hear your thoughts and opinions to help shape and inform the strategy. If you’re committed to enriching children & young people’s lives through the arts whether you’re an artist, parent, arts organisation or any other agency working with children or young people then we hope that you can join us at one of the focus groups meeting.PLEASE NOTE: These focus groups are specifically for service providers but Young Scot are running a number of consultations with young people on our behalf.
We’re expecting spaces to fill up fast as numbers for each venue are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Local Event: Glenrothes, Rothes Halls, 14 Feb, 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Twitter – If you want to join the national youth arts conversation on twitter then use the #tag: #YouthArtsScot to get us trending!
Young Scot Online Questionnaire – this one’s for young people aged 11-26yrs old to complete. We’d be grateful if you could forward to young people you work with, post it on your website or promote across your networks.
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The Creative Place Awards celebrate and recognise the hard work and imagination that contributes to the rich cultural life of a community, as well as its social and economic well-being.
The Awards are part of the Year of Creative Scotland 2012, a year-long celebration of our nation’s cultural and creative strengths.
St Andrews received £150,000 in the category for places with fewer than 100,000 residents. The runners up were Irvine and Perth. St Andrews will be hosting its own Year of Celebration in 2012 and the award will allow the town to promote its already rich cultural programme to the UK and international visitors and to support a new community musical theatre production as the year’s centre piece production.
