A new exhibition at St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art is set to reveal more about Glasgow’s museum collection. ‘Curious’ is a collaboration between Glasgow Museums and a wide range of groups and individuals from across the city which led to over a thousand conversations about objects in the city’s collections and the exhibition is a celebration of some of these exchanges.
The purpose of the film strand is to provide young people from all backgrounds with opportunities to develop their skills, talent, creativity and confidence whilst also developing their knowledge, understanding and appreciation of film & digital media. We will do this by investing in opportunities for young people to work together on quality, youth led film & digital media projects with industry professionals. In addition we welcome proposals from organisations to provide opportunities for young people to showcase and celebrate their work with a focus on learning and development.
For further details on how to apply follow the link below to the Creative Scotland website
The Travelling Gallery Autumn 11 exhibition, Waste Management, brings together two contemporary artists, both with an interest in transforming the familiar.
Jonathan Owen and Charlie Hammond will show new work made for the Travelling Gallery, including a series of collaborative new screen prints which form the core of the installation.
Both artists have been known to change the appearance of objects around them and use dark humour and absurdity in their work. Because of this balance of contrasts and shared concerns, this promises to be a fascinating and playful exhibition.
We hope you can join us for the launch event of the exhibition at 6pm on Thursday 25thAugust at the City Art Centre, but there is also the opportunity to see the exhibition at the following venues during the Edinburgh Art Festival before the Travelling Gallery heads north –
Thursday 25th August City Art Centre 12noon – 6pm
Friday 26th August Modern Two (Dean Gallery) 10am – 6pm
Saturday 27th August Portobello High Street,
Outside the Bank of Scotland 11am – 6pm
Monday 29th August Hawes Promenade,
South Queensferry 11am – 5pm
Tuesday 30th August Edinburgh Park,
4 Lochside Place 11am – 6pm
Wednesday 31st August Craigmillar Community
Arts Centre 10:30am – 3:30pm
The exhibition will then tour to the following areas in the Travelling Gallery
6 – 10 September – Skye
12 – 23 September – Highlands
26 – 30 September – Aberdeenshire
4 – 8 October – Perth and Kinross
17 – 21 October – East Ayrshire
24 – 28 October – Scottish Borders
31 October – 4 November – Dumfries and Galloway
7 – 11 November – East Ayrshire
14 – 18 November – West Lothian
28 November – 2 December – Midlothian
5 – 9 December – Edinburgh
For daily information on locations and venues please visit our websitewww.travellinggallery.com or like us on facebook
Youth Arts Transforms Lives – FACT has been added to the Creativity Portal’s Links and Articles.
http://artswork.org.uk/domains/artswork.org.uk/local/artswork-flipbook/index.html
The project represented “almost a whole year of sharing” and was a prime example of Curriculum for Excellence in action.
“This is a perfect example of CfE inter-disciplinary learning where the pupils not only broke down barriers but also leapt over many obstacles to achieve what they did.”
‘Nowhere to hide’ as Kilmarnock pupils rise to the challenge of school events
Pupils at St Joseph’s Academy in Kilmarnock showed off their talent as fashion designers when they presented dresses, head pieces and jewellery they had designed to their peers, families and teachers in June.
The fashion show, entitled “Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass”, saw each pupil make a contribution, from designing fashion or jewellery to providing entertainment to modelling outfits.
More than 100 “pieces of creativity” were shown to 250 guests at the event, which had taken more than a year to prepare. Items such as head pieces, scarves and masks covered curriculum areas and had to meet SQA standards, said Gillian Gabriel, principal teacher of art.
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6109349
http://ltsblogs.org.uk/glowscotland/2011/08/18/showcasing-pupil-work-in-picture-libraries/
This fourth Cookbook on Judith’s Earth and Space Glow Group will focus on the use made of Picture Libraries in the Glow Group to showcase pupil work.
The pupils were keen to study Mars as part of their Earth and Space Topic. Judith devised an activity for them which would allow them to use links and videos within the Glow Group for research and then, in groups, to build their own Mars Rover. As part of the activity, they were asked to photograph it and upload this into the Glow Group.
South Lanarkshire Council
Huge safety event crucial for kids http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/press/article/316/huge_safety_event_crucial_for_kids
More than 3000 children are lined up to take part in this year’s annual Crucial Crew event. This hugely-popular event is now in its 18th year and will kick off its four-week run on Friday 19 August at the James Hamilton Heritage Park, East Kilbride.
And, again, every primary 7 pupil in South Lanarkshire is being given the opportunity to get involved. You can watch last year’s event on YouTube to see what the event is about. Organised by the council, the event is based around the concept of ‘experiential learning’ which gives them a practical insight through carrying out a number of real-life scenarios.
http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=928
East Lothian Council announces that East Lothian residents and visitors are being offered the chance to rediscover Scottish society with deaf young people as their guide – in a new photographic exhibition. ‘Conversations’ by Phil Arnold will be on display at libraries across East Lothian this summer, supported by the East Lothian Diversity Network.
Festival Assistants limber up to launch TechFest http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/news/release.asp?newsID=2188
Aberdeenshire Council announces that TechFest will be taking place in September. With more events, workshops and shows than ever, Aberdeen’s annual festival of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), is set to attract over 25,000 visitors between September 9 and 27.
One of its aims is to engage young people in the four main subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and encourage them to go on to follow a career which utilizes these skills by demonstrating that they are dynamic and fun and highly relevant in shaping how we live today.
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