{"id":57,"date":"2013-05-02T11:04:46","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T11:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/Game\/?p=57"},"modified":"2013-05-02T11:04:46","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T11:04:46","slug":"art-competition-kick-starts-game-on-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/Game\/2013\/05\/02\/art-competition-kick-starts-game-on-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Competition kick starts Game On Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>The official education programme around the 2014 Commonwealth Games\u00a0was launched at Kelvingrove Art Gallery yesterday\u00a0providing a unique\u00a0opportunity\u00a0for\u00a0Scottish pupils to join the challenge of creating 6500 pieces of art\u00a0to decorate\u00a0the bedrooms of athletes and officials from across the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n

Using the Games and its 17 sports as creative inspiration, primary and secondary pupils will be challenged to come up with 6,500 pieces of artwork to decorate bedrooms in the Athletes\u2019 Village where the athletes and officials from across the Commonwealth will be staying.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0The winning designs will be gifted to the visitors as a memento of their time in Scotland, and athletes will be encouraged to send a note expressing their personal thanks back to the young artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

X-Men and Superman illustrator Frank Quitely joined pupils from Hillhead Primary\u00a0 to urge schools to get involved and make their mark on the Games.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unveiling a giant frame containing the Hillhead pupils\u2019 early designs, Glasgow 2014 Chief Executive David Grevemberg, Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, Shona Robison, and Dr Alasdair Allan,<\/strong> Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland\u2019s Languages also added their artwork.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mrs Robison highlights the importance of\u00a0young people being able to connect with\u00a0the Games :<\/p>\n

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Game On Scotland will \u00a0provide many more\u00a0 inspirational opportunities using the Commonwealth Games as an inspiring and fun context for learning across the curriculum.<\/a><\/p>\n

With the website now live, teachers and educators across Scotland and throughout the Commonwealth can access a range of educational resources for learners of all stages including film and image banks, Games history, sport profiles and materials on the Commonwealth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Game On!<\/p>\n

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