Category Archives: Glasgow

Artists, CPD, Creative Practitioners, Glasgow

Artworks Scotland ‘Placements in Practice’ seminar

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‘Placements in Practice’ seminar
Guinness Room,
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
25th June 2013, 10am-4pm

ArtWorks Scotland is pleased to invite you to ‘Placements in Practice’, a day focusing on student artists learning in a range of social contexts.

Join us in exploring good practice in student placements, and the role this experience can play in preparing artists to work in participatory settings.

The event is aimed at both Higher and Further Education institutions, and cultural organisations, and will create a space to:

·  share learning from live projects

·  have a critical cross-institutional and organizational dialogue

·  discuss the ‘recipe’ for good practice – with a view to developing guidance.

The morning will include contributions from The Sage Gateshead, Motherwell College, and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, who will share their experiences of projects that have taken place in prisons, health settings, schools, and wider communities. The afternoon will focus on good practice and guidance.

Lunch will be provided.

The event is free, but places are limited, so please book early.

Sign up for the Placements in Practice seminar by clicking this link

Edinburgh, Events, Fife, Glasgow, Highland, Perth and Kinross, Teachers

UK Safer Internet Centre – E-safety briefing events

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After holding a major E-safety Live event in Edinburgh last year, the UK Safer Internet Centre is coming back to Scotland to deliver free e-safety briefings in May. The briefings are aimed at teachers and all other professionals working with children and young people, such as, social workers, early years workers, youth workers, police officers, etc.

The sessions are two hours long and have information around internet safety –  new online technologies and risks, updates on available tools and resources, latest research and developments.

Dates and venues:
14 May am – Edinburgh
14 May pm – Glasgow
15 May am – Perth
15 May pm – Fife
16 May – Inverness

For more information and to register go to www.esafetylive.com

Expressive Arts, Glasgow, Opportunities

Project Ability is recruiting for Board Members

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Glasgow-based arts organisation, Project Ability, is looking to recruit Board Members with experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas:
• Visual arts practice
• Learning disability
• Mental health and well being
• Education and learning
• Health and social care
To find out more about this opportunity please click on the following link:

Project Ability Board Members

The closing date is 20 May 2013.

Events, Glasgow

499 days to go!

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The Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee yesterday marked the ‘500 days to go‘  milestone with a video – with the  perfect soundtrack – celebrating all that’s great about Glasgow and showcasing the preparations for Scotland’s biggest ever sporting and cultural event.

Also announced is the Glasgow 2014 Queen’s Baton Relay – the curtain-raiser to the Commonwealth Games. The baton will visit 71 nations and territories, cover 190,000 kilometres and involve a third of the world’s population, making it the world’s most engaging relay.

You can get more information on the Queen’s Baton Relay, its route and timings at www.glasgow2014.com/baton-relay

Dance, Glasgow, Health and Wellbeing, Physical Education

100 pupil flashmob in Central Station marks Youth Olympics hopes

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On 13 February, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) shortlisted Glasgow in the race to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), praising the city’s record of hosting international sporting events including the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The 2018 YOG Working Group report stated that Glasgow’s Bid would also build on the success of the London 2012 Olympic Games creating a powerful and impactful YOG, appealing to athletes and young people across the globe, while representing minimal risk to the IOC.

Glasgow will join two other cities on the shortlist for the next stage of the process which will see IOC members vote for the winning Candidate City in July.

More than 100 young people from Denny High School gathered in Central Station, the city’s main rail terminal, for a contemporary dance flashmob to celebrate the news, calling on the UK public to back the Bid to bring the 2018 YOG to Glasgow. The celebration event reflected the passion for sport the Olympic family can expect if the Games come to Glasgow.

http://www.glasgow2018.com/media-centre/latest-press-release/

Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Science

Funding for science programme

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The Scottish Government has announced that a national programme of science events and exhibitions will take place across the country to celebrate the Year of Natural Scotland. The activity will take place in Scotland’s four science centres in 2013.

Full programme details are still to be announced but highlights are set to include:
·         A series of community and school events celebrating sustainable living and new technologies at Dundee Science Centre.
·         A festival focusing on sustainable science at Glasgow Science Centre, with hands-on workshops and ‘meet the expert’ sessions.
·         Workshops and exhibitions at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh celebrating the beauty of Scotland’s natural environment.
·         A ‘Green Energy Discovery Weekend’ and a symposium for primary pupils at Aberdeen’s Satrosphere Science Centre.

To find out more, click here

Artists, Glasgow

2014 Residency Commissions

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Two residency commissions are being offered by Glasgow Life covering the period March 2013 to April 2015. The broad purpose is to consider the arts and culture’s contribution to the city and capture its impact in the context of this very particular moment in the city’s history, during the build up to, hosting and legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Applications are sought from individuals working in any media that is capable of capturing and documenting a portrait of the city in the context described above. E.g. visual art, photography, writing, film making, digital media.

The fee available for each residency is £15,000.  The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday 1st March 2013.

Please go to www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts to download an application form and guidelines.

For further information please contact the Grants Officer on 0141 287 9837

CPD, Dance, Glasgow

Commonwealth Games Dance CPD for Primary Teachers

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YDance is offering a course for primary teachers to learn how to explore 3 different aspects of the Games through dance:
– Which country will you choose – explore the different cultures and traditions
– Ready, Set, Go! – creative dance tasks inspired by lots of different sports
– Learn the Motto, Get Inspired! – Explore the themes of the motto and bring it to life.

COST: £70 (including VAT)

WHERE: Glasgow City

DATE: Tuesday 12 November 2013
For further information, please contact katrina@ydance.org, or visit http://ydance.org/Education.html

Creative Practitioners, Drama, Glasgow, Learning Exchange, Opportunities

Ideas Exchange 2013

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Imaginate is now inviting submissions for the next Ideas Exchange, in association with Tramway in February 2013.

The Ideas Exchange offers an excellent opportunity to try out ideas and receive peer feedback – if you have an idea for a performance piece for children and young people aged 0-18, we want to hear from you! Successful proposals may also be considered for further opportunities with Tramway – click here for full details and find out how to apply.

The closing date for submissions is Monday 3 December.