Category Archives: Young People

Expressive Arts, Young People

Painting Award opportunity for senior phase students

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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 school’s 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

The deadline for submissions is 28 March 2013

Teachers, Technologies, Young People

Call for Scottish games design entries for the Kodu Kup 2013

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‘If you are interested in game design then a good place to start is with a free application called Kodu. This is a visual programming language and games lab environment which allows students from Second Level upwards to design and build three dimensional games using either a PC or an XBox and XBox controller…’

To find out more about this competition for learners aged 7-14 years, plus support materials available, click here.

Deadline for entries is May 2013

Expressive Arts, Opportunities, Young People

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Poster Competition

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The search for the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Poster has begun!

The Fringe Schools Poster Competition is open to all Scottish students aged 5 – 16. They are looking for a unique and eye-catching poster design that represents the variety and vibrancy of the Fringe.

Learning resources, including lesson plans linked to CfE experiences and outcomes, are available for teachers to introduce pupils to the Fringe and inspire them to create winning posters.

The winning design will become the official poster for the 2013 Fringe and there are prizes of up to £750 for the top three artists and their schools. Pupils could also be in with the chance of seeing their artwork displayed in an exhibition.

To get started, for details of how to enter, and to download the entry pack and learning resources, visit www.edfringe.com/poster.

Funding, Opportunities, Young People

New support for young people to gain vocational qualifications and to work in the arts and creative industries

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Up to 23, year-long, paid Modern Apprenticeships with arts organisations aimed at young people aged 16 to 20 will be created in a partnership between Creative Scotland, Young Scot, Creative & Cultural Skills Scotland and Creative Skillset.

Young people taking part in the Modern Apprenticeships will study for vocational qualifications while gaining professional experience working for an arts organisation. Creative Scotland will offer employers up to £8,000 towards the salary of each apprentice, enabling organisations to provide positions.

For more information about the scheme, click here

Expressive Arts, Young People

The Shoe Fits – animation competition

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Children and young people are being encouraged to get creative in a new competition launched by Edinburgh Museums & Galleries and Red Kite Animation.  Inspired by artist Qian Shi’s award-winning short film about a toy shoe, the ‘Hidden Stories’ animation competition is designed to celebrate Edinburgh’s rich heritage and the art of animation.

Budding animators have until 22 March to submit short films based upon either a real or imagined back story of an object of their choice, housed in one of Edinburgh’s Museums & Galleries.

For further information:

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1043/the_shoe_fits_new_animation_competition

Literacy, Opportunities, Young People

Young Writers Conference – Sat 1 Dec, Glasgow

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Are you aged between 14 and 17 years old? Do you love writing? Do you want to develop your writing skills? Come along to our Young Writers Conference!

Come along to our Young Writers Conference, where you’ll meet loads of like-minded people, hear from award winning novelist Annabel Pitcher and choose from workshops on writing fiction, comics, poetry, plays or writing a truly convincing fight scene!

We’re very excited to confirm that this year’s conference will include workshops led by Annabel Pitcher, Cathy Forde and Steve Cole. We’ve got something for everyone, including fiction, playwrighting, poetry and comics.

For more information on the individual workshops please visit the website.

When: Saturday 1st December, 10.00am – 4.15pm

Where: The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN.

Tickets: £6, must be booked in advance.
For further information, please contact Claire.Marchant-Collier@scottishbooktrust.com (Claire Marchant-Collier), or call 0131 524 0160, or visit http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/young-writers-conference-2012. The deadline is Friday 30 November 2012 at 09:00.

Literacy, Teachers, Young People

Inspired? Get Writing! Creative Writing Competition 2013

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http://www.nationalgalleries.org/education/competitions-3740/inspired-get-writing-creative-writing-competition-20122013

School pupils and their teachers are invited to choose an inspirational painting, photograph, print or sculpture from the National Galleries of Scotland’s Collection and to create a piece of poetry or prose not exceeding 1,000 words in length. Works may be viewed in person, or online at www.nationalgalleries.org/onlinecollections

There are three categories for school pupils:

Category A School Pupils Under 12

Category B School Pupils 12-14 Years of Age

Category C School Pupils 15-18 Years of Age

There will be ten awards in each category: Winner, two Runners-up and seven Special Merit. All will be included in a public reading at the Scottish National Gallery in April 2013.

Full details of rules, and a very comprehensive and helpful resource, can be viewed on www.nationalgalleries.org. Follow the link to Education and click on competitions. The closing date is Friday 18 January 2013.

Science, Teachers, Technologies, Young People

Junior Saltire Prize 2013 – designing for renewable energy

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http://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/content/help-your-class-make-a-splash-at-the-junior-saltire-prize-0

To help to raise awareness amongst young people of the exciting developments and opportunities of marine renewables in Scotland for the third successive year the Junior Saltire Award for primary and secondary school pupils is being organised.  The competition is managed by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) in partnership with the Scottish Government and SCDI’s Young Engineers and Science Clubs Scotland.

This award is open to all primary P5-P7 and secondary S1-S3 and S4-S6 pupils in Scotland. Working in teams of up to four, pupils will design and build a model marine energy device to operate under test conditions. Schools can submit multiple entries provided each is registered separately. Deadline for registration: 21 December 2012.