Moray Art Centre’s exhibition ‘Masters and Champions’ brought the London 2012 celebrations to Moray this summer, having been awarded the coveted Inspire Mark London 2012 badge, and receiving financial support from The Big Lottery and Creative Scotland. 

There were new opportunities to inspire young people and encourage school participation in art and sport activities. A broad programme – spanning sport, education, art and culture was created. 

Moray Art Centre commissioned Elemental Community Arts to work with five primary schools in the Forres area. Children were given instruction and assistance in making their very own Ancient Greek carnival costume. P5, 6 and P7 students from Dyke PS, Kinloss PS, Andersons, Pilmuir and Applegrove Primary schools were then invited to take part in the Scottish Week opening carnival parade (wearing their costume!). All participating schools were invited to visit the ‘Masters and Champions’ exhibition, and thanks to support from Creative Scotland Moray Art Centre were able to provide a free bus to bring children to the exhibition. During their exhibition visit students participated in arts activities as well as were given a guided tour of the exhibition by the Education Manager for Moray Art Centre, Gill Bird. Finally, teachers were provided with a Masters and Champions Education Pack,  packed with further information about the exhibition and Classic Greece and several activity ideas that teachers could do with their class.