Features archive

The Scottish Arts Council is proud to support the many exciting education projects and activities on the go throughout Scotland.  Browse through this list of past features and select one by clicking on the image or hyperlink to read more.  

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Ghostwriter South Lanarkshire Cultural Co-ordinators working with primary pupils in partnership with TAG Theatre company to create a book about their experiences of moving to a new school building.

A spot of imagination Children as Artists and Curators Project which resulted in the exhibition 'A Spot of Imagination'

Midlothian Crafts Residency A crafts based schools residency exploring and using recycled materials to create site specific pieces.

The Rock Project: Battle of the Bands Falkirk Council's Rock Project offers further opportunities to young people in rock bands through a mentoring programme and battle of the bands competition.

THE GALLERY A collaborative, cross art form partnership project which uses works of art held by the National Galleries of Scotland as a stimulus for creating new artistic collaborations.

East Lothian Crafts Residency Read about the projects which ran as part of East Lothian's partners funded residency, based primarily at Prestongrange Heritage Museum in Prestonpans.

Kincorth Bridges of Light Pupils from Kincorth schools in Aberdeen City work on a project which used drama and light to illuminate a riverbank.

Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust in Clackmannanshire Lisa Dunlop shares her experience of working with the high school performance group, The Lornshill Fusion Dancers.

Arts Across the Curriculum - Dumfries & Galloway A piece of imaginative writing from the P7 class at Langholm Primary as part of their work with writer Linda Cracknell in the Arts Across the Curriculum project.

Capoeira hits the Y's in Fife Through the Brazilian artform of Capoeira, young people in Fife are engaging in a physical activity to help build confidence, social skills and personal interests.

DRAUGHT Project - East Dunbartonshire Council  East Dunbartonshire rural schools use local resources as the foundation for a ten week Roman history visual art project.

An Dealbh Mor A Gaelic/English children's visual arts and performance project celebrating Skye with a large scale composition developed from drawing in the surrounding landscape.

North Lanarkshire Craft Residency Craft practitioner, Sarah Keay shares her experience with North Lanarkshire's twin craft residency.

Rhythmic Marimekko - Fashion Design Project 100 senior secondary pupils in South Lanarkshire explore the world of fashion.

Hungry for Arts Success Pupils in Angus Council are working with a professional artist on a creative project to explore themes around healthy eating.

The Queen Frog's Wedding Lochmaben Nursery Class Teacher, Winifred Dickie shares her experience with Dumfries & Galloway's Pre 5 project.

Artists in residence at the ADES Conference, 2005

Space Invaders - transition through invasion The difficult transition from primary to secondary education is tackled directly through the arts in West Dunbartonshire Council.

Glitterbird - Art for the very young A pan European project commissioning high quality performing arts for 0 - 3 year olds.

Symbolic Spaces Visual artist Cath Keay describes her work with students in East Ayrshire's Symbolic Spaces project, in which the making of contemporary visual arts is explored.

Poetry Project - Fife - 'Kids' Words' Excerpts from the creative writing project 'Kids' Words', where students from Aberhill Primary School worked with poet Gordon Meade and illustrator Elph, and produced an anthology of their work.

The Dynamite Project The Dynamite Project is an arts-meets-science project that has taken place in North Ayrshire Council.  Visual artist, Rachel Mimiec writes about her experience with the project, in a very imaginative way.

Arts Across the Curriculum training event 70 artists and teachers got together recently to start training for a new education initiative.  Jackie Murphy, Writer and Director of Arts at the Center of Learning and Teaching in Chicago, USA, shares her experiences.