Creative legacy from London 2012 in Scotland

Four diverse and unique programmes to bring learning, culture and sport together, and engage with thousands of artists and volunteers will celebrate the 2012 Olympic Games as part of the Legacy Trust UK’s Scottish Project

The four strands of the Scottish project have been funded in part by the Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity set up to help build a cultural and sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In Scotland they have teamed up with the Scottish Arts Council National Lottery fund to jointly commit more than £4 million to this ambitious programme involving over 80 partners across the country and creating a lasting legacy for both the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.

The four successful strands are:

Project 1 - People Making Waves

A celebration of humanity through sport, culture and learning led by Volunteer Development Scotland, Scotland’s Centre for Excellence in Volunteering.

Volunteer Development Scotland, along with its partners Voluntary Arts Scotland, Demos Scotland and Greater London Volunteering aims to connect with people in Scotland through volunteering to create online personal stories and volunteer exchanges between Scotland and London.

The programme will also explore the democratic possibilities of the Olympic Movement and deliver information and awareness raising activities supported by a small grants programme. People Making Waves will create a lasting legacy through people’s awareness and involvement in a movement with long term significance for individuals, groups and Scotland.

Project 2 - Conflux

A programme of education and outreach, professional development and public performance for the street arts / circus / physical theatre sector in Scotland. Conflux is led by the Arches in Glasgow and involves partner organisations from across the central belt of Scotland.

Focussing on young people the programme will help develop skills and self confidence through teaching street arts/circus and physical theatre skills.  In order to deliver this Conflux will also invest in and develop the burgeoning street arts/circus sector, creating a legacy of an enhanced professional sector, operating at the highest levels of artistic practice.

Project 3 - Our Sporting Body

An exhibition, education and public speaking programme exploring themes around medicine and sport which will tour across Scotland. This project is delivered by the Scotland & Medicine Partnership with The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh as the lead partner.

This project explores themes including sporting injuries, care of athletes during the Olympic and the Paralympic Games, modern innovation in sports medicine and emerging sports technologies and includes a touring exhibition, new commissions for artists and an education and public speaking programme and website.

The project will also result in a comprehensive database of Scottish sport and medical collections for future research.

Project 4 - Let Glasgow Flourish!

A programme of community engagement resulting in an exhibition, schools’ programme and training for volunteers celebrating the diversity of Glasgow’s cultural and faith communities and is led by Glasgow Museums on behalf of Culture Sport Glasgow.

Based in St. Mungo’s Museum, this project has multi-cultural community involvement at its core. It blends arts, culture and learning to encourage a sense of community ownership and pride in the cultural life of the city.