Features about arts & creativity in education

There are various projects and initiatives taking place throughout Scotland which promote the arts and creativity in and through education or the learning process.

Here you can read about some of these exciting programmes, which are run by a mixture of the Scottish Arts Council and our external partners.

Playground Regeneration Project

Cultural Learning with Artists through Playground Transformation Project  Oxgangs Primary School recently took on an ambitious arts education and cultural project that involved young school children helping design an interesting and engaging physical space…read more on the East Dunbartonshire website (pdf)

Arts across the Curriculum

Arts education from across the pond In March 2009, three teaching artists were in Chicago as part of an exchange to share ideas, best practice and strategies on bringing arts to the whole curriculum. Poet Elspeth Murray shares her experiences from the trip… read more

LEARN fund

Scottish arts organisations LEARN Fifteen of Scotland’s leading arts organisations have been awarded funding to develop their education work through the Scottish Arts Council’s new LEARN fund… read more

Chicago Artists Judge Glasgow Shakespeare

 

Visiting Artists Add Glamour to Shakespeare Competition Glasgow schools benefited from the knowledge and expertise of international teaching artists this month, when visiting Chicago artists made a guest appearance on the judging panel in Glasgow from 17-18 June… read more

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