Press release for immediate use – Wednesday 19th December Scotland’s Heart is Captured in Art by Young People Who Call Scotland Home 14 incredible #S
Press release for immediate use – Wednesday 19th December Scotland’s Heart is Captured in Art by Young People Who Call Scotland Home 14 incredible #ScotArt wicker sculptures revealed as chosen by young people across Scotland following months of creative debate and discussion for Year of Young People 2018 From Tam O’Shanter to a Viking Puffin, the symbols represent the hugely diverse and imaginative pride expressed by Scotland’s young people covering everything from ancient history to innovation The #ScotArt sculptures displayed on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile from 19 – 29 December following an extensive youth engagement project which reached 100s of young people who call Scotland home They will then come together on Holyrood Park at the finale of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Torchlight Procession on 30 December, creating a spectacular finale to the Year of Young People 2018 For months young people across Scotland have been talking, debating and engaging with each other about what makes them proud of the region they call home and what one symbol best captures that pride through #ScotArt, the national youth engagement programme as part of Year of Young People 2018 finale during Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. Over 300 young people have taken part in creative workshops led by #ScotArt Young Champions and emerging Young Artists from Shetland to the Borders to decide on the final 14 #ScotArt symbols which have been realised with assistance into incredible wicker sculptures by lead artist Ariel Killick. The project has reached a hugely diverse range of young people across Scotland, including school groups, young carers, young refugees and LGBT groups. The chosen 14 sculptures represent the brilliant diversity, passion, pride and creativity of young people living in Scotland today. The final sculptures unveiled today by the #ScotArt Young Champions and Young Artists alongside Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. The sculptures
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Keywords: afore, edinburgh, heart, highland, hogmanay, night, scot, scotart, scotland, scottish, sculpture, wicker, young
