National Galleries of Scotland competitions
Entries are now open for two National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) competitions. These include the National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools 2010 and Inspired? Get Writing: Creative Writing Competition 2009/10.
National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools 2010
The art competition is aimed at nursery, primary, secondary and special education schools with prizes for individuals and whole classes.
Now in its seventh year the competition has attracted almost 20,000 entries, all inspired by artworks from the national collection. Exhibitions of winning work from this well established competition have travelled from Edinburgh to Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Banff and Berwick-upon-Tweed attracting huge audiences.
A calendar featuring the top winning art works is sent, each year, to every school in Scotland and available for sale in the gallery shops.
The closing date is 7 May 2010.
National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools 2010
Inspired? Get Writing: Creative Writing Competition 2009/10
The second competition is aimed at teachers of creative writing in primary, secondary and special education schools.
Here is a chance to have your work recognised in print. All you have to do is write a piece inspired by any artwork from the National Galleries of Scotland collection.
The closing date is 22 January 2010.