Opening the art world

Pupils at Lossiemouth High School were able to expand their artistic horizons without leaving rural Moray thanks to a partnership between the school and the National Galleries of Scotland.

They were given special viewings of some of the art treasures of Scotland using videoconferencing via Glow so they didn't have to travel all the way to Edinburgh to see them.

The school and galleries staff formulated the project to enable the pupils to see the works of art, to encourage them to try etching and printmaking and to have the chance to ask the curator questions.

A printmaker also visited the school in person to show pupils how to create their own etchings and prints and the pupils were able to find out more about the different careers in the art world.