Season 4 Episode 2: Young Peoples Art Competition

Join us in this episode as we celebrate the Young Peoples Art Competition, which has been running at Glasgow Museums for a staggering 119 years! In this episode hear Glasgow Museums Curator of Decorative Arts & Design from 1800, Alison Brown in conversation with Carolyn Foran, Glasgow Museums Education Officer and Anne Wallace, retired Education Officer on what makes the competition so unique and special to staff and young people in Glasgow and beyond. 00:00 - 05:00 Introduction and what the competition is 05:00 - 10:00 The history of the competition 10:00 - 15:00 The organising, judging and prize-giving, including the special awards 15:00 - 25:00 The legacy of the competition and it's ability to encourage drawing and inspiration Entries for 2023 are open until 31 May 2023, find out more at the link below Discover more: The Art Competition https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/learning/annual-art-competition Tom Honeyman http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=440434;type=101 Jessie M King http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=5274;type=701 Friends of Glasgow Museums https://www.friendsofglasgowmuseums.org/about-us/our-history/

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Welcome to the Glasgow Museums Podcast. Each episode will offer a behind the scenes look at Glasgow Museums. Expect discussions about exhibitions as well as musings and insights from community partners and artists. Our museums https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums You can also find us on Spotify and Apple. 2024 Update - Glasgow Museums has a new podcast - find out all about our new show and how to listen at: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/curious-city Intro Music: Arid Foothills Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Banner image: Detail from The Floating Heads, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum © Sophy Cave Designs