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Social Bite’s Wee Sleep Out
CALLING ALL SLEEPY HEADS! Why not hold your own Wee Sleep Out (9 Nov) at home - a chance for young people to get out of their beds and comfort zones to support Social Bite’s cause to end homelessness
in Scotland. weesleepout.co.uk
Storyworlds at The Writers’ Museum Edinburgh #ScotArt at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
A FITTING FINALE TO A #BRAW YEAR Edinburgh’s Hogmanay once again puts young people at the heart of this year’s celebrations. #ScotArt is working with young people across Scotland to create 14 symbols which they believe best represent each region of Scotland. The symbols will be transformed into wicker sculptures by the project’s Lead Artist Ariel Killick, thereafter displayed on Edinburgh’s High Street from 21 to 29 December. Ultimately they will form the focal point for the Torchlight Procession (30 Dec), a spectacular and unforgettable family-friendly event culminating in the historic Holyrood Park. On reaching the park, torchbearers will form the distinctive outline of Scotland. The 14 wicker sculptures will be placed within the outline and set ablaze as Scotland’s beating heart, marking the Year of Young People 2018 drawing to a close and the beginning of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations.
an examination of youth culture in the early 1980s, bringing together two eras of women’s lives to ask the question: ‘Who am I really?’. Running alongside the exhibition will be Historic Environment Scotland’s Invisible Spaces, bringing together thought-provoking work by a group of 18-26 year olds who documented the signii cant spaces that inform their identity (10 Nov–21 Dec). The SEALL Festival of Small Halls (23 Nov–1 Dec), the i rst of its kind in Europe, brings big music to small halls around Skye and Lochalsh. The country’s greatest trad musicians will deliver concerts, cèilidhs and music workshops to communities in remote rural areas to celebrate the unique Highland culture and Gaelic heritage connecting people across many generations. The multi-artform festival will culminate in the Big Cèilidh, a celebration for all on St Andrew’s Night at the Sligachan Hotel on Skye.
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CELEBRATING OUR YOUNG SCOTS To celebrate YOYP2018, this year’s The Sunday Mail & Steven Brown Art Young Scot Awards 2018 (30 Nov) will be bigger and better than ever, bringing in brilliant live entertainment and high-proi le celebs. Young people have been key to the design and delivery of the awards and even more will be given the chance to attend Scotland’s biggest celebration of young people and their achievements. Come join in the festivities! youngscotawards.com 1 Nov 2018–31 Jan 2019 THE LIST 61