Published: 20 Oct 2016
Young people, artists, creatives, youth workers, teachers, organisations and charities working with children and young people across Scotland gathered together in Glasgow today to celebrate the success of Time to Shine, Scotland’s National Youth Arts Strategy.
The event featured a series of performances, screenings, panel discussions and debates from a range of youth arts projects supported through the different strands of the pioneering TTS programme, including the Youth Arts Hubs, targeted programmes and digital projects.
Launched in November 2013, Time to Shine core purpose is to enrich young people’s lives through arts and creativity. It recognises that engagement with the arts and creativity has huge benefits for individuals and society that cross many national agendas. The programme has benefited from £5m investment from the Scottish Government which has supported a number of initiatives based on key objectives of the Strategy.
This youth-led event is a fantastic chance to celebrate what’s been going on the length and breadth of Scotland in youth arts- Joan Parr, Head of Creative Learning
The event coincides with the publication of key findings from research undertaken by Research Scotland in the first two years of the programme from April 2014 to September 2016. Key successes from the programme include:
The following showreel was also shown on the day:
View the key fundings and case studies.Time to Shine - Key Findings from the Evaluation October 2016
Download the key findings from research undertaken by Research Scotland in the first two years of the Time To Shine programme from April 2014 to September 2016.
Time to Shine - Case Studies
Download case studies of Time To Shine youth arts projects, in PDF format.
Today's TTS Unconvention, held at Glasgow’s SWG3, included performances by Scottish Youth Theatre and others, and also featured the following encouraging words from Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External affairs:
Speaking at the event Joan Parr, Head of Creative Learning, Creative Scotland, said:
“Creative Scotland is committed to creative learning and ensuring everyone can access and enjoy artistic creative experiences. We believe that this has huge benefits for individuals and society in terms of skills development, employability, as well as our happiness and well-being.
“This youth-led event, hosted in this amazing venue, is a fantastic chance to celebrate what’s been going on the length and breadth of Scotland in youth arts recently. A huge amount has been achieved through Time to Shine and we are committed to continuing to work with partners, including the Scottish Government, to explore new opportunities to build upon the successes of Time to Shine in further delivering the ambitions within the strategy beyond March 2017.”
Time to Shine is the national youth arts strategy for Scotland. The aim is to support all of Scotland’s children and young people to flourish and achieve through arts and creativity. Young people lead the development of Time to Shine and have been key to creating this exciting event. Key initiatives include: