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/