The launch of a new Edinburgh College project has proved to be a hit after it received thousands of views online and was played live on BBC Radio Scotland. Scottish band The Moon Kids were the guests for the launch of Feast Sessions – a new project featuring performances and interviews with a variety of local artists. The…
Edinburgh College’s creative students are ready to take over the city with a number of unique performances and exhibitions taking place at venues across the capital as part of the annual Glow Festival. The students kicked off Glow with preview performances at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery last night. Glow, the culmination of a year’s…
A group of young people from Edinburgh College are bringing the city’s World Heritage Site to life, using their digital, musical, dancing, design and cookery skills to open up a portal to Edinburgh’s past. The collaborative project with Historic Environment Scotland is inspired by the Year of Young People, and involves over 100 students from…
Edinburgh College’s creative students are about to give the city a taste of creative magic as they take over venues across Edinburgh for Glow festival 2018. The students launched the festival with sneak-peek performances at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery last night. Glow, the culmination of a year’s hard work for more than 1,000 of…
Music students from Japan and Edinburgh College struck all the right notes during the first of what is hoped to be a number of knowledge exchange visits. Twelve classical music students visited schools and projects around the city, taking part in a range of community and music education activities and lessons. They also visited two…
To mark International Women’s Day 2018, women in leadership positions at Edinburgh College are pledging to give their time to help women fulfil their potential as part of the First Mentor initiative. The joint initiative between the Scottish Government and Young Scot, introduced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon last year, aims to encourage a new…
Forty-two of Edinburgh College’s music students and five staff members embarked on a five-day, four-concert tour of the Highlands of Scotland. The classical and folk music tour included three public concerts – at Kingussie Parish Church, St Margaret’s Church in Aberlour and Crown Church in Inverness, and a joint concert with pupils from Inverness Royal…
To celebrate the launch of Glow festival, which runs from 27 April-16 June, there will be an exhibition of Glow images taken by BA Professional Photography students Susan Williamson & Becca Davidson. The exhibition is at the Creative Exchange (29 Constitution Street, Leith EH6 7BS), until 9 May. Students from all the creative industries departments…
A former Edinburgh College music student and singer Molly MacDermott, known on stage as MOMAC, is celebrating after being named winner of the youth category at the Unsigned Music Awards in London. The 17-year-old fought off stiff competition from 4,000 other entrants to win the top prize. Talking to the Edinburgh Evening News this week,…