Faces of Glow – Natasha Ryan

Twenty-year-old HND Graphic Design student Natasha Ryan from Edinburgh can’t wait to showcase her final project at the Fruitmarket Gallery from 6 – 8pm on Wednesday 5 June as part of the end-of-year Engaging Employers and Schools exhibition. “I’m really looking forward to the exhibition, it’s like a celebration of my time at College and…

Here we GLOW… Edinburgh College creative students launch annual festival

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 Portal to Edinburgh’s Past

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…

Faces of Glow – Rebecca Thomson

Nineteen-year-old HND Acting and Performance student Rebecca Thomson will be performing alongside her classmates in the production of The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning by Tim Price, a fictionalisation of the true story of American soldier Bradley Manning. “Being involved in the performance of this piece has been incredible. I’ve really enjoyed learning about the life…

Faces of Glow – Georgia Smith

Twenty-year-old HND Acting and Performance student Georgia Smith is one of the faces of this year’s PASS Out cast. Georgia will be joining her classmates to give two devised performances based on the theme of ‘revolting’ at the Traverse Theatre as part of Glow festival 2018. “My involvement in Glow festival is as part of…

Faces of Glow – Evelina Matuseviciute

  Twenty-five-year old HND Make-up Artistry student Evelina Matuseviciute will be showcasing her talents in Glow’s Ministry of Make-up, the end-of-year show for Edinburgh College’s Make-up Artistry students. The show will bring the magic of the circus to the college’s PASS Theatre with an array of Big Top inspired make-up looks. “As part of the…

Faces of Glow – Jill McKirdy

HND Acting and Performance student Jill McKirdy will be performing The Riots, written by Gillian Slovo, as part of this year’s Glow festival. Jill will join her fellow students in the verbatim and political performance which builds a real-time picture of the London riots of summer 2011. She told us about her about her experience…

Glow festival ready to light up the city

Edinburgh College’s Glow festival 2017 is about to illuminate the city with a two-month celebration of students’ creative talents. Almost 1,000 students from the college’s creative industries courses will take over city arts venues for performances and exhibitions, showing the work they have been doing over the last year. ​Glow runs until 16 June, with…