UNCRC Article 31: The right to rest, play, participate in cultural life, and express creativity.
Exploring Cultural Rights with Young People in the Western Isles
Join artist educators from Articulate Cultural Trust and An Lanntair, and the young people who have instigated the painting of a new mural by Smug for a weekend of creative discussion and action.
The Cube Project
Experiment with graffiti, mark-making, symbolism, and public expression.
An Lanntair square
Throughout the mural installation
Free drop-in
Visual Art Activism
Hands-on activities exploring art as a form of expression, resistance, advocacy, and social change. Includes poster design, heat-press t-shirt making and protest bunting. Lead by Laura Frood from Articulate Cultural Trust.
Friday 10 July, 3pm – 5pm
Art room or outdoors
Free
Smug : In Conversation
Join mural artist Smug in conversation with Laura Frood exploring his practice, process and motivations for making work on the streets. Book a free ticket.
Friday 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Community room
Free but booking is essential
Conversation Café
Join the members of ‘Thursday Group on a Tuesday’ for free tea, coffee, juice and cake and to discuss, write and draw the things that are important to young people and the barriers they face.
Sat 11 July, 10.30am – 12pm
Community room
Free drop-in
Future Islands Lab
Collaborative, future-facing activities exploring what the centre of Stornoway could look like if young people shaped cultural policy and public space. Model making with Moira Macdonald.
Sat 11 July, 1pm – 3pm
Art room or outdoors
Free
This partnership project is led by Articulate Cultural Trust, an arts organisation based in Glasgow and dedicated to realising the cultural rights of care experienced children and young people.
Island Gathering is taking place during the painting of a major new mural by artist Smug which has been co-created with young people. Find out more
