Children encouraged to get creative with Highland Libraries ceramics competition

Youngsters throughout the Highlands are being invited to take part in a ‘Paint a Plate Competition’ starting on Monday 21st April in their local libraries.

In a joint project between Kira Brown Ceramics and The Highland Council’s Education, Culture and Sport Service, the competition has been organised to raise awareness of Highland Libraries ‘Team Read’ initiative.

Linked to the Olympics, this year, Team Read is a national summer reading challenge aimed at children which Highland Libraries participate in.
 
Councillor Bill Fernie, Chairman of The Highland Council’s Education, Culture and Sport Committee said: “I am delighted that our Libraries are working with Kira Brown Ceramics in an imaginative way to get the attention of our young readers.”

Run independently, Kira Brown Ceramics was launched in April 2006 and is based at the old Police Station in Beauly. As well as painting her own designs, Kira offers painting workshops and classes to children and adults of all ages.

Kira Brown said: “Reading benefits children of all ages, leading to an enquiring mind, creative thinking and a thirst for knowledge.  This is an exciting opportunity to promote the joy of reading through art.”

The Paint a Plate competition is on the theme of Sport. Children and teenagers under the age of 18 will have the opportunity to paint a paper plate depicting sport in all its forms. Winners will be invited to paint their own ceramic dinner plate at Kira Brown Ceramics workshop in Beauly.

The competition runs at all Highland libraries from Monday 21st April to Friday 16th May.