Creative Scotland is delighted to announce our sponsorship of ‘The Arts’ category at the Young Scot Awards 2012. Taking place on Thursday 26 April in Glasgow, over 500 guests will attend a glittering ceremony to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Scotland’s young people.

The Arts award is aimed at young people who are passionate about visual art, music, theatre, dance, literature and film, and is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the involvement of young people within the arts. Thousands of young people across Scotland regularly contribute to their communities in a variety of ways and many have made a difference to their local community by sharing their time, talent or creations.

Kenneth Fowler, Director of Communications, Creative Scotland commented: 
‘It’s great that the Young Scot Awards recognise the value of the arts and we are delighted to sponsor this category. There is a wealth of young creative talent in Scotland from all walks of life and from all parts of the country. These young people produce some great work across all art forms, from visual art through to dance, from music to photography and, in 2012, the Year of Creative Scotland, there has never been a better reason to celebrate and recognise this work.’

Louise Macdonald, Chief Executive, Young Scot, commented: 
‘The Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards are the perfect opportunity to recognise and celebrate hard working, passionate and entrepreneurial young people across the country. With thirteen categories to choose from this year we’re encouraging people to get their nominations in for inspirational young people, giving them the recognition they deserve.

The Arts Award is an amazing category and we are delighted Creative Scotland has come on board. Like them, we feel very passionate about creativity and supporting young people interested in the arts. By sharing these positive stories we can help challenge negative perceptions of youth and celebrate the real truth about Scotland’s young people.’

Nominations are open until 26 February 2012. Nominate now for the young person you feel has really made a difference to people’s lives through the arts. The three finalists in each category will receive a VIP invitation to attend the awards ceremony at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel in April. For full details visit: http://tiny.cc/qb4p0

There are 13 different categories in which you can nominate:

• • Sport (sponsored by sportscotland)
• • Volunteering (sponsored by SCVO)
• • The Arts (sponsored by Creative Scotland)
• • Community (sponsored by The Scottish Government)
• • Truth About Youth (sponsored by The Co-operative Foundation)
• • Heritage (sponsored by Historic Scotland)
• • Health
• • Unsung Hero (sponsored by SOLACE)
• • Enterprise (sponsored by Scottish Gas)
• • Entertainment
• • Diversity and Citizenship (sponsored by Young Scot)
• • Environment (sponsored by Scottish Gas)

Sunday Mail Readers Award (sponsored by Sunday Mail)

Source: Creative Scotland