Children's artwork that celebrates the diversity of family life goes on display in Edinburgh this summer, writes Liz Fox. An exhibition organised by Family Mediation Scotland, featuring 100 drawings and paintings by children aged four to 12, will run at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery from 17 June. The exhibition will culminate with the charity's first-ever Families Day on 29 August, celebrating 20 years of family mediation in Scotland. A spokesman said, 'Many families are made up differently - stepfamilies are on the increase, and other family members may take an important caring role. We wanted people to feel positive about the family they live in, however it is made up.'
Children's artwork that celebrates the diversity of family life goes on display in Edinburgh this summer, writes Liz Fox. An exhibition organised by Family Mediation Scotland, featuring 100 drawings and paintings by children aged four to 12, will run at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery from 17 June.
The exhibition will culminate with the charity's first-ever Families Day on 29 August, celebrating 20 years of family mediation in Scotland. A spokesman said, 'Many families are made up differently - stepfamilies are on the increase, and other family members may take an important caring role. We wanted people to feel positive about the family they live in, however it is made up.'
Linda McClelland, a competition judge and the education co-ordinator for the National Galleries, said she was extremely impressed with the standard of entries. 'They were all wonderful, but I particularly enjoyed the pictures from the four to six age group - they were so creative, uninhibited and full of fun.'
The winners will be announced at the exhibition opening on 17 June. The winning pictures will be reproduced as 100,000 postcards and distributed free at the gallery.
