Budding young artists celebrated at Edinburgh’s Christmas

The artworks of twenty-four young budding artists were celebrated at Edinburgh’s Christmas this week as children from fifteen local schools received recognition for their festive Winter Window designs.

The Winter Windows are on display at Edinburgh’s Christmas Festival of Kindness in St Andrew Square and along the top walkway of West Princes Street Gardens. 

Pupils from schools across Edinburgh and Midlothian were invited to submit their festive frescos and wintery works of art through their schools, from which twenty-four were selected to be displayed at Edinburgh’s Christmas and featured on the event’s social channels. 

Designs featured a myriad of Christmas accoutrements, including elves and angels, Christmas trees and snowmen, as well as city landscapes of Edinburgh Castle, and one particularly jolly owl!  

The winning artists and their family were invited to a prizegiving on Wednesday 13 December where they received a certificate of congratulations from Carol Tuzun of City of Edinburgh Council, and were invited for an afternoon of fun at Edinburgh’s Christmas including unlimited rides at the Festive Family Funfair.  

The full list of winning artists (arranged by school) are:  

Fola Olaniyi Nursery Canal View Primary School 
Fareedah Alagbe Nursery Canal View Primary School 
Louisa Lu S3 Castlebrae Community Campus 
Christina Zaloni-Noulas P5 Dean Park Primary School 
Aria Enwood P3 Granton Primary School 
Noemi Obara P3 Granton Primary School 
Ruby Bremner P4 Granton Primary School 
Leena Bahemia P4 Liberton Primary School 
Zuzanna Kasperczuk P6 Liberton Primary School 
Olivia Fuentes Granadero P1 Parsons Green Primary School 
Alasdair Robertson P2 Preston Street Primary School 
Aiden Dunleavey P5 Royal High Primary School 
Natalia Rafa P5 St David’s RC Primary School 
Zofia Berdys P5 St David’s RC Primary School 
Diddy Aravantinou P6 St John’s Primary School 
Michael Williams P6 St John’s Primary School 
Cassie Griffith P3 St Mark’s Primary School 
Finlay McDonald P3 St Mary’s RC Primary School 
Annabelle Greene P3 St Mary’s RC Primary School 
Ruan Byrne P4 St Ninian’s RC Primary School 
Hannah Capes P4 St Ninian’s RC Primary School 
Emily Fortune P5 Wardie Primary School 
Esme Martin P5 Wardie Primary School 
Braxton Williams S1 Wester Hailes High School 

Councillor Joan Griffiths, Education, Children and Families Convener for the City of Edinburgh Council, said: “A huge congratulations to all Winter Windows winners. It’s wonderful to see young budding artists recognised for their festive displays which will bring joy to so many over the next few weeks!” 

The Winter Windows will be displayed at Edinburgh’s Christmas until Saturday 6 January 2024 and can be viewed at St Andrew Square and along the top walkway of West Princes Street Gardens.  

For further information and tickets to Edinburgh’s Christmas attractions please visit www.edinburgh-christmas.com

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davepickering

Edinburgh reporter and photographer