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.