1. St Petersburg Forum Schools Art Competition 2009

St Petersburg Forum invites St Petersburg senior school children 14+in the school year 2008-2009 to participate in the fourth annual SPF Scottish Painting Competition. Students must be registered prior to the Exhibition of works during Scottish week in St Petersburg, Feb. 2009.

Subject.

Poems of Robert Burns

During the year of 2009 the Robert Burns World Federation are organising a series of ‘Homecoming’ events to mark the 250^th birth date of Robert Burns. In recognition of this the Forum is setting a modern interpretation of the following poems by Burns as the subject matter for the Painting Competition;

‘Auld Lang Syne’

‘Address to Edinburgh’

‘My Hearts in the Highlands’

The Poems can be accessed widely in books of Burns and on the Internet. Burns original works were written in the Scots Language, for English translation please go to www.worldburnsclub.com

Students should create a painting inspired by a modern interpretation of one of the poems. Competitors are free to choose style and mediums. Support size 40cm x 50cm.

Paintings will be judged on painting and drawing skills also reflecting appropriateness to the chosen poem during Days of Scotland in St Petersburg 2009

Prizes: -winners will receive Prizes, the May McMaster Award and Certificates .

Contact May McMaster Artist, Trustee St Petersburg For maymcmaster@gmail.com +44 141 580 5257

2. St Petersburg Forum ‘KNOWLEDGE OF SCOTLAND’ Competition -TOPICS 2009

1. David Livingstone

2. Lady Macbeth

3. Tourist Industry in Scotland

4. William Quarrier

5. Jekyll & Hyde

6. Ewan McGregor

7. Christmas & New Year Traditions in Scotland

8. The Stone of Destiny

9. Robert Burns – the Farmer & Exciseman

10. Mary Campbell – Highland Mary (Burns)

Competitors must be 15 – 16 years at the time of the competition. Each competitor will be interviewed by the judging panel prior to the competition.

Judging panel will be made up from party of Scots visiting St Petersburg during the ‘Days of Scotland’ in January/February 2009

Winners will receive Prizes, certificates, medals and a trip to Scotland in September 2009

Elizabeth Clark, Chairman/Trustee, St Petersburg Forum

Telephone 44 1505 612 466

Fax 44 1505 615 359

e-mail cliftonclark@dsl.pipex.com

3. Robert Burns World Federation Essay Competition 2009

The Robert Burns World Federation has set the following essay topic for 2009

‘Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot’ from Auld Lang Syne

Entries will be accepted from 13 – 16 year old students on the day of the competition.

The competition will be judged by Helen Morrison, Isa Hanley and Jimmy Law of the Robert Burns World Federation

All entries must be received by 20^th December 2008 to allow time for adjudication. Late entries will not be accepted and judged.

Winners will receive prizes, certificates and medals from the Robert Burns World Federation.

Please send entries to Mrs Elizabeth Clark, Chairman,

St Petersburg Forum

Telephone 44 1505 612 466

Fax 44 1505 615 359

e-mail cliftonclark@dsl.pipex.com

with copies to Margarita Mudrak – Association for International Cooperation, St Petersburg