Kilkenny students compete for Texaco Children's art competition awards

Young artists who submitted entries to this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition, including a number from Co. Kilkenny, are currently having their works evaluated as the judging process gets underway.

Pictured is adjudicator, Marie Connole admiring two of the entries received from Co. Kilkenny this year – a self-portrait by a pupil from Coláiste Pobail Osraí, Kilkenny (left) and another entitled ‘Tarantula In The Desert’ by a pupil from Scoil Náisiúnta Chiaráin Naofa in Stoneyford.

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Winners in the seven age categories, including one exclusively for artworks by young artists with special needs, will be announced in mid-April.

Currently in its 69th year, the Texaco Children’s Art Competition is the longest-running art sponsorship in Ireland. First held in 1955, it is hosted by Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited – the company that markets fuel in Ireland under the Texaco brand.