PICTURE: Tipperary entries in the spotlight as Texaco Art Competition judging starts

Young artists who submitted entries to this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition are currently having their works evaluated as the judging process gets underway.

Pictured is preliminary adjudicator, Marie Connole admiring two of the entries received from Tipperary this year – a work entitled ‘The Truth Behind The Eyes’ by a pupil from St Michael’s National School Cloughjordan (left), and another entitled ‘Nell & Seán’ by a pupil from St Anne’s Secondary School.

Winners in six age categories plus one category reserved exclusively for young artists with additional needs, will be announced in mid-April.

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Now celebrating its 72nd 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.

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