Limerick talent tops at Texaco

FOUR Limerick students have been presented with top awards in this yearโ€™s 65th Texaco Childrenโ€™s Art Competition.

The winners attended an award ceremony in Enfield where they were presented with their awards by Chairman of the judging panel, Professor Gary Granville and Director Ireland Operations at Valero James Twohig.

Special Merit Awards were presented to 12 year old Davidย McPartlin, from Ardscoil Rรญs, Sadhbh Oโ€™Connor and Emily Murphy who are both 17 years old and from Colรกiste รde agus Iosef, Abbeyfeale and 15 year old Dewa Ishaq from Colรกiste Nano Nagle, Sexton Street.

The Texaco Childrenโ€™s Art Competition was first established in 1955ย  when children were asked to illustrate the phrase โ€˜Keep It Quietโ€™, which was a slogan that was being used to promote Havoline motor oil at that time.
Entries were so large for the first competition that organisers decided that a second Competition should be held which was free of any guidance or constraint as regards to theme, method or medium.
Now with an annual entry of overย 20,000 paintings, the Texaco Childrenโ€™s Art Competition has established itself as a unique competition that contributes to art and art education in Ireland, and aims to support and encourage children through art.
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