Letterkenny school crowned group winners of This Is Art

COLÁISTE Ailigh, Letterkenny has been announced the group winners of the third This Is Art! national competition which celebrates young artists of all abilities.

The schools ‘Monster Mess’ by An Chéad Bhliain (Rang Ealaín) was selected by judges as the Grand Prix winners in the group category.

Judges hailed the piece as a ‘really fun and imaginative artwork’ while they loved the innovative use of materials and the imaginative creations.

Speaking follwoing the win, the group said, “We are so happy to discover that we are the Grand Prix winners in the group category.

“We worked so hard for weeks on this project and we’re so happy that the judges loved it too.

“When working with others, there are different ideas and thoughts and it’s great to see how all the different ideas come together to create amazing art. We had great fun making these monsters and as a class we are so proud.”

WATCH the class’s video here.

The prize fund of €10,000 will be announced, with winners across the different categories receiving prizes, as well as the This Is Art! Grand Prix Award – a specially commissioned one-of-a-kind glass trophy handmade by renowned glass artist, Róisín de Buitléar.

The winners from across Dublin and from Donegal were chosen by an independent panel of judges (also listed below) who have again highlighted the high standard of entries right across the age categories.

The competition promotes artistic practice among young people and encourages and supports creativity, originality and self-expression.

Working to the theme, ‘This Is Inspiration’, 3,000 entries were received from young artists of all abilities, aged 18 and under, all over the country who created an original piece of art that will be showcased in an online art gallery for generations to come.

This year 17 local authorities have taken part in This is Art! with 7 of these hosting exhibitions on Saturday 10th June. # From Waterford’s exhibition in Waterford Art Gallery to Monaghan’s North Road display, these exhibitions will feature exciting work from budding artists in your area so be sure to check it out (links in Notes to Editors below). Selected works from this year’s entries will also feature on billboards across the country and on social media as part of a campaign by The Creative Ireland Programme and RTÉ.

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