Four Donegal students have won top prizes in this year’s 69th Texaco Children’s Art Competition.
In the 6 years and younger category – the youngest age group in the Competition – second prize was won by Charles (Dominic) Gallagher (age 5), from St.
Mary’s National School, Lifford for his work entitled ‘Moo Moo Rua’.
His work is described by Final Adjudicator, Professor Gary Granville as “art that combines the inanimate with the living, through a warm and successful juxtaposition of a tractor with a cow.”
In further success for the Gallagher family, younger brother Neal (Bernard) (aged 1), a pupil at CPI Creche, Lifford, won third prize in the same age category.
His work is described by Professor Granville as “an abstract piece, that, at the age of 23 months, shows not only remarkable manipulative dexterity but also an energy and compositional form that is highly accomplished.”
In winning his award at aged one, records show that Neal (Bernard) has secured a unique position for himself in becoming the youngest entrant ever to win a top prize in the 69 years history of the Competition.
In addition, two Donegal winners each won Special Merit Awards for artworks that Professor Granville said ‘were imaginative and displayed high levels of skill and creativity’.
They were Alice Friel (4), from Errigal Montessori & Creche, Letterkenny and Kerri Doherty (14) from Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town. No stranger to the Competition, Kerry won third prize 12-13 years age category last year.
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