Mayo interest building in Texaco children's art awards

Young Mayo 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 adjudicator, Eoin Butler admiring two of the entries received from Castlebar this year – a work entitled ‘Majestic Deer’ by a pupil from St. John’s National School, Breaffy (left) and another entitled ‘Memories’ by a pupil from St. Joseph’s Secondary School.

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

Now celebrating its 70th 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.