Wexford student wins top prize in Texaco art competition

A Wexford student has won a top prize in this year’s 72nd Texaco Children’s Art Competition…

In the 6 years and under age category – the youngest age group in the Competition – Emily Gregan (6) from Tara Hill National School, in Gorey has won second prize for her work entitled ‘Tina Cat and the Bouncing Balls’.

Describing Emily’s artwork, Final Adjudicator – Irish visual artist, curator and educator – Pauline O’Connell, says:

“It depicts a lively and charming image of a marmalade cat surrounded by an array of colourful bouncing balls, capturing both movement and playfulness with warmth and clarity,” he told Wexford Weekly.

The Texaco Children’s Art Competition is popularly regarded as the longest-running sponsorship in the history of arts sponsoring in Ireland, with an unbroken history that dates back to the very first Competition held in 1955.

This year, as has been the case throughout its life, it has been a platform on which young artists from Wexford and counties throughout Ireland have had their talents recognised and their creativity commended.