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06 Sept 2025

Young Derry students compete for Texaco Children's Art Competition Awards

Young Derry students compete for Texaco Children's Art Competition Awards

Adjudicator Dr Denise Ferran admiring three of the entries received from County Derry

Young artists who submitted entries to this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition, including a number from Derry, are currently having their works evaluated as the judging process gets underway.

Pictured is adjudicator, Dr Denise Ferran admiring three of the entries received from County Derry this year.

One untitled work by a pupil from St. Columb's College (left), another entitled ‘Morgan Freeman’ by a pupil from Gaelcholáiste Dhoire, Dún Geimhin (centre) and a third entitled ‘Millie Bobby Brown (Enola Holmes) by a pupil from Rainey Endowed Grammar School in Magherafelt.

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

Currently in its 69th 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.

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