Texaco works of art in Highlanes

HIGHLANES Gallery on Laurence Street, Drogheda is the venue once again for an exhibition of the 126 winning paintings from this year’s 64th Texaco Children’s Art Competition.

The official opening, to which this year’s winning artists together with students from schools in the Drogheda area and the North East region have been invited, will take place at 11am on Tuesday, 4th September. Following this, the exhibition will remain open to the public each day from Monday to Saturday from 10.30am to 5pm until Saturday, 3rd November next. Admission is free.

Amongst the 126 exhibits on show will be works by five Drogheda students who won top prizes in the competition. They are James Moonan (12), Hannah Adams (10), Emilija Kiazmovaite (11) and Elsa Brennan (6), all from The Arthouse and Isabelle Parle (12), from Ballymakenny College.

Other top Louth winners, both from Dundalk, are Bella Reynolds (6), a pupil at Scoil Dairbhre and Cara Pilbeam (15), from St. Vincent’s Secondary School.

Recognised as one of the leading galleries of its kind in Ireland, further information in relation to Highlanes Gallery is available at www.highlanes.ie or by contacting Siobhan Murphy or Hilary Kelly at 041-9803311.

Second prize in Category G of the 2018 Texaco Children’s Art Competition went to Louth student James Moonan (age 12), from The Arthouse, Drogheda, for his entry entitled ‘Hens On The Farm’. Right: Siberian Stare’ by Drogheda student artist Emilija Kiazmovaite (11)

Giant’s Causeway At Night’ by Drogheda student artist Hannah Adams (10)

Spy The Cat’ by Drogheda student artist Isabelle Parle (12)

Elsa’s Daydream’ by Drogheda student artist Elsa Brennan (6)