Irish Independent

Children told ‘think green’ in art contest creations

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LITTLE Jules O’Rourke is the colourful face of this year’s All Ireland Credit Union Art Competitio­n.

The seven-year-old schoolgirl officially launched the 35th annual art contest for children at Dublin’s Botanic Gardens yesterday.

The competitio­n, sponsored by the Irish League of Credit Unions, encourages budding young artists to unleash their creativity and imaginatio­n using a variety of media.

This year’s theme is entitled ‘The Force of Nature’. Participan­ts are being asked to ‘think green’ and depict their own take on nature and the environmen­t and how both affect everyone’s lives.

The competitio­n, which is the longestrun­ning art contest for children, received more than 30,000 entries last year with 11 category winners.

Registrati­on is free.

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