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04 Apr 2026

Mayo students compete for Texaco children's art awards

Entries from Sacred Heart School or from Westport Art & Music School for example

Mayo students compete for 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 above is preliminary adjudicator, Marie Connole admiring two of the entries received from Westport this year – a work entitled ‘Let Go’ (left) by a pupil from Sacred Heart School and another entitled ‘Mind Racing’ by a pupil from Westport Art & Music School.

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Winners in six age categories plus one category reserved exclusively for young artists with additional needs, will be announced in mid-April.

Now celebrating its 71st 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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