Schools’ Art Competition 2010
The theme for the 2010 Schools’ Art Competition was set out as follows by the Festival: “The general theme for 2010 is ‘Past’, or ‘Present’, or ‘Future’. Teachers may assist students to interpret this theme and it may be interpreted as loosely or literally as the student sees fit.”
Approximately 400 works were submitted, with the overall winner being selected from seven category winners. All works submitted were exhibited at the Schools’ Street Exhibition.
Click here to see the the Judge’s Report (PDF, 350KB).
Overall Winner 2010- ‘Down Town’, by Conan Crowley The Overall Winner in 2010 was ‘Down Town’, by Conan Crowley, age seven years. The competition Judge commented as follows: “When I was first laying out the entries from this category this picture really jumped out at me. First of all, the image of the car is very big and strong, without glorifying the vehicle. It portrays a whimsical even humorous car with no driver, stopped at traffic lights. Again, this is very boldly and confidently portrayed. There is a plain blue sky as a backdrop. We have nothing else to distract us. On further, closer inspection we can see that there are some very subtle devices at work here: the use of black, traditionally discouraged by academics, unites the picture, black wheels join black road which connects to the black traffic light apparatus. This same black, in the rectangle at the top of the pole, separates the three lamps from the surrounding blue, to allow them to shine brightly, with perfect contrast and no competition from any other colours – a master stroke!
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CATEGORY WINNERS |
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Category A (Junior and Senior Infants) – ‘The Power Ranger’, by Kevin O’Riordan
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Category B (1st. and 2nd. Class Primary) – ‘Down Town’ by Conan Crowley |
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Category C (3rd. and 4th. Class Primary) – ‘Slán’, by Shauna O’Connor
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Category D (5th. and 6th. Class Primary) – ‘Kanturk in the Present’ by Orna Guerin
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Category E (1st. and 2nd Year Post-Primary) – ‘Modern Cars’ by Michael Cottrell
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Category F (3rd. and Transition Year Post-Primary_ – ‘Granny Bought a Laptop’ by Claire Murphy
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Category G (Leaving Certificate Cycle Post-Primary) – ‘Evolution’ by Una Twohig
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| Some images below of the Schools’ Street Exhibition |
Some Images from the Schools’ Street Exhibition |
Some Images from the Schools’ Street Exhibition |
Some Images from the Schools’ Street Exhibition |
Some Images from the Schools’ Street Exhibition |
Some Images from the Schools’ Street Exhibition |
Some Images from the Schools’ Street Exhibition |
Some Images from the Schools’ Street Exhibition |
Some Images from the Schools’ Street Exhibition |
