Two Drogheda students have won top prizes in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition. Subinoy Bhakta (age 13), a pupil at the Arthouse, won third prize in category G of the Competition, for a work entitled ‘The Pigeon’.

Final Adjudicator of the competition – Irish visual artist, curator and educator – Pauline O'Connell, described Subinoy’s artwork as one which “presents a skilful mixed media work in collage using paint and drawing.” 

Twelve year old Eshika Eva Paul, also from the Arthouse won a Special Merit Award for her artwork entitled ‘7 Years Ago’ (below) that Ms. O’Connell said ‘displayed high levels of skill and creativity.’ 

The two Drogheda inners are no strangers to the Competition, Subinoy won a Special Merit award in 2020 whilst Eshika won Special Merit awards in 2021 and 2020.  

The Texaco Children’s Art Competition is regarded as the longest-running sponsorship in the history of arts sponsoring in Ireland, with an unbroken history that dates back to the very first Competition held in 1955.

This year, as has been the case throughout its life, it has been a platform on which young artists from Louth and counties throughout Ireland have had their talents recognised and their creativity commended.