Each year since the inaugural Summer School in 2014 there has been a Primary School Art Competition where all schools in the locality, wishing to participate, have submitted artwork by their pupils in four categories based on the theme of the Summer School for that year.

This has been one of the most successful initiatives of the Summer School and the level of interest and participation grows each year with Primary Schools from Co Donegal, Co Leitrim and Co Fermanagh taking part in the competition.

 

The themes to date have been:

2014  “Mícheál Ó Cléirigh”,

2015 “Saints and Scholars,”  

2016 “Leaving Home”

2017 “My Favourite Place.”

2018 “Lords & Ladies”.

2019  “Ireland- comings and goings”

2021″ Famous Women”

2022 “Friendship and Welcoming”

2023  Feast -Food – Famine

This year the theme is

2024 Words & Language

  

Categories

– Junior Infants and Senior Infants (A4 size)

-First Class and Second Class (A4 size)

-Third Class and Fourth Class (A4 size)

-Fifth Class and Sixth Class (A4 size)

Entries submitted can cover the strands- drawing, paint and colour– for example, crayons, colouring pencils, pastels, paints, charcoal, markers, collage etc

All artistic entries may be used for publicity, publication and display purposes.  

Winning entries are displayed during the weekend of the Summer School.Prizes and certificates are awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and highly commended in each category.

Winners are notified through their school.

 

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