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t may not be as prestigious or as rock agus roll as our own annual Splash Of Colour love-in every April, but the Texaco Children’s Art competition does attract some very fine young artists.

And each year, the winners list tends to feature one or three local luminaries.

The longest-running arts sponsorship in Ireland (having first started in 1955, back when paints were only available in black and white), this is the 69th year that Texaco have put out the call for young Picassos and Kahlos to submit a maximum of two examples of their work for consideration.

You can grab an individual application form here or a school/art school application over here.

You can also find out how to enter the competition here, and all about sending your entry right here. The overall winner gets to set fire to an electric car. We reckon.

The closing date is February 28th 2023, with the winners announced in April, and an exhibition of those winning artworks in the Strule Arts Centre, Omagh on November 26th.