2010 Art Competition for primary and special school pupils 

The winners of the Commission´s 2010 Art Competition have been announced!

The Commission had a great response to the competition receiving over 1,000 entries of a very high standard. Many of the entries on this year´s theme, "Life without Labels" addressed equality related issues such as prejudice and discrimination using vivid and colourful imagery. It´s a real achievement to be named a winner or runner-up, so congratulations to all of the following pupils.

Winners - Primary Schools´ Category
Louise Kelly - Phoenix Integrated Primary School, Cookstown
Beth Campbell - Cranmore Integrated Primary School, Belfast
Cara McLoughlin - St Mary´s Primary School, Newtownbutler

Winner - Special Schools´ Category
Eamon Loughran - Rathore School, Newry

Runners-up - Primary Schools´ Category
Joshua Farren - Artigarvan Primary School, Strabane
Daniel Houston - Altishane Primary School, Dunamanagh
Ally Keys - Rathmore Primary School, Bangor
Kalvin Huey - Artigarvan Primary School, Strabane

Runners-up - Special Schools´ Category
Sean McConnell - Belmont House School, Derry
John McCann - Rathore School, Newry

Prize-giving Event
On 23 March, competition winners and runners-up, attended a special prize-giving ceremony in the Commission where they were awarded with prizes of art materials and framed copies of their artwork by Commissioner, Murray Watt.

The artwork of the four winners (Louise Kelly, Beth Campbell, Cara McLoughlin and Eamon Loughran) has been used to advertise the Commission´s Equality for all Campaign on buses throughout Northern Ireland. Pupils experienced the thrill of seeing their artwork first hand when a bus featurning their winning poster visited each of their schools.

Highly Commended

Given the high standard of entries, the Commision has recognised the work of a further 15 pupils as highly commended and they are to received framed poster reproductions of their artwork. The highly commended pupils are as follows:

Aimee Scott - Artigarvan Primary School, Strabane
Chelsea Haggan - Beechlawn School, Hillsborough
Reece Moore - Beechlawn School, Hillsborough
James Doherty - Belmont House School, Derry
Tom Freeburn - Bocombra Primary School, Portadown
Megan Keys - Enniskillen Integrated Primary School
Matthew Ireland - Longstone School, Dundonald
Kerry Reid - Millennium Integrated Primary School, Saintfield
Moya Gartland - New Row Primary School, Castledawson
Amy Yeates - Rathmore Primary School, Bangor
Oran Mallon - St Mary´s Primary School, Kircubbin
Paddy Mongan - St Mary´s Primary School, Belfast
Mary Ward - St Mary´s Primary School, Belfast
Nicole Fitzpatrick - St Mary´s Primary School, Newtownbutler
Georgia McLeister - The Diamond Primary School, Cullybackey

Click here to view a slideshow of the competition artwork.