Ballina student makes it a unique family double
Charlotte Greham, from Ballina, with her winning entry in the 12-13 age group in the 2024 Texaco Art competition.
A Ballina student has completed a rare family double by winning a top prize at the prestigious Texaco Children's Art Competition.
Charlotte Greham, who is a sixth-class pupil at Breaffy National School, Ballina, won first prize for her work entitled ‘Inspiration’.
Charlotte’s artwork was described by final adjudicator, Gary Granville, Professor Emeritus of Education at the National College of Art and Design, as “a finely executed representation of the artist at work”. The win by the 12-year-old made for a unique family double because her uncle, John Greham, won the same competition in 1979.
Charlotte was one of six Mayo students to win top prizes in the legendary competition, which is now in its 70th year.
Aoife Corrigan (12), from Castlebar Primary School; Annamária Pécsi (13), from Sacred Heart Secondary School, Westport; Aidan Kilbayne (8), from Castlebar Art Club; Martin Greavy (6), from Bonniconlon National School, Ballina and Liam Monaghan (5), from Scoil Bhreandáin, Ballina, were all among the winners.
The Texaco Children’s Art Competition is popularly 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 Mayo and counties throughout Ireland have had their talents recognised and their creativity commended.
