Young Creatives Art Competition at Highlanes Gallery

Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda
Closing date: 12 July 2026

Calling all young creatives! To continue their 20th anniversary celebrations, Highlanes Gallery have announced a brand-new initiative – an art competition and exhibition for children 18 years and under. The competition celebrates imagination, originality and innovation and highlights the creative voices of children and young people of all abilities.

Developed with Highlanes Gallery’s IGNITE (12-18 yrs) and AMPLIFY (18-30 yrs) young persons’ panels, the competition focuses on themes of identity and the environment under the title – Me, my place, our world, and uniquely this competition will be adjudicated by individuals from the panels.

Highlanes 20: Young Creatives Art Competition has categories for entry from:

• Category A: Under 6 Years
• Category B: 7-10 Years,
• Category C: 11-14 Years
• Category D: 15-18 Years.
  There is also an Additional Needs section in each of the four categories.

How to enter

The competition is open to original artwork from children across the island of Ireland.

Guidelines for entries:

• no larger than A3 portrait or landscape format size,
• in a range of media from pencil, paint, collage and mixed-media, and stop-motion/ moving image work, no longer than 20 seconds.
• Each entry must be delivered by hand or post, and must be accompanied by a completed Application Form attached to the rear of the artwork.

The closing date for entries is Sunday 12th July at 2pm.

The prize giving ceremony and exhibition opening will take place on Friday 7th August, and the exhibition will open to the public from Saturday 8th August until Saturday 31st October.

For full details go to Young Creatives Art Competition at Highlanes Gallery