The Manorhamilton & District Credit Union Art Competition continues to be one of the most successful annual promotions undertaken by the credit union movement. The competition strives to encourage artists throughout Ireland through self-expression, creativity and imagination whilst also raising awareness of credit unions at local, regional and national level 
 
The theme for this year’s Credit Union Art Competition is ‘The Joys of Life’. This year’s theme gives participants the opportunity to present their own interpretation of what joy they see outside their front door and community, and capture this image on canvass.

Categories & Form:

The Credit Union Art Competition comprises of two categories. General Category and the Additional Needs Category.

• 7 years & under

• 8 – 10 years inclusive

• 11 – 13 years inclusive

• 14 – 17 years inclusive

• 18 years & over

• Group (Additional Needs Category only)

You can download the entry form here

What I Need to Know:

Closing date for entries is Friday 25th October 2024. All entries MUST BE submitted in either A3 (420 x 297mm) or A2 (594 x 420mm) and landscape orientation.

Other sizes and portrait-oriented entries will be disqualified from adjudication. Example below.

• Age limit applying as at 31st December 2024.
• The entry can be drawn or painted in pencil, charcoal, pen or ink, felt-tip markers, crayon, pastel, water colours, gouache, acrylics, oils, poster colour or collage.
• There are prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each age category.
• The winning entries from stage one are passed to Chapter for adjudication at a regional (second) stage before the winners only at this level are forwarded to the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) for final (national) judging.
• For more information or if you have any questions please email info@manorhamiltoncu.ie and mark it Art Competition 2024
• Entrants may only submit one entry and it must be accompanied by a fully completed entry form and returned by the notified closing date.
• T&C Apply. More details on the Entry form. You can download the entry form by clicking here

Last Year's Prize Presentation Gallery

Click on pictures to go through them. Pictures thanks to James Molloy