‘A Wild Lion’ by Katherina Gannon, winner of the 1st & 2nd class category in Connaught/Ulster
Junior Painter of the Year
February 2010
See the winning paintings from the Junior Painter of the Year Awards 2009.
The talent and creativity displayed by all the children who entered made this a very hard competition to judge. Niamh Sharkey, author and illustrator of children's books, and Aidan Dunne, art critic from the Irish Times, were among the panel of judges who spent hours deliberating over all the wonderful paintings. Eventually (and after much heated debate!) they narrowed it down to 12 regional winners with 3 paintings being nominated for a commendation. Four overall national winners were announced at an Awards Ceremony on the 9th of February at Airfield. Click here to view the winning paintings.
All 15 paintings will be on display in Airfield House and schools, parents and families are welcome to go along, view the paintings and see what some of Ireland's youngest talent have to offer!
Airfield is a 35 acre estate with a working farm and formal gardens and is a place of escape and discovery, a space to relax away from the busy world and to nurture your spirit by being close to nature. Their cultural and education programmes respond to the natural world, traditions and the rhythms of the seasons, aiming to ignite our sense of curiosity and wonderment. Seasonal celebrations and family days are filled with low-tech, good old-fashioned fun encouraging people of all ages to re-discover their spirit of playfulness in the fresh air.
GETTING THERE FROM DUBLIN
...by Luas:
Airfield is just an 8 minute walk from the Balally stop.
Take the ‘Green' Line in the direction of Sandyford to the Balally stop.
Turn right coming out of the station and walk straight on following the road as it swerves around to the right. The entrance is on the right opposite a fingerpost sign for Airfield.
...with Dublin Bus:
75 & 76 stop outside Airfield, 48A, 44, 44B stop at Dundrum Village, 11 and 11B stop at the Goat Grill.
...by Car
M50 Southbound: Take Exit 13, continue through the roundabouts for Dundrum until you pass Tesco, the road dips & you pass straight on through a junction. As the road rises & swings round to the right stay right. Airfield is on the right.
M50 Northbound: Take the exit for Dundrum, at the second crossroads turn right. The road runs fairly straight before swinging to the left. Airfield is on the left just past the bend.
There is a free Airfield carpark for visitors
