a visual art competition
for primary school students

On the 21st of March we celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Waterford Integration Services (WIS), Waterford Area Partnership and Waterford Libraries are hosting Waterford’s 3rd Anti-Racism Month for the entire month of March. To mark and celebrate this, Waterford Integration Services alongside Waterford Libraries and Europe Direct, Waterford are launching a visual art competition for primary school students.

Students of all classes (junior to sixth) are invited to submit one entry under the theme “Show Racism the Red Card”.

How to take part:
On a sheet of paper create your masterpiece! Feel free to sketch, paint or craft your creation with the theme “Show Racism the Red Card”.

Take a picture of your artwork if sending via email, otherwise drop your entry to any branch of Waterford Libraries, and include the following details in BLOCK CAPITALS;
– Title of artwork
– Name of Student
– Class of Student
– School of Student
– Contact Details (of school/teacher)

Entries can be dropped in/posted to any branch of Waterford Libraries or submitted via email to WIS at waterfordantiracistmonth@gmail.com before the closing date of Friday 28th of February 2025 at 4pm. 

Entries being submitted via the libraries should be marked for the attention of Sinéad Cummins, Central Library.

The competition is open to all Primary School Students and will be divided into four age groups. Each age group will have a winner and there will be one overall winner whose school will receive an author visit.

The competition groups are as follows:
Group A- Junior and Senior infants
Group B – 1st and 2nd Class
Group C – 3rd and 4th Class
Group D – 5th and 6th Class

A panel of judges will select the winning entries.
The judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into once decision is made.

Competition winners will be notified in March 2025.

The winning students and their families, teachers and friends will be invited to a small Awards Ceremony in March 2025 in the Central Library.
The winner’s piece will be printed professionally and displayed in the Central library as well as touring libraries throughout the county. Original art pieces will be needed for this.

The Awards Ceremony will also feature winning poems from secondary school students.

Submission of entry gives permission to Waterford Integration Services and Waterford Libraries to share the artwork on our websites and social media platforms.

Waterford Libraries and Waterford Integration Services reserve the right to refuse entries that contradict the ethos of anti-racism.

Winners may be asked to have their photographs taken in regard to competition publicity.

Entry into the competition will be taken as unconditional acceptance of these terms and conditions.