WINTER ART COMPETITION
Calling all children!
As part of ‘Dublin City Council Dublin Winter Lights 2025’, Dublin City Council would like to invite children to take part in an exciting Winter Art Competition.
The winning artworks will be projected at Barnardo Square on Dame Street and on the Dublin City Council Dublin Winter Lights Website during the month of December. The top three entries will also be awarded a prize by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Ray McAdam, with those designs used as the Lord Mayor’s official Christmas card for 2025.
CHRISTMAS CARD THEME
The theme for the artwork is ‘Dublin City Centre Twinkles at Christmas’.
CLOSING DATE
The 2025 Children’s Art Competition is closed on the 21st of November.
Submissions
Entry is open to anyone under the age of 18. All entrants must obtain parental/guardian consent before applying for the competition. All submissions must use the template below.
Guidelines for artwork:
- Artwork should be portrait in a aspect of 9:16
- Artwork should follow the theme of ‘Dublin City Centre Twinkles at Christmas’.
- Artwork should not contain any branding or political messaging.
- Artwork may be a digital drawing, painting, sketch, collage, etc., but must be submitted as a high-resolution file or scanned in .jpeg, .png, or .pdf format.
- Please label your file with your name/organisation/group name.
- Please do not place your name/group name within the artwork. Entry names will be projected below the artwork.
- Dublin City Council reserves the right to use any submitted artwork as part of promotional images and materials, including social media.
- All applicants must be under 18 years of age as of November 21st 2025
All submissions must be uploaded using the link below.
2024 Winners
Ainm: Anna Yu
Ainm: Orla Cahill
Ainm: Sofia Finneagan
The top three entries were awarded a prize by the Lord Mayor of Dublin James Geoghegan, with those designs used as the Lord Mayor’s official Christmas card for 2024.
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