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SHIOFRA Keogh aged 14 from Ar- dnacrusha has beaten off creative competition to be announced Octo- ber’s secondary school finalist in the Boyne Valley Book of Kells National Art Competition.
Shiofra produced a bespoke work of art based on the brief of using inspi- ration from either the Book of Kells itself, the monks who wrote and 1I- lustrated it, or life in the 9th century.
Malachy McCloskey, founder and chairman of the Boyne Valley Honey
Company and judge commented: “Shiofra’s creation really stood out from the crowd due to its level of fin- ish, use of colour and overall inter- pretation of the brief.”
Shiofra’s school Laurel Hill in Limerick now goes forward to the final, held in March 2010, and is in with a chance to win a Fine Art Facsimile copy of the Book of Kells worth €20,000.
Over the Christmas period Boyne Valley Honey is encouraging fami- lies to take advantage of the time off, and get the creative juices flowing by
entering – there are still four chances left with finalists being announced each month from now until March 2010.
Three Fine Art Facsimiles of The Book of Kells worth €20,000 each will be presented to the primary and secondary winning schools and to the individual from the third level and adult category, with runners up receiving cash prizes of €100, €250 Ane OOO OF
Miriam O’Callaghan who helped to launch the competition in September commented: “It’s a great initiative. The judges are looking for creativity, individuality and real pride in work. The Book of Kells is a national, vis- ual treasure, SO we expect exciting works of art to be created!”
Judges include; Malachy McClos- key, founder and chairman of the Boyne Valley Honey Company; Des Egan, renowned poet; Robin Adams, College Librarian and Archivist, Trinity College; Edward McPart- land, Fellow Emeritus, History of Art, Trinity College.
The culmination of the competition will be an exhibition of winning en- tries, with winners being presented their prizes by Miriam O’Callaghan.
See | www.boynevalleyhoneyart. com for further details / to enter or check us out on Facebook / Bebo.