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Toyota is encouraging your kids to break out the pencils and crayons (and just those - digital submissions will not be accepted...) and start designing their dream car, as part of the Dream Car Art Contest. There are three age categories; under eight, eight to 11 and 12 to 15 years, and in each category there will be three prizes awarded, from a new tablet to a digital camera to art supplies.
A panel of three judges, Oliver Whelan, Lecturer in Fine Art and Painting at NCAD, RTE star Blathnaid Treacy and a representative from Toyota Ireland have the tough job of selecting three finalists in each age category as the national winners.
Commenting on the announcement, Ian Corbett, Toyota Ireland Marketing Manager said: "Toyota is passionate about unlocking the potential of youth in Ireland and the Dream Car Art Contest provides a perfect platform for young Irish artists to showcase their talents with the opportunity to compete on a global stage. Each year, we are delighted by the exceptional level of artistic talent from children in Ireland, and we can't wait to start viewing the masterpieces that are produced for this year's contest."
The winners will be announced in March next year, and will then go forward to compete with other national winners from across Europe to win a trip to Japan with Toyota.
Your young designers should draw or paint a 'Dream Car' using standard art materials (digital submissions will not be accepted). All entries must be in colour and include a car and a background or setting on an A3 size paper.
All submissions can be entered by dropping art work into an Authorised Toyota Dealership or sending it to Toyota Ireland, Killeen Road, Dublin 12 and clearly mark it 'Toyota Dream Car Art Contest'. The submission must be accompanied by an entry form which can be downloaded from www.toyota.ie/dream-car-art. The contest will be open until 24th of February 2017.