This year’s theme is “This Is Us!” all about people and belonging: the people we love, where we call home, our friendships and the things we share.
Find out more and enter at thisisart.rte.ie
What you need to know
- Free to enter, open to young people aged 0 to 18 across the island of Ireland, with all abilities welcome
- Four age categories (0-7, 8-11, 12-15 and 16-18), plus a group category that works well for a whole class
- Any medium goes: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, digital art, fashion, or work made from found and upcycled materials
- Entering is easy: make the artwork, take a photo of it, and upload it at rte.ie/thisisart
- A €10,000 prize fund for awards and bursaries across the five categories. Judges this year include Will Sliney, Holly Pereira, Barbara Knežević and Charlotte McReynolds
- Closing date: 31st January 2027
Free resources for teachers
We’ve made teacher packs to help bring the theme into the classroom, with ideas and activities for different age groups. You can find them here
This is Art! is run by RTÉ with support from Creative Ireland and the Government’s Shared Island Initiative.