We’re delighted to announce the winners of the 2026 ILCU Art Competition following our local judging at Capital Credit Union.

We received some fantastic entries this year, showcasing the creativity and talent of young artists from across our local community.

A huge congratulations to all of our winners!

Age 8–10

🥇 1st Place: Zarah McHugh – St Olafs NS

🥈 2nd Place: Freya Gilmore – St Olafs NS

🥉 3rd Place: Alex Costello – (Self entry)

Age 11–13

🥇 1st Place: Toshyth Kuntamukkalth – Rockbrook School

🥈 2nd Place: Victoria Januskerics – St Olafs NS

🥉 3rd Place: Cheryl (Becky) Liu – St Columbas College

Age 14–17

🥇 1st Place: Thanvanth Bhoobalan – Rockbrook School

🥈 2nd Place: Mark Carthy – RockBrook School

🥉 3rd Place: Aidan James Lundberg – Rockbrook School

On to the Next Stage! 🌟

A special congratulations to our three 1st Place winners, Zarah McHugh, Toshyth Kuntamukkalth and Thanvanth Bhoobalan, whose artwork will now progress to the next stage of the ILCU Art Competition.

We wish them the very best of luck!

A Special Thank You to Our Judge

We would also like to say a special thank you to Stoneybatter-based professional artist Kathrina Rupit, who had the difficult task of judging this year’s entries and selecting our winners.

We greatly appreciate Kathrina giving her time and expertise to support this year’s competition.

You can discover more about Kathrina Rupit and her work through her website and Instagram here.

Finally, thank you to everyone who entered the 2026 ILCU Art Competition. It was fantastic to see so much creativity across all three age categories.

Congratulations to all of our winners from the staff amd members at Capital Credit Union!