RPA - Luas Art Competition 2009 Winner Announced
The Railway Procurement Agency today, Wednesday, 20th January 2010, announced the results of the third Annual RPA - Luas Art Competition. This competition is run in association with Temple Bar Cultural Trust. The adjudication committee were impressed to have received so many excellent submissions. Artists were invited to submit entries using the theme of Luas Docklands - the new extension of the Luas Red Line to The Point, which opened in December 2009.
The winning entry will be displayed at Luas stops and on trams and feature on the cover of the RPA-Luas 2010 calendar along with the twelve runners-up which are featured in the calendar. A panel of distinguished judges selected the winning entry with some difficulty!
Eamon Whyte’s entry was chosen as the winner of the Third RPA-Luas Art Competition. Mr. Whyte from Co. Meath graduated from the National College of Art & Design’s Visual Communications programme in 2007. He now works as a freelance graphic designer. His winning design “UnTIEtled” was inspired by the work of Abram Games, a poster artist whose strong clear images were used as public service announcements in Britain during World War Two. A commuter’s tie was given a twist with the design of an elevated view of a tram to capture the theme of the competition.
The winners and runners up received their prizes at the official prize ceremony at the National College of Ireland adjacent to the new Luas stop Mayor Square-NCI. RPA Chief Executive Frank Allen thanked all those who had submitted entries to the competition and praised the quality and diversity of submissions received.
The winning entries can be viewed here on www.rpa.ie and on www.luas.ie
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