Aoife Newman

Come Out, We’re At The Curb, 2026

Age 17

Acrylic on canvas

‘I painted this image of my friends and me sitting on the curb outside our houses. My three friends, Mia, Megan and Laura, and I grew up together because we all live on the same road. Instead of going to town or the cinema, we often just sit outside to talk and listen to each other. It’s a painting about friendship, growing up, and the feeling of knowing you’ll miss something when it’s gone. I have made so many memories on this road and specifically on the very curb depicted in this painting.’

Tar Amach, Táimid Ag An gCosán, 2026

Aois 17

Aicrileach ar chanbhás

‘Phéinteáil mé an íomhá seo de mo chairde agus díom féin suite ar an gcosán taobh amuigh dár dtithe. D’fhás mé féin agus mo thriúr cairde, Mia, Megan agus Laura, suas le chéile de bhrí go raibh cónaí orainn ar an mbóthar céanna. Seachas dul isteach sa bhaile mór nó chuig an bpictiúrlann, bhíodh sé de nós againn go minic fanacht inár suí taobh amuigh ag caint agus ag éisteacht lena chéile. Tá an pictiúr seo bunaithe ar chairdeas, fás aníos agus an tuiscint go n-aireoidh tú uait rud éigin nuair nach mbeidh sé ann níos mó. Tá an oiread cuimhní cinn agam a bhaineann leis an mbóthar seo agus
go háirithe an cosán atá tugtha chun beochta sa phictiúr.’

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