ARTWORK created by Catholic and Protestant pupils at two Co Tyrone schools has won praise in a UK-wide competition celebrating diversity.
Year nine students from Fivemiletown College and St Ciaran's College, Ballygawley came together for the project.
Judges said that "knowing it was jointly created by two schools of different religions really adds to its depth".
The artwork, entitled 'Wall of Hope', was shortlisted in the Arts and Minds Competition - a UK-wide contest aimed at promoting race equality and diversity in schools.
Organised by the teachers' union NASUWT, the competition sought entries from primary, secondary and special schools in two categories - art and creative writing.
It aims to "challenge children and young people to use art and creative writing to explore themes of diversity, race, equality and identity".
Judges, who included TV star Gok Wan, singled out the work of the two Co Tyrone schools in the secondary schools artwork category.
They said that "every time you look at this piece you see something new and different in the detail".
"There is a great use of symbolism, while the overall piece is a stunning piece of art."
Chris Keates from the NASUWT said: "Congratulations to the pupils of both schools, they have come together to create not only a great piece of artwork, but also a piece which has so much to say on the issue both generally and in the local context.
"The quality of entries is a credit to the skills and abilities of the pupils and their teachers and support staff."
