At a separate event following the gala to announce the winner, Hunting PLC will present a charitable contribution on behalf of the competition – and the artists who have entered to participate – to Patriot PAWS. 

This is the second consecutive year the nonprofit has been selected as the Hunting Art Prize charity.  The organization is dedicated to inspiring and restoring the physical and emotional independence of disabled American veterans and others with mobile disabilities.

Hunting PLC moved the Hunting Art Prize to Houston in 2006 after a quarter century in the United Kingdom, where it emerged as one of Great Britain's top art awards.  It is open to artists throughout Texas who are at least 18 years of age. 

For more information on the prize, visit www.huntingartprize.com. 

About the 2015 Hunting Art Prize Charity

Patriot PAWS Service Dogs was founded in 2006 as a nonprofit entity providing service dogs to disabled American veterans and others with mobile disabilities at no cost in an effort to inspire and restore physical and emotional independence.  Depending on the needs of each individual, service dogs complete a customized training program and learn to perform a variety of functions, including supporting patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.  For further information, visit http://patriotpaws.org. 

About Hunting PLC

Hunting PLC is an international oil services company that manufactures, supplies, and distributes equipment to enable the extraction of oil and gas. Established in 1874, it is a fully listed public company, traded on the London Stock Exchange. For further information, visit www.hunting.plc.uk.

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