Issued May 2nd 2007
TEXACO EXHIBITION CONTINUES AT HUGH LANE GALLERY
DUBLIN, IRELAND – 1 May 2007 - The top 21 winning paintings from the 51st Texaco Children¹s Art Competition are now on exhibition at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane at Parnell Square, Dublin. The paintings will be on display in the Blas Coffee Shop and will remain there until Friday 31 August.
This new collection of paintings by some of Ireland¹s finest young student artists will replace an exhibition of winning entries from this year¹s 53rd Texaco Children¹s Art Competition which had been taking place at the Gallery and which now must be removed so that they can go on show at the prize-giving luncheon which takes place in Dublin on 16 May.
The Hugh Lane Gallery, which houses one of Ireland's foremost collections of modern and contemporary art, is open Tuesday to Thursday from 10am to 6pm, Friday & Saturday from 10am to 5pm and on Sundays from 11am to 5pm. The Gallery is closed on Mondays.
Further information on the Gallery is available at www.hughlane.ie
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Editors’ notes
Chevron (Ireland) Ltd. is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, which markets its fuels under the Texaco brand across Europe, among other markets. Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading energy companies. With more than 56,000 employees, Chevron conducts business in approximately 180 countries around the world, producing and transporting crude oil and natural gas, and refining, marketing and distributing fuels and other energy products. Chevron is based in San Ramon, California, USA. More information on Chevron is available at www.chevron.com
There are approximately 250 Texaco-branded service stations in Ireland and more than 2,000 across Europe. Chevron Ireland also has aviation fuels, industrial and lubricants businesses in the Republic and holds an equity stake in four fuel storage facilities in the Republic of Ireland. For more information, visit www.texaco.ie
For any media enquiries about the Texaco Children's Art Competition, call Don Hall, Hall PR on 01 660 9377 or email don@hall.ie. For further information on Chevron Ireland, contact Daniel Schraibman on 0044 207 719 4459 or email danielschraibman@chevron.com