Released on: November 12, 2007, 5:24 am

Press Release Author: The Art Institutes

Industry: Apparel & Fashion

Press Release Summary: A Tuition Scholarship Competition for High Schools Seniors

Press Release Body: [PITTSBURGH, NOVEMBER 9, 2007] The search is on! The Art
Institutes schools are looking for high school seniors interested in pursuing a
career in the fashion industry to enter The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion
Competition.

The Passion for Fashion Competition was created to encourage and reward young
fashion talent. The grand prize winners receive a full tuition scholarship to The
Art Institute school where they entered the Competition.

One national winner in each of the two categories (i) Fashion Design and (ii)
Fashion Marketing, Merchandising and Retail Management will be selected to receive
full tuition scholarships to study at a participating Art Institutes location.


To be eligible to enter, students must be a high school senior scheduled to graduate
in 2008. In the Fashion Design category, entry requirements include submission of
an original evening wear design. In the Fashion Marketing, Merchandising and Retail
Management category, entry requirements include a finished product or plan.

"We recognize that fashion has to start somewhere, and for many young men and women,
that passion is nurtured right in high school," said Bruce E. Dempsey, Vice
President, Academic Affairs Specialist, The Art Institutes.

In addition to winning full tuition scholarships, the grand prize-winning students
will attend the February 2008 New York Fashion Week and meet staff at Seventeen
magazine.

The deadline to submit entries at a participating Art Institutes location is
November 19, 2007. For complete rules and entry requirements visit
www.artinstitutes.edu/passionforfashion.

About The Art Institutes:
The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu) is a system of over 35 education
institutions located throughout North America providing an important source for
design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.

Contact:
Jacki Muller
Vice President, Public Relations
The Art Institutes
412.995.7262
jpmuller@aii.edu

Devra Pransky
The Art Institutes
412.995.7685
dpransky@aii.edu

Web Site: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/passionforfashion

Contact Details: Jacki Muller
Vice President, Public Relations
The Art Institutes
210 Sixth Avenue, 33rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412.995.7262
jpmuller@aii.edu