ENTER THE ART INSTITUTES PASSION FOR FASHION COMPETITION at THE ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA - SAN DIEGO
Released on: October 21, 2008, 4:05 pm
Press Release Author: Jody Auslund
Industry: Education
Press Release Summary: A Tuition Scholarship Competition for High School Seniors
Press Release Body: ENTER THE ART INSTITUTES PASSION FOR FASHION COMPETITION at THE ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA - SAN DIEGO
[SAN DIEGO, OCTOBER 20, 2008] The search is on! The Art Institute of California - San Diego is 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.
One grand prize winner in each of the two categories (i) Fashion Design and (ii) Fashion Marketing & Merchandising and Retail Management will be selected to receive a full tuition scholarship to study at a participating Art Institutes location.
To be eligible to enter, students must be a high school senior scheduled to graduate in 2009. 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 an interest in fashion has to start somewhere, and for many young men and women, that passion is nurtured right in high school," said Sheena Gao, Academic Director of Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing & Management for The Art Institute of California - San Diego.
In addition to a full tuition scholarship, the grand prize winning student in each category will receive an all-expense- paid trip to New York City for Fashion Week in February 2009, a "meet and greet" at Seventeen Magazine's offices and lunch with staff at Seventeen Magazine.
The deadline to submit entries to The Art Institute of California - San Diego is November 21, 2008.
For complete rules and entry requirements on how to enter The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition, visit www.artinstitutes.edu/pr.aspx?ID=p4f093 or contact Jody Auslund, jauslund@aii.edu, 858.598.1303.
About The Art Institute of California - San Diego: The Art Institute of California - San Diego is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of over 40 education institutions throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
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