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Wednesday, 17 August 2005 | senay
Teen Fashion Innovators Search
The Art Institutes and ELLEgirl magazine proudly announce the first annual Art Institutes' "Teen Fashion Innovators Search," a fashion scholarship competition for high school seniors across the US and Canada. Scholarships totaling $230,000 will be awarded on local and national levels. One national winner in Fashion Design and one winner in Fashion Marketing and Merchandising will be selected to receive full scholarships, each worth more than $30,000, to study at The Art Institute school of their choice from 16 locations offering fashion programs across North America.
"Design classes in high schools have become career incubators, giving students the opportunity to hone in on what they're most interested in, whether it's fashion design, patternmaking or textile design," said Bruce Dempsey, Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs for The Art Institutes. "From there they can grow that interest at design school, and turn their passion and hard work into a successful and rewarding career."
In addition to winning full scholarships, the grand prize-winning students will attend the February 2006 New York Fashion Week fashion shows with ELLEgirl editors, as well as be featured in the magazine. "At ELLEgirl, we recognize that great design has to start somewhere, and for many young men and women, that passion is nurtured right in high school," said Brandon Holley, Editor In Chief of ELLEgirl. "It is important for us to show our readers how these exceptional young students are taking their destinies into their own hands."
Entries must be submitted by November 11, 2005. Local competitions will be held in November at Art Institute locations in the US and Canada where winners will proceed to the national competition. A panel of fashion professionals will judge student submissions and national winners will be determined by January 13, 2006.
Entries must include an entry form, high school transcript with a minimum GPA of 2.0, short essay, finished product or plan and either a process book of the design or written description of the fashion marketing plan. Full details on the competition and entry requirements are available at www.artinstitutes.edu/teenfashion.
About The Art Institutes
The Art Institutes system of 31 education institutions (www.artinstitutes.edu/teenfashion) located throughout North America provides an important source for design, media arts, fashion and culinary professionals. The Art Institutes system of schools has provided career-oriented education programs for more than 40 years.
About ELLEgirl
ELLEgirl, the international style bible for girls who "dare to be different," is published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc., and is accessible on the web at www.ELLEgirl.com. ELLEgirl ranked in Adweek's 2005 The Hot List, 10 under 50, and was recently listed in Media Metrix as one of the top ten teen sites. International editions include ELLEgirl United Kingdom, ELLEgirl South Korea, ELLEgirl Holland, ELLEgirl Quebec, ELLEgirl Taiwan, ELLEgirl Japan, ELLEgirl Russia, ELLEgirl France, ELLEgirl Germany and ELLEgirl China.
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