Released on: October 2, 2008, 12:59 pm

Press Release Author: The Art Institutes International Minnesota

Industry: Education

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

Press Release Body: The search is on! The Art Institutes International Minnesota 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 eveningwear 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 John Schulz,
Academic Director for the Fashion & Retail Management program for The Art Institutes
International Minnesota.

The Art Institutes International Minnesota is hosting a pre-competition seminar on
Thursday, October 16, 2008. The event will take place from 3 pm to 5 pm and
attendees will listen to industry speakers talk about their experiences in the
fashion and retail industries, learn about the local and national levels of the
Passion for Fashion Scholarship Competition, and have an opportunity to tour the
college and visit with faculty from the Fashion & Retail Management bachelor’s
degree program. For more information about this event, please contact an Admissions
Representative at 1-800-777-3643 or by email at aimadm@aii.edu.

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 Institutes International Minnesota 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 an
Admissions Representative by calling 1-800-777-3643 or emailing aimadm@aii.edu.

About The Art Institutes International Minnesota: The Art Institutes International
Minnesota 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.


Web Site: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/pr.aspx?ID=p4f093

Contact Details: Anj Kozel, Director of Communications
The Art Institutes International Minnesota
15 South 9th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-656-6862
612-338-2417
akozel@aii.edu