Released on: October 28, 2008, 3:30 pm

Press Release Author: Rachel Tuttle

Industry: Apparel & Fashion

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

Press Release Body: Vancouver, October 10, 2008. The search is on! The Art Institute
of Vancouver 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 Anne Morris,
Academic Director for Fashion, for The Art Institute of Vancouver.

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 Vancouver 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
Rachel Tuttle, rtuttle@aii.edu, 604.298.5400 x 5253.

The Art Institute of Vancouver 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: Rachel Tuttle
PR & Communications Coordinator
Ph: 604.298.5400 ext.5253 or 778.238.7272
rtuttle@aii.edu
The Art Institute of Vancouver,
3264 Beta Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 4K4
www.artinstitutes.edu/vancouver