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Portfolios Featuring Winter 2006 Graduates in Fashion Design, Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation and Visual & Game Programming
SAN FRANCISCO (February, 2006) – The public is invited to meet a new generation of up-and-coming designers participating in the Winter 2006 Portfolio Show at The Art Institute of California – San Francisco. The March 23 event will feature artwork, design portfolios and demo reels of students graduating in the fields of Fashion Design, Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation and Visual & Game Programming.
The Portfolio Show will feature light refreshments and an opportunity to meet and converse with graduates looking for employment, as well as faculty and staff of the school. Students graduating with either associate or bachelor’s degrees will be showcased.
The details of the event are as follows:
Winter 2006 Portfolio Show
The Art Institute of California – San Francisco
Thursday, March 23, 2006
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Ramada Plaza Hotel – Whitcomb Ballroom
1231 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
(Parking in Civic Center Garage or
Trinity Plaza at 8th and Market St)
BART – Civic Center station
Bay Area companies looking to hire are encouraged to RSVP for the event by calling (415) 276-4002 or emailing aicasfjobs@aii.edu. Individual appointments with graduates can be arranged.
“This is a perfect opportunity to see fresh design talent in a variety of fields all in one setting,” said Donna Dessart, Director of Career Services for the school. “We invite anyone who’s looking to hire entry-level designers to come to this event to meet this new group of graduates. It’s a great chance to see their portfolios and meet them in person.”
The Art Institute of California – San Francisco’s Career Services Department works with Bay Area employers to supply new talent for a variety of design jobs. Alumni from the school have been hired by local companies including, Electronic Arts, Lucas Arts, Williams Sonoma, Levi Strauss, PDI/DreamWorks, Double Fine, KNTV-TV NBC11, Georgiou, Mulberry Neckwear, Koret of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Leapfrog, Topcon Laser Systems, Inc., Checkpoint Software Technologies, There.com, Pencom Inc., and other companies.
The Art Institute of California – San Francisco attracts a diverse mix of students from throughout the Bay Area and the world. The school’s degree programs include: Advertising, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing & Management, Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Interactive Media Design, Media Arts & Animation, Simulation & Virtual Environments, and Visual & Game Programming; master’s degree in Computer Animation. Graduates are trained for entry-level positions in their chosen fields through curricula that emphasize actual job skills and competencies necessary for success in the field. For more information about The Art Institute of California – San Francisco, visit www.aicasf.aii.edu or call 415-865-0198.
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The Art Institute of California – San Francisco is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu/teenfashion), with 32 education institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary professionals. The parent company of The Art Institutes, Education Management Corporation (www.edmc.com) is among the largest providers of private post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue. Student enrollment exceeded 66,000 as of fall 2004. EDMC has 70 primary campus locations in 24 states and two Canadian provinces. EDMC's education institutions offer a broad range of academic programs concentrated in the media arts, design, fashion, culinary arts, behavioral sciences, health sciences, education, information technology and business fields, culminating in the award of associate's through doctoral degrees. EDMC has provided career-oriented education for over 40 years
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