Graduates who recently graduated from The Art Institute of Dallas, produce a fashion show for charities.

Fashion Design alum Krystal Ellis, founder of Dallas Fashion Industry Insiders (DFII), produced a fashion show on June 16 benefiting the Lupus Foundation.

Fashion Design alums Doug Voisin and Andrew Bayer presented “Dang!” - a fashion show benefiting the AIDS Interfaith Network. The event was held on June 14.

Fashion Design alum Jennifer Vasquez, presented “Provacouture”, a fashion show benefiting the AIDS Interfaith Network as well. The event was held June 18.

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Congratulations to Women in Film.Dallas’ 24 hour video race team! Their Film MALEBOX placed third in the Hollywood division at the 24 Hour Video Race Finals, sponsored by the Dallas Video Association.

If was the first time in the race for all 14 team members, including faculty members, Trayc McKissick (producer and team organizer), Ron Gonzales, and Jana Perez.

MALEBOX is a classic love triangle between a guy, a girl and her mailbox. At the starting line of the race, the team received the required elements: the theme was “First Class”, the location was a mailbox, the prop was a copy of Quick Newspaper and the required dialog, “I thought that was fixed a long time ago.”

A director’s cut is in the works and will be screened at an upcoming Women In Film event. The film MALEBOX will air on PBS, June 17 and 26.

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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 Donna Sapp, Director of the School of Fashion Design for The Art Institute of Dallas. “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 to The Art Institute of Dallas by November 11, 2005. A local competition will be held at The Art Institute of Dallas in November, the local 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.

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The Art Institute of Dallas announces Spring Portfolio Show 2005 for design graduates.

Dallas area companies and the general public are invited to meet a generation of up-and-coming design graduates participating in the College’s Spring Portfolio Show Tuesday, June 21 at the Holiday Inn Select located off interstate 75 and Central in Dallas, Texas.

The event will feature artwork, design portfolios and reels from graduating students. Portfolio exhibits ranging from color and style choices from designing a home to animated websites will be on display during the Show. Featured works will also include work of fashion design students and corporate branding projects, including logo and collateral materials by graphic design students.

The Portfolio Show offers employers the opportunity to see fresh design talent in a variety of fields all in one setting along with the opportunity to visit personally with graduates looking for employment. Dallas area companies looking to hire are encouraged to RSVP for the event by contacting the Career Services Department 214-692-8080. Individual appointments with graduates can be arranged. The College’s Career Services Department regularly works with Dallas area employers to supply new talented graduates for a variety of design jobs.

Alumni from the school have been hired by local companies including AMS Productions, BIOWORLD Merchandising, Brinker International, Central Market, FUNimation, JCPenney, Lockheed Martin, The Home Depot/EXPO Design Center, and other companies.

The Portfolio Show provides graduating students the opportunity to showcase their work, both in-class and community generated, to the public. It also provides prospective employers an opportunity to consider and compare students’ talents and creative styles. Spring quarter graduates at The Art Institute of Dallas will display their portfolios for prospective employers from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. This “drop-by” event is free and open to the public, family and friends of participating graduates from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. This quarter’s Portfolio Show will mark the second to include work from the college’s graduates of the Graphic Design Bac  helor of Fine Arts program. Interior design, interactive media design and digital media production portfolios will also be included in the exhibits.

Graduation ceremonies for the spring 2005 quarter graduates will be held at 6:00 p.m., June 20 at the Unity Church located on 6525 Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas. Graduation exercises will be preceded with a reception from 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.

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Students at The Art Institute of Dallas work hard and play hard too! The Student Council Association (SCA) organized the first Spring Fling event for the college.

Spring Fling 2005 kicked off on Thursday, June 9 with a cookout in the courtyard located outside the Charles J. Boley Culinary Arts Building. This student gathering is the first of many to come that offers students the opportunity to connect with their classmates and to enjoy some much-needed fun.

In addition to the cookout the SCA also coordinated event booths, food, and entertainment, including a dunk tank, cake walk and pedestal jousting. Students also enjoyed the opportunity to participate in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament.

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Members of the Student Council Association at The Art Institute of Dallas served as construction workers for a day for the Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity.

On Saturday, June 4 at 8 a.m. the team along with a few faculty and staff representatives met at a site in “Sunny South Dallas” where they buckled on utility belts, pulled on construction gloves and donned their work hats for a one-day dream job of giving back to the community.

The day was a fun and worthwhile activity for everyone. Habitat for Humanity constantly works toward building a community of hope, dignity, and self-worth through the construction of quality homes, family nurturing, and education.

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Fashion Design student Michael Hall designed and constructed costumes for the Texas Ballet Theatre.

Hall, an intern with the company, transformed 11 small children into Parrots. Hall was credited with the costumes for his scene and a picture of his work was included in the performance program.

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