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</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>The Australian Academy of Design Poster Prize is an annual <BR>
competition. Finalists of the 2008 competition will be exhibited <BR>
in the Academy’s Gallery from 9 - 26 July 2008.<BR>
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<B>Theme<BR>
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The Australian Academy of Design invites entries from <BR>
artists and designers in the following categories:<BR>
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</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><B>Category A: Open </B> <BR>
<FONT COLOR="#00007E">First place: $1500 cash prize donated by Connex <BR>
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</FONT><B>Category B: Tertiary students (inc. TAFE students) <BR>
</B><FONT COLOR="#00007E">First place: $1000 cash prize donated by Connex<BR>
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</FONT><B>Category C: Years 10-12 secondary school students <BR>
</B><FONT COLOR="#00007E">First place: $500 cash prize donated by Connex<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><B>Entries <BR>
</B>Closing date 30 June, 2008.<BR>
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</FONT>You are encouraged to interpret the theme broadly. <BR>
Text/no text/painting/drawing/mixed media are all acceptable.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>A Scholarship to study at the Australian Academy of Design <BR>
in the Bachelor of Design Arts degree will be awarded to the <BR>
overall winner from Categories B and C.<BR>
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Please encourage your students to enter. Entry forms and <BR>
terms and conditions of entry are attached and can be found <BR>
under the column on the left hand side of the website, under <BR>
the heading<FONT COLOR="#00007E"> ‘news and events’ </FONT>at: <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT COLOR="#00007E"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>www.designacademy.edu.au<BR>
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