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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Over 300 art enthusiasts</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.0px'> attended </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>last night’s opening of the Australian Academy of Design’s 2007 graduate exhibition by Port Phillip mayor Janet Bolitho.<BR>
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The exhibition of works by 27 by graphic design and visual arts students will be on display <B>until December 21</B> at the Academy at <B>220 Ingles St, Port Melbourne. The exhibition is open to the public Monday - Friday 9am-5pm <BR>
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</B>Works on display range from hand-painted skateboards to light boxes set in a secluded curtained enclosure, and include paintings, drawings, folios and 3D installations.<BR>
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2007 students are the first to graduate with the Academy’s unique degree course. The Bachelor of Design Arts is available with major studies in Advertising, Graphic Design, Photo Media and Visual Arts. The three years of full time study equips students for a creative career in areas such as art direction, web design, photography, arts management, teaching, media director, theatre set design, film director, art archivist and many more.<BR>
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A new degree course in Fashion Design is also being developed for introduction at the Academy in 2008. The Diploma of Applied Fashion Design has a Pathway into the Bachelor of Design Arts at the end of the first year or second year of study. <BR>
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For more information regarding the exhibition or studying at the Academy please contact Sandra Boyd on 9676 9000 or visit www.designacademy.edu.au<BR>
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