CHICAGO – April 25, 2006: Wondering who will be the next hot interior designer or digital photographer? Find out at Harrington College of Design’s Graduate Show from 5 to 9 p.m., Friday, May 5 at 200 W. Madison, 2nd floor in the Barbara Marks Gallery.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will include music, dance performances and food inspired by Cinco de Mayo.
The Graduate Show will feature the work of May graduates from Harrington’s interior design and digital photography programs.
Interior design graduates will showcase residential and commercial projects, including office, hospitality and educational institutions. Work will be displayed both digitally and on mounted art boards.
Digital photography graduates will display a wide range of architectural and interior shots, as well as still life and portraits. Students and faculty will be on hand to answer questions on the projects.
“This is a chance for students to showcase their creativity, as well as the outstanding professional skills they have developed at Harrington,” say Erik Parks, president of Harrington College of Design.
In May, 127 students will graduate from Harrington, including 78 from the bachelor of fine arts in interior design program; 35 with an associate of applied science degree in interior design; and 6 with an associate of applied science degree in digital photography.
Located at 200 W. Madison St., Harrington College of Design is a four-year college that offers flexible scheduling for a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design, an associate of applied science degree in interior design or digital photography and a new bachelor of fine arts in communication design. Founded in 1931, the college celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.
Harrington seeks to foster an environment that maximizes students’ intellectual and artistic potential. The majority of its faculty are practicing interior designers, architects, photographers and fine art professionals. The bachelor of fine arts in interior design program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation formerly known as Foundation for Interior Designer Education Research (FIDER). Harrington is also recognized as a private college by the Illinois Board of Higher Education and is an accredited institutional member of NASAD. Accredited Member, ACICS. For more information, call 312.939.4975 or visit www.interiordesign.edu.