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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 competition. <BR>
Finalists of the 2008 competition will be exhibited in the Academy’s Gallery from 9 - 26 July 2008 <BR>
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Entries <BR>
</B>Open 1 June, 2008. <B>Closing date 30 June, 2008.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>The Australian Academy of Design invites entries from artists and designers in the following categories:<BR>
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Category A: Open <FONT COLOR="#0000FE">First place: $1500 cash prize donated by Connex <BR>
</FONT>Category B: Tertiary students (inc. TAFE students) <FONT COLOR="#0000FE">First place: $1000 cash prize donated by Connex. <BR>
</FONT>Category C: Years 10-12 secondary school students <FONT COLOR="#0000FE">First place: $500 cash prize donated by Connex<BR>
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<B>Theme<BR>
</B><FONT COLOR="#0000FE">Close Encounters of a Public Transport Kind<BR>
</FONT>You are encouraged to interpret the theme broadly. 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'>In addition, a Scholarship to study at the Australian Academy of Design in the Bachelor of Design Arts degree will be awarded to the overall winner from Categories B and C.<BR>
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Please encourage your students to enter. Entry forms and terms and conditions of entry are attached and can be found under news and events on our website at www.designacademy.edu.au<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#00007A"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Sandra Boyd<BR>
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<B>Australian Academy of Design<BR>
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</B>Campus<B> 220 Ingles Street Port Melbourne VIC<BR>
</B>Mail <B>PO Box 5200 South Melbourne </B></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8pt'><B><FONT COLOR="#000079">VIC </FONT><FONT COLOR="#00007A">3205 Australia<BR>
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</B>Fax <B>+61 3 9676 9066 <BR>
</B>Web <B>www.designacademy.edu.au <BR>
</B></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000079">Email </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FD"><B><U>marketing@designacademy.edu.au</U></B></FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000079"> <BR>
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