Student Competitions
Competitions for current students at The Art Institutes
Humane Society of the United States — Cool vs. Cruel Fashion Design
A competition that challenges The Art Institutes schools fashion students to create haute couture garments using fur-free fabrics and materials. Learn more about the Cool vs. Cruel Contest at www.artinstitutes.edu/coolvcruel.
Or view this year’s competition’s national finalists at www.humanesociety.org/cvcvote07.
Adobe Student Design Competition
This year’s competition was themed "print design." To read about this year’s winner, visit www.adobeaicontest.com.
Alouette Recipe Competition
The contest was launched in an effort to excite and energize culinary students by challenging them to develop innovative and appealing recipes incorporating various Alouette cheese products. The top winners receive a cash prize.
Hewlett Packard/Saytek Student Animation Competition
Students who enter will create a 1-5 minute animation piece. Grand prize winners are awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to the SIGGRAPH convention, one of the largest animation conventions in the United States.
The Quark Student Graphic Design Competition
The Quark Student Graphic Design Competition challenges students to create a print design piece using Quark software. The grand prize winner receives an expense paid trip to the National Student Design Show in Dallas, TX in April 2009 and a two-month virtual internship with Quark's Creative Services group [learn more]
"Best of The Art Institutes" Film Showcase
This showcase features short films created by students, faculty, and alumni of The Art Institutes. This year’s showcase included films from seven locations of The Art Institutes across the United States. The selections range from public service announcements and parodies to music videos, demo reels, and short stories.
The Art Institutes National Community Service Competitions & Initiatives
National Community Service Initiatives
City of Hope - Art of Hope Event
A partnership with the City of Hope Foundation Events take place at several of The Art Institute locations throughout the US. The Art of Hope initiative involves students and faculty asking them to decorate bras amongst other educational tools to help educate their communities about breast cancer.
Girls Scouts of America - Culinary Cookie Creations
Aspiring chefs at The Art Institutes locations throughout the US compete in the "Culinary Cookie Creations Competition" using America's favorite Girl Scout Cookies in original recipes.
Humane Society of the United States - Cool vs. Cruel Fashion Design
A competition that challenges The Art Institutes’ fashion students to create haute couture garments using fur-free fabrics and materials.
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - Cook for Cure
The Art Institutes locations throughout the US open their kitchens up to the public to host fundraisers to benefit Cook for the Cure and Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Fundraising events include cooking classes, gourmet dinners , and silent auctions.
US Fish & Wildlife Service – The Teddy Project
The Teddy Project challenges The Art Institutes’ students to create public service announcements and other materials to make an animated Teddy Roosevelt come to life. The project, which partners the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with eighteen of The Art Institute schools throughout the US is designed to introduce urban youth to the wonder of natural wildlife within its own habitat.
Art Institutes National Non-Profit Web Raising Project
Building stronger communities – one Web site at a time – is what The Art Institutes National Web Raising event is all about. The Art Institutes’ fifth annual National Web Raising event took place on April 21, 2007, with live Web site launches in cities across the U.S. Since its inception, the National Web Raising effort has created dozens of Web sites for not-for-profit organizations providing services in the arts, the environment, social programs, and education. [learn more]
American Red Cross/Art Institutes “Save a Life Day”
The Art Institute locations in California partnered with the American Red Cross to host blood drives and to raise funds for the American Red Cross.