MARYILYN “MONROE” MANSON Image Wins Celebrity Deface Off Competition: Winner of ARTwire.com Contest Scores Video iPod

Academy of Art University Summer Art student wins innovative website's initial art contest. Just like the headline says, more or less. Meanwhile, Paris Hilton captures headlines once agian via something insipid and uninspired. . .

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 22, 2006 -- Camille Licchtenstern, a participant in the Academy of Art University, San Francisco’s Saturday Art Experience, has won first place in ARTwire.com’s Celebrity Deface Off competition. Camille, a San Francisco resident, earned a video iPod with her gothic-rock reinterpretation of Marilyn Monroe’s classic subway grate scene from Seven Year Itch.

The Academy of Art’s Saturday Art Experience is open to high school students and represents an excellent opportunity for students to explore their art skills while buildings samples for their art portfolios. All applicants receive a full-tuition scholarship and can select from more than twenty-five classes offered in the program.

ARTwire.com is a community-based website that provides a venue for young artists from around the world. The Celebrity Deface Off competition is the first in a series of ARTwire.com art competitions that will encourage artists to create and share new works.

http://www.artwire.com

About the Academy of Art University, San Francisco

Founded in 1929 by artists for artists, the Academy of Art University is the largest accredited private institution of higher education offering professional study at the AA, BFA and MFA levels in the fields of art and design. The curriculum integrates the talents of students with their personal visions and aspirations with the overarching goal of preparing them for professional employment in art and design careers.

The Academy of Art University emphasizes professional excellent personalized teaching and provides services that address the needs of students of diverse ages and backgrounds. With 9000 students attending courses in 31 academic facilities located in the heart of San Francisco — and a cyber campus that reaches around the world — the Academy is the largest private art and design school in the country.

http://www.academyart.edu

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