PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN ANNOUNCES SENIOR EXHIBITIONS AND TOURS

(New York, NY – April 2, 2002) Parsons School of Design, a division of New School University, will be exhibiting the work of the 2002 graduating class, the talented artists and designers who are already making waves and starting trends. Each exhibition highlights one of Parsons’ departments and will feature a tour with the Department Chair. For further information on Parsons Exhibitions, call 212-229-8987. See below for contact numbers in each field.

Calendar of Events:

Exhibition: Communication Design Annual Show
Wednesday, April 3 - Friday, April 12 at the Aronson Galleries
This annual show features the work of Communication Design's graduating class of 2002. For more information, call 212-229-8960.
April 4 - Show Tour - Main Gallery, 2 W. 13th Street - 12pm

Department of Architecture: M.Arch and B.F.A. Exhibition
Wednesday, April 17 - Friday, April 26 at the Aronson Galleries
This year's annual Architecture exhibition will feature models and drawings from studios in the B.F.A. and M.Arch programs. For more information, call 212-229-8955.
April 18 - Show Tour - Main Gallery, 2 W. 13th Street - 12pm

Interior Design Thesis Exhibition
Wednesday, April 17 - Friday, April 26 at the Aronson Galleries
The annual Interior Design exhibition features student work from the graduating class. For further information, call 212-229-5424.
April 18 - Show Tour - Main Gallery, 2 W. 13th Street - 12pm

Product Design Senior Exhibition: The Rituals of Play
Wednesday, May 1 - Friday, May 10 at the Aronson Galleries
This year, the Product Design Department at Parsons will be engaged in an exploration of the activities, philosophies, traditions, innovations, technologies, cultural approaches and social functions that define play. In pursuing this concept, it will be presumed that play is a systematic, structured, communicated and communicative endeavor. Students will be involved in processes and projects that investigate the role that play performs, and will also explore ways in which forms and strategies of play may be employed in the development and implementation of new ideas, technologies, products and practices. For more information, call 212-229-5885.
May 2 - Show Tour - Main Gallery, 2 W. 13th Street - 12pm

A.A.S. Student Show
Thursday, May 15 - May 24 at the Aronson Galleries
This annual show will feature the work of the A.A.S. Class of 2002. For more information, call 212-229-8907.
May 16 - Show Tour - Main Gallery, 2 W. 13th Street - 12pm

Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
Wednesday, May 15 - Friday, May 24
This exhibition will feature the work of Seniors in the Fine Arts department. For more information, call 212-229-8942.
May 16 - Show Tour - Main Gallery, 2 W. 13th Street - 12pm

Photography Senior Exhibition
Monday, June 3 - Friday, June 14
The student show features the photographs of the Class of 2002. For more information, call 212-229-8923.
June 6 - Show Tour - Main Gallery, 2 W. 13th Street - 12pm

M.F.A. Design and Technology Thesis Exhibition
Wednesday, June 19 - Friday, June 28
This annual show will feature the work of M.F.A. Design and Technology students. For more information, call 212-229-8908.
June 20 - Show Tour - Main Gallery, 2 W. 13th Street - 12pm

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Parsons Exhibitions demonstrate the School's commitment to excellence and innovation in art and design; two galleries, open to the public, are scheduled year-round with exhibitions by Parsons School of Design’s faculty and students and outside artists and designers.

Parsons School of Design is one of the largest degree-granting colleges of art and design in the nation. Currently enrolled are 2,400 undergraduate students, 380 graduate students, and 2,500 non-degree students from all 50 of the United States and from 60 countries. Parsons' main campuses are in New York City's Greenwich Village and Midtown Manhattan. In addition, Parsons has affiliate schools in France, Japan, South Korea and the Dominican Republic. Undergraduate degrees are offered in Architectural Design, Communication Design, Design and Management, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Illustration, Integrated Design Curriculum, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design. Graduate degrees are granted in Architecture, Design and Technology, Lighting Design, Painting, Sculpture, and the History of Decorative Arts. For more information on Parsons, call 212- 229-8910 or go to the Web site at www.parsons.edu