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Florida Southern College presents
exhibit of award-winning graphic designs

LAKELAND, Fla. (Oct. 8, 2003) - Florida Southern College presents award-winning designs from the American Institute of Graphic Arts. The exhibit starts Oct. 15 and runs through Nov. 17 in the Melvin Art Gallery. Robert Recht, professor of art and head of the graphic design program, will give a brief talk during the Oct. 15 opening reception taking place from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

AIGA competitions recognize the best design work in America. In conjunction with the college's new student AIGA chapter, the Melvin Art Gallery will show the winners of three competitions: 50 Books / 50 Covers + ¡Propaganda! Cuban Political and Film Posters + Get out the Vote, American Election Posters. 

The Melvin Art Gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and during intermissions of most performances of the FSC Fine Arts Series. 


About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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