Each year, four Academy students are selected to study abroad for one academic year, two at Studio Berçot and two at  L’Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, while students from both French schools come to San Francisco for the same duration to study at the Academy.
The YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (YMA FSF) is a nonprofit organization that has supported fashion, art, and business education for 80 years. Three of the scholarship winners were from the School of Fashion at Academy of Art University: BFA Fashion Design student Amanda Nyamache was awarded a $10,000 Geoffrey Beene Scholarship, and two BFA Fashion Merchandising students, Hyunji Lee and Elora Martinez, were each awarded a $5,000 scholarship.
Need new jams? Don’t want to spend the hours to find a hidden gem, but still want to listen to something new that might not be too over played for you yet? Listen to these top 5 female and male hot upcoming sounds of summer as told by Stephen Templeton for his blog, The Dazed Modernist.
Operating on a student budget or just trying to save up, here's a list of events for this week. From a free tour of the San Francisco Botanical Gardens to an unusual documentary about Frida Kahlo, San Francisco is alive with cultural opportunities.
As University students, we always seek different places for inspiration and experience. Here’s another week’s worth of free and exciting events in the Bay Area. From free walks and exhibitions, mark your calendars now for these inspirational and noteworthy events.