FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 20, 2009
Media Contact: Julia DeArriba-Montgomery, Professor, Digital Media 904.646.2032

FCCJ South Gallery exhibit spotlights Ringling College Designer/Professor Kimberly Elam and collaborative works by FCCJ students in Digital Media and Fine Arts programs
Exhibit opens Feb. 23 with special closing reception and lecture March 3

What:	Art Exhibit: Parallels in Fine Arts and Graphic Design – Past and Present Artists’ reception: for public to meet, greet and view Lecture: open to public
When:	Exhibit: Feb. 23 – Mar. 3 Lecture: Mar. 3 from 6-7 p.m. Closing Reception: Mar. 3 from 7-9 p.m.
Where:	Florida Community College South Campus 11901 Beach Blvd., Nathan H. Wilson Center, Bldg. M, Gallery
Cost:	Free and open to the public

Details: Exhibition is the culminating event to a collaborative effort between Designer Kimberly Elam and students and faculty from Florida Community College’s Fine Arts and Digital Media departments exploring parallels through modern history in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. The exhibit also presents current design strategies used by Elam.

Kimberly Elam is a Designer and department head of Graphic and Interactive Communications at the Ringling College of Art and Design. Her published works include “Expressive Typography: Studies in Proportion and Composition,” “Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type,” and “Graphic Translation, A Graphic Design Project Guide.” Awards include the Poynter Institute Fellowship, Ohio State University Distinguished Teaching Award, and Ohio Arts Council Graphic Design Fellowship. She has lectured internationally and her current work focuses on the development of a Web site for design educators.

For questions regarding this exhibit or the South Gallery schedule please contact Lynn Lewis at 904.646.2023.