Brooks Institute’s Holiday Image Sale & Grand Opening of the Gallery 27 Store Brings Outstanding Art to the Public December 4, 2008

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (November 5, 2008) – Members of the greater Santa Barbara community can own original photographs and graphic design prints of up-and-coming professionals through the 5th Annual Brooks Institute Holiday Image Sale beginning December 4th at the school’s Cota Street campus. On display will be images, including photography and graphic design work from programs in the school’s wide-ranging visual curriculum, ranging in size from 5x7 inches up to 11x14 inches. All the art will be matted and some will be framed. The students will determine the cost of their individual pictures. Prices will range from $50 for the smallest unframed work up to $275 for the largest framed images, with the full purchase price going to the student artist. Purchases can be made in the Brooks Institute’s Gallery 27 Store, which opens that evening.

Last year the show and sale included more than 100 items available for purchase. The show’s selection jury includes two prominent Brooks Institute faculty members, Russ McConnell & Rich Fuller. Their participation will ensure the highest quality student work goes on display.

McConnell is also the Director of Gallery 27 and the Gallery 27 Store, which opens that evening. “As Director of the Gallery for the past 13 years, I have been flooded with questions by the public, as well students and their families asking if there is a way to see a selection and potentially purchase photographs created by those connected with Brooks Institute. We now have the perfect venue for such a place with easy access by the public!”

The images will be displayed on the walls of the Brooks Institute’s Gallery 27 located at 27 East Cota Street in downtown Santa Barbara. Purchases can be made during the opening reception at the new Gallery 27 Store on Thursday, December 4 from 5 pm to 8 p.m. until the closing date of January 8, 2009. This reception is part of the 1st Thursday Art Walk, a walking tour of select downtown Santa Barbara galleries. For questions regarding sales please contact Borgia Wasem at (805) 275-5606.

About Brooks Institute
Brooks Institute celebrates more than 60 years of educating students in the visual and media arts. With campuses in Santa Barbara and Ventura, California, the school offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in fields including Professional Photography, Visual Journalism, Film and Video Production and Graphic Design, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography. Brooks’ graduates are visible nationally and internationally, working for distinguished organizations including National Geographic, Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times and other national media outlets, including Hallmark Publishing, Cousteau Society, HBO, Kodak and other industry leaders in the visual media arts fields. Brooks is part of the Career Education Corporation network of schools (NASDAQ: CECO). For more information about Brooks Institute and the school’s programs, visit www.brooks.edu, or call 805-966-3888.

About Brooks Institute’s Gallery 27 and Gallery 27 Store
The Gallery 27 Store was created by Brooks Institute’s Gallery Director and photography faculty member, Russ McConnell, as a way to showcase selected work by faculty, alumni, students, and guest exhibitors of Brooks Institute. The store will be open during school operation on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 1pm-5pm and during Brooks Institute Gallery 27 events including the Santa Barbara Downtown Organization’s First Thursday events each month. For more information on the Gallery or the Gallery Store call 805-690-4928 or email at gallery27@brooks.edu.

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