Boston University?s Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) Presents the Digital Photography Program Graduate Exhibition

Waltham, MA (PRWEB) February 1, 2006

Boston University?s Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) presents the Digital Photography Program Graduate Exhibition at the CDIA Gallery, 274 Moody Street, Waltham, Massachusetts, on Friday, February 3, 2006 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The press and public are invited to attend. For more information, call Alex at CDIA, 781-209-1700.

The exhibition features digital photography from the final portfolios of CDIA graduates Keth McWilliams, Amy Zaouk, Mike Essig, Bob Paquette, Hilary Wood, Patti Murphy, Chad Plant and Dawn DiOrio. The exhibition includes a variety of both personal and professional work, with subject matter ranging from portraiture and documentary to landscape and still life photography.

Cary Wolinsky, Director of the Digital Photography Program, said, ?At CDIA, we?re a community of artistic professionals who encourage students to find their voice. In the photography program, our mission revolves around providing our students with the digital tools they need for expression. This dynamic exhibition embodies both ideas and technique – I hope the public will come and view the talent of our graduates.?

About Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University

The Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) at Boston University allows students to express their creative vision and turn it into a practical reality. Whether students are looking for a film school, game design school, photography school, 3D Animation school, graphic web design school or recording arts school, CDIA at Boston University offers practical, hands-on, career-oriented training to both novices and seasoned professionals in today?s advanced digital imaging arts. CDIA?s Certificate Programs are led by world-class instructors who are practicing experts in their fields, and backed by the resources and reputation of Boston University?s internationally renowned College of Communication.

CDIA offers nine month Certificate Programs in Digital Photography, Digital Filmmaking, 3D Animation, Graphic and Interactive Design and Recording Arts. Certificate Programs are also offered on a part-time basis during evening hours. Visit http://www.cdiabu.com or call 800-808-CDIA (2342).

Press contact: Andy Kelley 617-938-3417.

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