(Chicago, October 3, 2005) - - Tim Arroyo, a digital photography instructor at Harrington College of Design, has been chosen as one of 37 international photographers to be featured in the Silicon Sands exhibition starting November 4 at Las Cruces Museum of Fine Arts in New Mexico. Silicon Sands is an international, juried competition open to digital imagery of any subject completed in the last year.

Arroyo, of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, was chosen for his digital composite of two photographs, which features a number of textural combinations and color enhancements. The image, called Ariel’s Submission, is intended to depict an internal struggle. Arroyo’s photo was chosen from 222 entries. This is his first museum exhibition.

"This is an exhibition I really wanted to be a part of," says Arroyo. "Because this was an international competition, being chosen was a great honor."

In addition to Las Cruces Museum, Arroyo’s photo also will be featured in an upcoming issue of Photo Techniques Magazine, a national photography magazine.

Founded in Chicago in 1931, Harrington College of Design is a four-year college that offers flexible scheduling for a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design, an associate of applied science degree in interior design or digital photography, a professional interior design diploma and a kitchen and bath certificate program.

Harrington seeks to foster an environment that maximizes students’ intellectual and artistic potential. The majority of its faculty are practicing interior designers, architects, photographers and fine art professionals. Harrington College of Design is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and the bachelor of fine arts in interior design program is accredited by the Foundation for Interior Designer Education Research (FIDER). Harrington is also recognized by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

Harrington is located at 200 W. Madison Street in Chicago. For more information call 312.939.4975 or visit www.interiordesign.edu.