AIFD Foundation’s Lifetime of Learning
Up to six AIFD Premium Registrations to attend the 2020 AIFD Symposium in Chicago will be awarded to professional floral designers!
Focal Points: An AIFD Blog
AIFD® Needs Your Input!
Every year at the annual Symposium, AIFD® recognizes industry professionals with several awards. It is important as an Accredited member of AIFD® that you make your voice heard.
AIFD® Members Win at Arkansas Florist Association’s Annual Convention
Arkansas Florist Association held its 67th annual convention September 6 – 8, 2019 in Little Rock, AR. The association is home to numerous design competitions, from entry level to advanced. The one with the most prestige was the 13th annual Mid America Cup Invitational Competition.
Important Deadlines for the AIFD Foundation Scholarships
Take a Moment and Mentor Another Student Scholarships are available for university and college students who are pursuing a career in floriculture with a primary emphasis on floral design. Symposium Scholarships are available for a first time attendee to experience the AIFD National Symposium. The application deadline is days…
S.H.I.N.E.
The AIFD Foundation will select one recipient to S.H.I.N.E. (Scholarships Help Inspire Nurturing Education) in 2020. The deadline for application is September 30, 2019.
SAIFD Seneca College AIR Program: Contemporary Design Explored
The SAIFD Trillium Chapter hosted the annual Air Program in the
Spring of this year, with Guest Designer Julie Drago, AIFD, CAFA.
THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
Louisa Lam, AIFD, PFCI, CPFD, is a floral design educator, judge and, now, the National Membership Committee chair for the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD). She is the first non-American ever to ascend to the executive level of AIFD.
AIFD and Wildflower Media Want Your Submissions
As an accredited AIFD® member, the American Institute of Floral Designers™ and WildFlower.Media invites you to submit a personally curated portfolio of your unpublished floral design work for juried review and inclusion in the first-ever AIFD® Floral Design Portfolio Book.
The AIFD Foundation Establishes the AIFD Foundation Catastrophic Fund
With no fund in place to help an individual living in grave circumstances due to a massive hurricane or assist those who lost their business or experienced damage to their home due to the fires in California the AIFD Foundation Board of Trustees saw the necessity to establish a fund to assist those in grave need in a timely manner.
