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SEARCHWella Education recently launched a new satellite program, their Wella Studio Atelier at Fuga Centro Salon in Chicago, located on Michigan Avenue overlooking Millennium Park. The Wella Studio Atelier program will offer select ...
Wella Artist Sonya Dove onstage at the opening of the Wella Studio Atelier in Chicago. (photo credit: June Alvarez)
June Alvarez
Wella Education recently launched a new satellite program, their Wella Studio Atelier at Fuga Centro Salon in Chicago, located on Michigan Avenue overlooking Millennium Park. The Wella Studio Atelier program will offer select advanced education courses lead by The Wella Studios Signature Artists.
Wella Education and Fuga Centro Salon kicked off their new partnership with a cocktail party on Friday, March 11. Guests including Candy Shaw, Tracey Hughes, Martino Cartier and Frank Gambuzza toasted the new Atelier location and enjoyed presentations from Signature Studio Artists Frank Andrade and Oliver Shortall, Wella Top Artist Sonya Dove, Wella Global Education Academy Dean Stephen Moody and The Studios Artistic Manager Diego Raviglione.
"Our goal is to make the best in salon professional education readily available to as many of our customers as possible,"says VP of Education Fabio Sementilli. "The Wella Studio Atelier program in Chicago, adds an essential resource to our education network.".
Beginning this April, The Wella Studio Atelier Chicago will offer the Master Color Expert (MCE) pre-requisite course Color Craft: Color Essential. By next year they hope to offer the entire two-week MCE course. Wella customers will be able to apply Global Elite points at The Wella Studio Atelier locations.
“I couldn’t be more excited about this partnership, providing access to quality education has always been my goal,” says Fuga Centro Salon owner Antonio Favaro “I’ve been doing hair for over 20 years and I never stop learning!”
The first Color Craft: Color Essential 2-day course hosted at Fuga Centro Salon will be April 17 & 18, 2016. With a second offering this summer on June 12 & 13, 2016. For more information on Color Craft: Color Essential and the Master Color Expert Certification please go to www.wellainteractive.com
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