CYBER ARTISTS OF THE FUTURE GET THEIR BREAK BY WINNING EPSON CHILDREN'S
COMPUTER CREATIVITY CONTEST

NEW YORK, June 19, 1995 -- Cyber artists Samantha Snead, Adam Pratt and
Dana Alexander Forte may soon be giving the works of Van Gogh, Monet and
Warhol a run for their money.

Seven-year-old Snead of Lawrenceville, Ga., 10-year-old Pratt of Atlanta,
Ga., and 13-year-old Forte of Hollywood, Fla., won the nationwide EPSON
Children's Computer Creativity Contest. The three grand prize winners were
honored today by EPSON and national contest spokesman Alan Thicke at a
special ceremony at the Children's Museum of Manhattan in conjunction with
PC Expo.

This contest shows what parents everywhere are realizing: Our kids often
know more about using the computer to be creative than we do, said Thicke.
Famous as a TV dad in the long-running series "Growing Pains" -- and now
starring in "Hope & Gloria" -Thicke is committed to using his talents to
reach America's youth.

The computer art contest was held in conjunction with 18 children's museums
across the country. Kids participated in three age categories. Samantha
Snead won the 5-8 category, Adam Pratt won the 9-12 category and Dana
Alexander Forte won the 13-15 category. Each age-category winner took home
the grand prize, an EPSON "HomeStation." A HomeStation is a multimedia
computer with a CD-ROM drive, a Stylus COLOR printer and an ActionScanning
System.

Eight-year-old Jessica Ciminero of Coral Gables, Fla. and 7-year-old
Brittany Burroughs of St. Peters, Miss. were chosen as runners up in the
5-8 age category. Nine year-old Shannon Kelly of Miami Shores, Fla. and
10-year-old Max Jenkins of New York were runners up in the 9-12 category.
Thirteen-year-old Theresa Gottl of Brunswick, Ohio and 1 5-year-old Kirk
McDonald of Detroit were runners up in the 13-15 category. Each runner-up
won an ActionScanning System in addition to the regional prize, an EPSON
Stylus Color Ink Jet Printer.

"EPSON and the museums held the contest to see just how kids are using the
latest technology. They are really pushing the envelope of creativity to
produce a whole new generation of 'refrigerator art,"' said Edie Dees,
group product manager, printers, EPSON.

About 3,000 kids across the country entered the contest. To make the
contest possible, EPSON donated HomeStations to all participating
children's museums.

If Shakespeare had access to computers as a boy, Oberon and Titania might
look something like the puckish imps in Samantha Snead's "Fairies."
Straight from her imagination to her fingertips, Samantha drew the fairies
freehand using the HomeStation donated to Atlanta's Sci-Trek museum.

New York at night is still a wondrous sight in Adam Pratt's futuristic
interpretation of the Big Apple. In his "New York City," construction,
cabs, ambulances and fire trucks still jam the streets. Skyscrapers
stretch their dark fingers toward an imposing moon while spaceships cruise
among the stars.

In "Dragon Slayer" Dana Alexander Forte saves the neighborhood from a
Mesozoic monster on the prowl in the streets of Hollywood. This
combination of two scanned photos gives a realistic vision of the
conquered monster and our hero with his "imposing" weapon -- a baseball
bat.

"From innovative uses of available art to free-hand creations, the quality
of entries was impressive. What is striking is how vibrant and colorful
the art is. It shows how today's technology can be used to create colorful
and fun projects. Our congratulations to the winners and thanks to all
kids who participated," said Dees.

EPSON launched the creativity contest based on results of the EPSON Home
Technology Poll by Gallup. The poll provides insights into home computing
trends. Key findings indicate computing technology is becoming a
family-wide magnet for homebased activities. As technology becomes more
accessible to home users, computers and peripheral equipment such as color
printers, scanners and CD-ROMs are becoming more widely used as creative
tools.

EPSON offers an extensive array of technology products including full lines
of ink jet, laser and dot matrix printers, scanners, portable and desktop
computers, PCMCIA products, and for the OEM market, a variety of component
and electronic devices. Founded in 1975, EPSON America, Inc. is an
affiliate of Seiko EPSON Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier
of high quality technology products that meet customer demands for
increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy
efficiency.

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Torrance, CA 90503
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