ARTCO is a New York based company founded by Cary Leitzes that pairs artists with corporations for creative collaborations. They do everything from product design to in store installations and deal in the space where culture and commerce converge.
Click here for a PDF that tells all about their MAC Cosmetics student competition to design/create a window design for their 2008 holiday collection. Prize money and wonderful high profile exposure.
I work for M.A.C and I am also an illustration major, I wish this competition was open to students at MassArt so that I could participate