Empowering the Next Generation of Art History Leadership

Founded in 1971, the Art History Association is one of SUNY New Paltz's oldest student clubs. For over fifty years, this organization has focused on creating opportunities for undergraduate students to develop leadership and organizational skills while creating innovative programing for the entire campus community. Most recently, the group's leaders, in collaboration with Professor Heuer, […]

FIT Authors Talk: Sylvie Covey on Modern Printmaking

Please join us for the first FIT Authors Talk this semester! Adjunct Assistant Professor Sylvie Covey presents her book Modern Printmaking: A Guide to Traditional and Digital Techniques. A fully illustrated instructional printmaking book presenting step-by-step examples alongside representative works from 30 top contemporary printmaking artists. Printmaking is flourishing in the modern era, appealing to […]

Globally Connected 2022 and Beyond: Meet Our New Faculty

In this virtual event, meet FIT's new School of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty members and learn about the global aspects of their research! Subhalakshmi ("Subh") Gooptu, English and Communication Studies, has a PhD in English and literature from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and an MA in English and literature from Jabalpur University […]

Fashion Culture Event: Dior and His Decorators: Victor Grandpierre, Georges Geffroy, and the New Look

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Dior and His Decorators is the first book devoted to the two interior designers most closely associated with Christian Dior. Like the luxurious fashions of Dior's New Look, which debuted in 1947, the interior designs of Victor Grandpierre and Georges Geffroy infused a war-weary world with a sumptuous new aesthetic drawing on the refined traditions of […]

Fashion Culture Event: Nicole Miller in conversation with Valerie Steele

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Join New York-based fashion designer, Nicole Miller, in conversation with Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT. They will discuss Miller’s career in fashion. After studying at Rhode Island School of Design and mastering the classic French techniques of Haute Couture while at Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in […]