Event Series Commencement 2018

Commencement 2018

Radio City Music Hall  Avenue of the Americas at West 50th Street, New York City, NY, United States

FIT is pleased to announce commencement exercises for all associate and baccalaureate degree candidates. Thursday, May 24, 2018 Radio City Music Hall Avenue of the Americas at West 50th Street New York, New York Morning Ceremony: 10 am School of Art and Design School of Liberal Arts Speaker: Lilliana Vasquez, Style Correspondent President's Award for Lifetime Achievement: Harry […]

Exhibition: Fashion Unraveled — Opens

Fashion and Textile History Gallery, The Museum at FIT Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Detail of ensemble by XULY.Bët, repurposed acrylic sweaters, fall 1994, gift of XULY.Bët. May 25–November 17, 2018  Fashion Unraveled will examine the concepts of imperfection and incompletion in fashion. Garments that are altered, unfinished, or deconstructed, in addition to clothing that shows signs of wear, will highlight the aberrant beauty in flawed objects. Unless such […]

Adjunct Summer Institute: Virtual Reality for Real-Life Teaching

FIT adjunct faculty are invited to an all-day event on the potential of mixed realities in teaching and industry practice. Guest speaker, Maya Georgieva, will facilitate the morning session. Hands-on virtual and augmented reality workshops are scheduled and faculty will share innovative classroom ideas. This event is for FIT adjunct faculty only; RSVP with [email protected] by May 21.

Illustration MFA Visual Thesis Exhibition: Ink Made — Opens

Gallery FIT, The Museum at FIT Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

June 8–July 7  The Master of Fine Arts in Illustration program presents its graduating students’ annual visual thesis exhibition; this year’s exhibition is titled Ink Made. In the MFA program, students develop their studio practice in drawing, painting, and digital media—and the integration of all three. Through a focus on studio practice along with classes on creative writing […]

FIT Board of Trustees Meeting

Robert Lagary Board Room Marvin Feldman Center, Ninth Floor, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City , NY, United States

The FIT Board of Trustees holds its June meeting. For more information, contact the Office of the President, 212 217.4000. This event is open to the public.