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Collage Workshop: Symbolic Self-Portraits

Art and Design Gallery Studio, Room D223 Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States

Sponsored by student organizations Urban Studio x The Black Student Union @FIT, this art-making session is inspired by the work of African American artist Deborah Roberts. This event is listed with the FIT Diversity Collective’s Black History Month activities; for a full schedule, visit fitnyc.edu/blackhistory. This event for the FIT community only. 

Exhibition: The Dre$$ — Opens

Dubinsky Student Center, Eighth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

February 18–March 1 Dubinsky Student Center, Eighth Floor To show the world just how much women miss out in retirement, TIAA and fashion designer, Fe Noel, launched "The Dre$$" on the first night of New York Fashion Week. The strapless, corseted gown with a 16-foot train and abundant ruffles is made from thousands of artificial […]

2023 Black History Month Portrait Day: “Faces” of Resistance

John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

All members of the FIT community who identify with African heritage are invited to participate. Event: 10 am–2 pm Group photo: 1–1:30 pm A collaboration of the Office of Educational Opportunity Programs with Prof. Curtis Willocks and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This event is part of the FIT Diversity Collective’s Black History […]

Film Screening: The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975

Film and Media Screening Room D207 Pomerantz Center, New York City , NY, United States

https://youtu.be/jFWHNpfjByQ With contemporary audio interviews from leading African American artists, activists, musicians and scholars, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 looks at the people, society, culture, and style that fueled an era of convulsive change. This event is part of the FIT Diversity Collective’s Black History Month activities; for a full schedule of activities, visit fitnyc.edu/blackhistory. This […]

FIT Soul Club Panel

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

The FIT Soul Club was created after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, and lasted until 1991. Inspired by the FIT Soul Club fashion shows’ exuberance, positivity, and dynamism, the library has been conducting an oral history project with faculty, students, and alumni to share the experience of the Soul Club […]