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Diversity Comic Con

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

FIT will host Diversity Comic Con as the culminating event of Civility Week, October 8–11, featuring Artists’ Alley, panel discussions, portfolio reviews, and a cosplay pageant. While the medium of comic books has been around for almost a century, the visibility and participation of minorities have been sorely lacking. But times are changing, and the causes and visibility of multicultural arts […]

National Coming Out Day Movie Screening: ‘Love, Simon’

FIT Dining Hall Dubinsky Student Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Join the FIT community to watch the movie Love, Simon in celebration of National Coming Out Day. Members from FIT’s Campus Anti-violence Education Group will be tabling as well during the movie. We hope you can stop by to have some popcorn, pick up some information about National Coming Out Day, and watch the movie. This event is part […]

Seeing Light: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Lighting Design

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

The Interior Design Department will hold an evening lecture and demonstration of the physical properties of light. The lecture and demonstration will be presented by Cindy Limauro, professor of Lighting Design at Carnegie Mellon University, and Christopher Popowich, principal designer at C & C Lighting. The lecture is sponsored by the Designers Lighting Forum of […]

The Art Market and Money Laundering: A Symposium

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

The Art Market Studies MA program at the School of Graduate Studies holds a symposium titled "The Art Market and Money Laundering." The symposium brings together notable experts from law enforcement, the art industry, academia, and financial crimes compliance to engage in a robust discussion on the current state of the art market and laundering and how more effectively to uncover, […]

Remembering Ruth: A Tribute to the Life of Ruth Finley

Haft Theater Marvin Feldman Center, New York City, NY, United States

A memorial service for Ruth Finley, creator of the Fashion Calendar and recipient of the FIT President's Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2016, will be held on Saturday, October 13, at 3 pm, in the Haft Theater, and will be followed by a reception in the John E. Reeves Great Hall. Finley died August 25, […]