ARTSpeak Talk: Jean Shin

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

Sculptor Jean Shin, commissioned by the MTA for the Second Avenue subway in NYC, will give a talk on her artwork and her artistic practice. Artist Jean Shin is known for her sprawling and often public sculptures, which transform accumulations of discarded objects into monuments that interrogate the complex relationship between material consumption, collective identity, […]

Book Discussion: Kyunghee Pyun on ‘Dress History of Korea’

Business and Liberal Arts Center, Room B734 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States

Bringing together a wealth of primary sources and with contributions from leading experts, Dress History of Korea presents the most recent approaches to the interpretation of dress and fashion of Korea. Through close analysis of visual, written, and material sources-some newly excavated or recently re-discovered in global museums-the book reveals how dress and adornment evolved […]

Career Opportunity Fair: Digital Brand Architects

Business and Liberal Arts Center, Room B303 Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States

Calling all Advertising and Marketing Communications majors! Join FIT alumna Regina Harris '20, talent manager at Digital Brand Architects, to learn more about DBA and their opportunities. This event is for FIT students only; REGISTER HERE. 

Fashion Culture: Black Designers: Leading New Fashion Models

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

Hope for Flowers by Tracy Reese, cupro, cotton, and tulle dress, summer 2020, USA, gift of Hope for Flowers by Tracy Reese. The Museum at FIT will host a conversation about influential Black American designers who are reshaping the fashion industry through new production networks, cultural narratives, and sustainability. Learn how these designers are building […]

Live Art Duel

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

Illustration by Shawn Lanier, Fine Arts ‘24. Join FIT for our first live painting competition and fundraising event, Live Art Duel, where students will create masterpieces over the course of three timed rounds. As artists work, spectators can watch the creative process come to life. At the end of each round, the judges will vote […]