Fashion Culture: Color in Indigenous Textiles

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

Image courtesy of Remigio Mestas. Join master artisan Remigio Mestas and color specialist Liz Galván as they discuss the significance of color in Zapotec textiles. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about dyeing techniques favored by Indigenous artisans in Oaxaca, Mexico. Fashion Culture programs are organized by The Museum at FIT to provide new […]

Documentary Screening: ‘Red Fever: The Indigenous Influence on Western Culture,’ with Korina Emmerich

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

https://youtu.be/aRS9vQmTg_o?si=8JjdQ6Clo7eDq_2K Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound—yet hidden—Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity. Why have Indigenous cultures been revered, romanticized, and appropriated for so long, and to this day? Red Fever uncovers the surprising truths behind the imagery. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the […]

Exhibition: Adorned Futures: Fabric, Form, and Indigenous Resistance — Opens

Art and Design Gallery Pomerantz Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Tammie Dupuis, War Shirt detail. February 25–March 29, 2026 Art and Design Gallery Adorned Futures: Fabric, Form, and Indigenous Resistance brings together Ma’s House resident artists, Shinnecock Indian Nation artisans, and FIT students and faculty to explore contemporary art and design as expressions of cultural resilience, Indigenous futurism, and environmental storytelling. Rooted in the community-centered […]

Exhibition: Adorned Futures: Fabric, Form, and Indigenous Resistance — Closes

Art and Design Gallery Pomerantz Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Tammie Dupuis, War Shirt detail. February 25–March 29, 2026 Art and Design Gallery Adorned Futures: Fabric, Form, and Indigenous Resistance brings together Ma’s House resident artists, Shinnecock Indian Nation artisans, and FIT students and faculty to explore contemporary art and design as expressions of cultural resilience, Indigenous futurism, and environmental storytelling. Rooted in the community-centered […]