From over 200 looks submitted by graduating students in the 2017 class of the Fashion Design BFA program, judges select which looks will appear in The Future of Fashion runway show held in May. The day after the judges have made their selections, an exhibition of all submitted garments will be on view to the public from 11 am to […]

President Joyce F. Brown will hold an “open hours” session in her office for those interested in meeting with her one on one. Please sign in upon arrival; meetings take place on a first come, first served basis. Each meeting will be limited to 15 minutes.

Photo courtesy of the Street Vendor Project. Columbia University visiting scholar Sirine Mechbal will present her research on street vendors in New York City, with a specific focus on Egyptian and Mexican vendors, and the Street Vendor Project.

Universal design advocate Cynthia Leibrock will speak about how to improve health and longevity for people of all ages and abilities through design. The award-winning interior designer and author will discuss and illustrate, by the example of her own home, an approach that makes design of products, systems, activities, and environments universally accessible.

In this film directed by Shelly Silver, a man returns to his childhood home in Chinatown after 50 years to care for his dying mother. Throughout the film he remains nameless. He is a librarian, a re-cataloguer, a gay man, a watcher, an impersonator. He passes his time collecting images that he puts before us—his witnesses […]

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

RSVP for location (head count is needed as lunch will be provided). The Center for Excellence in Teaching holds a workshop to explore a design curriculum that meets the needs of a diverse population. Cynthia Leibrock, the principal/founder of Easy Access to Health, LLC, is an interior designer, international lecturer, and author of numerous books on the subject. […]

It's time for Academic Open Mic night, where faculty can showcase their projects and interests. Share your research, propose a project collaboration, pitch an idea, or display an artistic or performance-based talent. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend to watch and support their colleagues at the mic; food and drinks will be provided. Cocktail […]

Graduating students in the Fashion Design AAS program present their works in an exhibition titled Visionary: Breaking Boundaries. President Joyce F. Brown will present the Critic Awards in a ceremony at 6:30 pm during the opening reception, which will be held from 6 to 9 pm Thursday, April 27. Each semester, garments chosen for awards are selected by industry critics.

The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art will hold a talk about its inaugural exhibition in its newly renovated and vastly expanded museum space titled Expanded Visions: Fifty Years of Collecting. The show, which opened March 10 with over 250 works on view, mines the rich cultural coffers of the museum's collection to trace the evolution of the institution, […]

The arts organization Initiatives in Art and Culture (IAC) will present the documentary Sharing the Rough Saturday morning. Sharing the Rough is an award-winning film that illustrates how ethical, artisanal mining practices are changing the mining culture in Africa and benefiting communities, and the ecology of East Africa. Director Orin Mazzoni, producer Monica Stephenson, and Roger Derry, the world […]

Join the FIT Dance Company for a day of free master dance classes in a variety of styles. Contemporary Indian dance with Brinda Guha,11:30 am–1 pm Hip hop dance with Ljuba Castot, 1–2:30 pm Ballet with Billy Blanken, 3:30–5 pm Beyoncé-style dance workshop with Destiny Devine , 5–6:30 pm Sign-in begins at 11:15 am. This if event is […]