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Week of Events
Exhibition: Crafting Evolution: 10 Years of Fashion Study — Closes
August 15–September 11 Born and raised in Siberia, Russia, Jahnkoy is a New York–based visual artist whose work draws upon found materials and ready-made clothing to illustrate her ideas around consumerism, racial and cultural inequality, crafts, and the political and economic restraints that surround it. She sees fashion as a powerful force to raise questions […]
Exhibition: Dialogue — Closes
Marathon, 2019, by LiAnn Fong. Photo by James Reddington. August 28–September 12, 2019 Dialogue is an exploration of extended critique, and a platform for emerging artists to display artwork and receive written feedback from the viewer on their recent work. This is an exhibition considering the transparency and inclusivity that can emerge from collaboration. Artist […]
Exhibition: Reflections — Opens
September 14–October 26 Gallery FIT Reflections is an exhibition featuring work by 10 student artists from the Photography and Fine Arts departments of FIT’s School of Art and Design. Under the guidance of Professor Curtis Willocks, the students put together an exhibition of photography, drawing, and mixed media collage. Reflections offers the visitor a look at artistic explorations […]
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FIT Authors Talks: Ron Amato Presents ‘The Box’
FIT Authors Talks: Ron Amato Presents ‘The Box’
Professor Ron Amato will give an author talk and presentation of his book of photography The Box. Focused on themes of isolation, desire, conflict and empowerment, Ron Amato’s photographic series and book, The Box, speaks to human experiences of self-discovery and community building. Using a series of boxes to create visual metaphors, Amato echoes his […]
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Fashion Farming: Peru Symposium
Fashion Farming: Peru Symposium
Photo via WhyAlpaca.com by Grupo Inca. Join the graduate students from FIT's Fashion Design MFA program for an evening symposium as they present their findings on alpaca and vicuña fiber sourcing, production, and marketing in Peru. The research was compiled during a two-week field study course in Arequipa and Lima, where students explored the alpaca […]
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Author Talk and Demonstration: The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty
Author Talk and Demonstration: The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty
Join authors Lauren Stowell and Abby Cox for a discussion and demonstration of some techniques presented in their book, The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty: 40 Projects for Period-Accurate Hairstyles, Makeup and Accessories. Learn how to whip up your own pomatum and hair powder and correctly use them to take your ’dos to […]
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New York Textile Month: “Threads: Changing Lives Stitch by Stitch” Film Screening
New York Textile Month: “Threads: Changing Lives Stitch by Stitch” Film Screening
https://youtu.be/nGQusbg_PjQ Please join us for a screening of the documentary film Threads, followed by a discussion with the filmmakers Cathy Stevaluk and FIT alumna Yasmine Dabbous. Threads tells the story of how Surayia Rahman, a Bangladeshi artist, transforms the ancient Bengali quilting tradition of kantha to help revive it, and creates internationally recognized art. Using her […]