Week of Events
Exhibition: Out of Body or Out of Place? — Closes
"American Stalker" by Kailee Finn. February 1–12 Gallery FIT, The Museum at FIT This Black History Month, students at FIT were given the opportunity to express their upbringing as Black students in the Black Student Union's exhibition Out of Body or Out of Place? Visual depictions of racial dysmorphia, imposter syndrome, ostracism, and more are […]
Exhibition: The Dre$$ — Opens
February 18–March 1 Dubinsky Student Center, Eighth Floor To show the world just how much women miss out in retirement, TIAA and fashion designer, Fe Noel, launched "The Dre$$" on the first night of New York Fashion Week. The strapless, corseted gown with a 16-foot train and abundant ruffles is made from thousands of artificial […]
Diversity Collective Meet and Greet
Diversity Collective Meet and Greet
The Diversity Collective invites all members of the FIT community to ask questions, make suggestions, and find out more about its activities and initiatives. Refreshments will be served. This event is part of the FIT Diversity Collective’s Black History Month activities; for a full schedule of activities, visit fitnyc.edu/blackhistory. This event is for the FIT […]
MakerMinds Event: My Stabby Valentine
MakerMinds Event: My Stabby Valentine
Take a stab at creating an e-textile valentine or anti-valentine. This project is inspired by Lynne Brunning's Stabby Valentine and uses conductive fabric and LED diode lights to make a heart that lights up with you stick it with a corsage pin! This event is for the FIT community only; register on FITLink.
Film Screening: Eyes on the Prize: Ain’t Gonna Shuffle No More (1964–1972)
Film Screening: Eyes on the Prize: Ain’t Gonna Shuffle No More (1964–1972)
Part of the Eyes on the Prize film series, Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More looks at the the Civil Rights movement between 1964 and 1972. A call to pride and a renewed push for unity galvanize Black America. World heavyweight champion Cassius Clay challenges America to accept him as Muhammad Ali, a minister of Islam […]
Fashion Culture: Food Culture Through the Lens of Fashion
Fashion Culture: Food Culture Through the Lens of Fashion
Courtesy of Bloomsbury. Join The Museum at FIT's curator of education and research, Melissa Marra-Alvarez, and associate curator of costume, Elizabeth Way, who will speak in conversation with food studies scholar Fabio Parasecoli about their most recent book, Food & Fashion, which examines the influence of food culture through the lens of fashion over the […]
Collage Workshop: Symbolic Self-Portraits
Collage Workshop: Symbolic Self-Portraits
Sponsored by student organizations Urban Studio x The Black Student Union @FIT, this art-making session is inspired by the work of African American artist Deborah Roberts. This event is listed with the FIT Diversity Collective’s Black History Month activities; for a full schedule, visit fitnyc.edu/blackhistory. This event for the FIT community only.