Week of Events
Exhibition: The Design of Comfort — Opens
March 11–27, 2024 Art and Design Gallery Discover the transformative power of Squishables in The Design of Comfort, where cuddly companions go beyond mere playthings. The exhibition recognizes how plush toys become essential tools in coping with anxiety, stress, grief, and isolation. Join us for an enchanting journey celebrating the profound impact of Squishables on […]
Exhibition: The Human Experience — Opens
March 11–27, 2024 Art and Design Gallery The Human Experience showcases featured artists’ personal journeys as they navigate life. Our lives are uniquely built by our experiences, from beginning to end. As artists, we are often passionate about conveying those experiences to our viewers, whether they are filled with loss or accomplishment. The work displayed […]
Faces and Places in Fashion: Anastasia Vasilieva
Faces and Places in Fashion: Anastasia Vasilieva
Anastasia Vasilieva, founder, Treehouse, will be the guest at this week’s Faces and Places in Fashion. The Faces and Places in Fashion lecture series is a forum for prominent fashion professionals to discuss their trade, experience, and perspective on the business. Find more details and the full spring 2024 schedule on the Faces and Places website. […]
Love Your Library: WGSN Day
Love Your Library: WGSN Day
Curious about a day in the life of a trend forecasting editor? Join us for informative and insightful sessions showcasing presentations and panel discussions, featuring WGSN and Coloro experts. All employees and students are welcome to attend. WGSN is the global authority on change, using expert trend forecasting combined with data science to help you […]
Language Exchange
Language Exchange
Join us in the Writing and Speaking Studio for friendly conversation, cultural exchange, and language practice (Italian, English, French, Japanese, Korean, etc). All languages and levels of fluency and comfort […]
Fashion Culture: Parts of Fashion: Curating in Focus
Fashion Culture: Parts of Fashion: Curating in Focus
Join us for a panel discussion that brings together two MFIT exhibitions: Statement Sleeves curated by MFIT Curator of Costume and Accessories Colleen Hill, and Untying the Bow, organized by students in FIT’s Fashion and Textile Studies master’s degree program. Hill will be in conversation with FIT faculty member Sarah Byrd and graduate student Claire […]
Defying Expectations: Trailblazing Women in the Creative Industries with Alina Cho
Defying Expectations: Trailblazing Women in the Creative Industries with Alina Cho
Join us for a special conversation hosted by FIT in collaboration with Carolina Herrera. The conversation will be moderated by journalist Alina Cho with a panel featuring trailblazers of the creative industries, including President Joyce F. Brown, stylist and model Dara Allen, photographer Camila Falquez, Whitney Museum of American Art assistant curator Rujeko Hockley, and […]
Globally Connected @ FIT: Getting in Touch with Aegean Dress History
Globally Connected @ FIT: Getting in Touch with Aegean Dress History
How do archaeologists study the production and consumption of clothes in prehistoric times? In what ways was dress important in prehistoric communities? Why should contemporary fashion designers learn about textile archaeology and dressing in antiquity? After briefly presenting the fundamentals of practicing textile archaeology without archaeological textiles—the most common case for archaeological projects in prehistory—and […]
Demystifying Artist Statements
Demystifying Artist Statements
Constellate : to group, cluster, or collect related elements; to gather. Together we will constellate our ideas, influences, and creative goals into effective artist statements. Two Sessions: Thursday, March 14 […]
Fireside Chat with Layana Aguilar
Fireside Chat with Layana Aguilar
As part of Women's History Month, FIT alumna Layana Aguilar will speak to Nicole Finigan Ndzibah, executive director of the Social Justice Center at FIT, and the FIT community about her experience emigrating to the U.S., studying fashion at the college, and her subsequent success launching her own brand. She'll also discuss her participation on […]
AI Speakers Series: Dr. Annette Vee on “Promises and Perils of AI in the College Classroom”
AI Speakers Series: Dr. Annette Vee on “Promises and Perils of AI in the College Classroom”
Join the Office of Faculty Development for the last of three spring 2024 professional development workshops focused on AI in higher education. The goal of this series is to strengthen faculty knowledge of AI from technical, industry, and educational perspectives. Our third featured speaker will be Annette Vee, PhD, associate professor and composition program director […]
Digital Portfolio Workshop
Digital Portfolio Workshop
The Writing and Speaking Studio will hold a digital portfolio workshop. All types of portfolios are welcome: professional, artistic, personal branding, and more! Four Sessions: Friday, March 8 Friday, March 15 Friday, April 12 Friday, April 19 All sessions: 12:30–2 pm Writing and Speaking Studio, Feldman Center, Room C612 This event is for FIT students […]