7 events found.
Week of Events
2024 Sustainability Awareness Week
October 7–11 Sustainability is a key component of FIT’s mission and is embedded in the college’s curriculum and operations. During Sustainability Awareness Week, from October 7 to 11, we invite our community to learn about recent innovations from leaders in the industry, experience FIT’s efforts to make a positive impact on the earth, and discover new […]
2024 Sustainability Awareness Week
October 7–11 Sustainability is a key component of FIT’s mission and is embedded in the college’s curriculum and operations. During Sustainability Awareness Week, from October 7 to 11, we invite our community to learn about recent innovations from leaders in the industry, experience FIT’s efforts to make a positive impact on the earth, and discover new […]
2024 Sustainability Awareness Week
October 7–11 Sustainability is a key component of FIT’s mission and is embedded in the college’s curriculum and operations. During Sustainability Awareness Week, from October 7 to 11, we invite our community to learn about recent innovations from leaders in the industry, experience FIT’s efforts to make a positive impact on the earth, and discover new […]
2024 Sustainability Awareness Week
October 7–11 Sustainability is a key component of FIT’s mission and is embedded in the college’s curriculum and operations. During Sustainability Awareness Week, from October 7 to 11, we invite our community to learn about recent innovations from leaders in the industry, experience FIT’s efforts to make a positive impact on the earth, and discover new […]
2024 Sustainability Awareness Week
October 7–11 Sustainability is a key component of FIT’s mission and is embedded in the college’s curriculum and operations. During Sustainability Awareness Week, from October 7 to 11, we invite our community to learn about recent innovations from leaders in the industry, experience FIT’s efforts to make a positive impact on the earth, and discover new […]
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Writing for Change Workshop
Writing for Change Workshop
Letter writing is a strong vehicle of change, even in our modern world, from letters to business leaders, elected representatives, editors, and landlords, to petitions for causes large and small … and more. Join the Writing and Speaking Studio to explore and practice writing for civic engagement and change. This workshop will be facilitated by […]
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ARTSpeak Talk: Josephine Halvorson
ARTSpeak Talk: Josephine Halvorson
Painter Josephine Halvorson, a subject of ART21's documentary series, will give a talk on her artwork and her artistic practice. Josephine Halvorson's work focuses on firsthand experience and observation. Halverson grew up on Cape Cod and studied at the Cooper Union (BFA 2003), Yale Norfolk (2002), and Columbia University (MFA 2007). Her work has been […]
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Author Talk and Sustainability Networking Reception: “Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment” with Maxine Bédat
Author Talk and Sustainability Networking Reception: “Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment” with Maxine Bédat
Maxine Bédat. Photo: © Bogdana Ferguson, via penguinrandomhouse.com. Author Maxine Bédat will discuss her book, Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment, with FIT's Sustainability Council chair, Dr. Karen Pearson. Unraveled was selected for FIT's 2024 Common Read. The book, which was longlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, offers readers […]
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Documentary Screening: “The Young Vote” with Elizabeth Tippett
Documentary Screening: “The Young Vote” with Elizabeth Tippett
Documentary screening of The Young Vote exploring voter turnout amongst the youngest voters during the 2020 election. Brief presentation about voter suppression with attorney Elizabeth Tippett and Q&A. This event is presented by the Presidential Scholars. It is also part of FIT’s civic education activities and voter registration drive. Find out more at fitnyc.edu/vote. This event […]
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FIT Board of Trustees Meeting
FIT Board of Trustees Meeting
The FIT Board of Trustees’ next meeting will be held in person on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Public session: 9:45 am This event is open to the public.
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Luxury Modular Fashion Book Talk and DIY Color Analysis Workshop
Luxury Modular Fashion Book Talk and DIY Color Analysis Workshop
Join us as modular fashion expert, Pamela James, gives a book talk and signing about her book, Luxury Modular Fashion. She will give a DIY Color Analysis Workshop afterwards. This event is for the FIT community only; REGISTER HERE.
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Student Tour of ‘Africa’s Fashion Diaspora’ with Curator Elizabeth Way
Student Tour of ‘Africa’s Fashion Diaspora’ with Curator Elizabeth Way
Are you a student interested in fashion history? Join Curator Elizabeth Way for a tour of Africa's Fashion Diaspora, an innovative exhibition that explores fashion's role in shaping international Black diasporic cultures. This exhibition is the first to examine fashion as a mode of cross-diasporic cultural production. Sixty ensembles and accessories by Black designers from […]