Week of Events
Film Screening: ‘Between the Temples’ with Director Nathan Silver
Film Screening: ‘Between the Temples’ with Director Nathan Silver
https://youtu.be/DeqBcFAOOoU?si=fCYo5It49mXa-0Yk A Q&A with the director, Nathan Silver, follows the screening. In Between the Temples, Ben (Jason Schwartzman) is a 40-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation, and not one but two Jewish mothers (Caroline Aaron and Dolly De Leon), Ben finds his world […]
2024 Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference
2024 Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference
Hosted by the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) in conjunction with the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology, the 36th Annual Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference features discussions about the trade, transportation, and compliance challenges for fashion brands and retailers. The USFIA’s largest annual event brings together professionals from companies across the supply chain […]
ARTSpeak Talk: Jean Shin
ARTSpeak Talk: Jean Shin
Sculptor Jean Shin, commissioned by the MTA for the Second Avenue subway in NYC, will give a talk on her artwork and her artistic practice. Artist Jean Shin is known for her sprawling and often public sculptures, which transform accumulations of discarded objects into monuments that interrogate the complex relationship between material consumption, collective identity, […]
Book Discussion: Kyunghee Pyun on ‘Dress History of Korea’
Book Discussion: Kyunghee Pyun on ‘Dress History of Korea’
Bringing together a wealth of primary sources and with contributions from leading experts, Dress History of Korea presents the most recent approaches to the interpretation of dress and fashion of Korea. Through close analysis of visual, written, and material sources-some newly excavated or recently re-discovered in global museums-the book reveals how dress and adornment evolved […]
Career Opportunity Fair: Digital Brand Architects
Career Opportunity Fair: Digital Brand Architects
Calling all Advertising and Marketing Communications majors! Join FIT alumna Regina Harris '20, talent manager at Digital Brand Architects, to learn more about DBA and their opportunities. This event is for FIT students only; REGISTER HERE.
Fashion Culture: Black Designers: Leading New Fashion Models
Fashion Culture: Black Designers: Leading New Fashion Models
Hope for Flowers by Tracy Reese, cupro, cotton, and tulle dress, summer 2020, USA, gift of Hope for Flowers by Tracy Reese. The Museum at FIT will host a conversation about influential Black American designers who are reshaping the fashion industry through new production networks, cultural narratives, and sustainability. Learn how these designers are building […]
Live Art Duel
Live Art Duel
Illustration by Shawn Lanier, Fine Arts ‘24. Join FIT for our first live painting competition and fundraising event, Live Art Duel, where students will create masterpieces over the course of three timed rounds. As artists work, spectators can watch the creative process come to life. At the end of each round, the judges will vote […]