Checking In on Food, Fashion, and Gender: Researching for an Exhibition

Rita and Bruce Roberts Room, Feldman Center, Ninth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Lara Roessig. The major exhibition Food & Fashion, on display at The Museum at FIT through November 26, explores the dynamic and exciting relationships between the two related topics. Co-curated by Melissa Marra-Alvarez, curator of education and research, and Elizabeth Way, associate curator of costume at MFIT, the exhibition features over 90 works, including garments, […]

AHMP and SPARC Honoring World AIDS Day

Gladys Marcus Library, Goodman Resource Center, Room E435 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

In recognition of World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), the Art History and Museum Professions program (AHMP) and Special Collections and College Archives (SPARC) will hold an event in which attendees can learn more about the ways former and current FIT communities honor members of the LGBTQ community in this 45-minute behind-the-scenes tour. Highlights include an […]

AHMP and SPARC Honoring World AIDS Day

Gladys Marcus Library, Goodman Resource Center, Room E435 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

In recognition of World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), the Art History and Museum Professions program (AHMP) and Special Collections and College Archives (SPARC) will hold an event in which attendees can learn more about the ways former and current FIT communities honor members of the LGBTQ community in this 45-minute behind-the-scenes tour. Highlights include an […]

The Making of a Student Exhibition: Cross-Pollination: ¡Moda Hoy!

Virtual event

Photograph: Danny Alvarado; models: Priya Adhikary and Angelina Rataj. Learn from the two co-curators of the exhibition Cross-Pollination: ¡Moda Hoy! about an exciting collaboration between students in New York City and Singapore. Student artists from both fashion colleges engaged in creative dialogues around the themes of Myth and Rituals, Beliefs and Economics of Care, and […]

‘The Re in Refuge’ with Author Adrianne Kalfopoulou

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Adrianne Kalfopoulou will read from and discuss The re in refuge, a linked essay collection that examines refuge in its many forms: emotional, political, cultural, and geographic. Written alongside the unfolding European refugee crisis, the book moves between personal narrative, history, and social critique, attending closely to questions of belonging, exile, and ethical responsibility. The […]