Asian Artists at the Crossroads: Xin Song

Pomerantz Center, Room D211 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Image from Xin Song's cut paper installation at the Flatiron Building. Image via xinsong.com. Chinese contemporary artist Xin Song will visit campus to talk about interpretation of her cut-paper installations. As an artist-in-residence at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, Song will also talk to students about how to apply for residency programs and artist […]

Artists and Designers: Realities and Imaginations in Labor and Business History

John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

This is an event for anyone to learn about the professional side of fine arts and be part of the discussion on how to secure careers and internships in the business. Themes we will discuss include: • The Unwritten History of Art and Design Careers: state of the field and thesis/dissertation brainstorming session • Teaching […]

Kyoto Nishijin Textiles Weaving and Dyeing Workshop

Feldman Center, Room C510 Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Shiro Ohe is a third-generation weaver from the Nishijin district of Kyoto, Japan. Nishijin has been a center for luxury textile production for more than a thousand years, providing textiles for the imperial family as well as wealthy citizens. Ohe is a member of Itohen Universe, a group of seven people, including a dyeing artist, textile […]

Exhibition: Vanishing Community, Vanishing Cultures: The Yörüks of Taurus Mountains, Turkey — Opens

Gladys Marcus Library, Fifth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

The Gladys Marcus Library is temporarily closed.  February 3–March 31, 2020 Vanishing Community, Vanishing Cultures: The Yörüks of Taurus Mountains, Turkey was inaugurated by the photographer and professor Praveen K. Chaudhry, Social Sciences, along with ethnographer Souzeina Mushtaq. Chaudhry and Mushtaq have been working on the issues of nomads and weavers in Kashmir and Tibet for […]

Exhibition: Vanishing Community, Vanishing Cultures: The Yörüks of Taurus Mountains, Turkey — Closes

Gladys Marcus Library, Fifth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

The Gladys Marcus Library is temporarily closed.  February 3–March 31, 2020 Vanishing Community, Vanishing Cultures: The Yörüks of Taurus Mountains, Turkey was inaugurated by the photographer and professor Praveen K. Chaudhry, Social Sciences, along with ethnographer Souzeina Mushtaq. Chaudhry and Mushtaq have been working on the issues of nomads and weavers in Kashmir and Tibet for […]