Symposium: Adapt/Evolve

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

This symposium accompanies the exhibition Adapt/Evolve, on display in the Art and Design Gallery September 18–October 26, 2025. It brings together exhibitors, collaborators, and scholars to present and discuss adaptive and inclusive design. A keynote presentation will be delivered by Grace Jun, associate professor at the University of Georgia, founding member of Open Style Lab, […]

“Playing With Dolls” Documentary Film Screening and Discussion

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

The FIT Library’s first Love Your Library event is just in time for LGBTQ+ History Month! It will feature a screening and moderated discussion of the award-winning documentary Playing With Dolls, on October 15, at 6:30 pm in Katie Murphy Amphitheatre. Playing With Dolls is a beautifully crafted and emotionally rich documentary capturing the lives […]

Fashion Culture: Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico

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

Cover of Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico. Courtesy of Bloomsbury Join FIT Associate Professor José Blanco F. and independent researcher Raúl J. Vázquez-López who will present their new book, Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico, in conversation with MFIT's Senior Curator of Education Tanya Meléndez-Escalante. The book explores national identity […]

ARTSpeak: Keltie Ferris

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

From left: Keltie Ferris; Limbo Garden, 2023, oil and acrylic on canvas in the artist’s frame, framed size: 67 7/8 by 62 7/8 in. 172.4 by 159.7 cm. Artist Keltie Ferris will discuss his artwork and life experience in this ARTSpeak lecture. Ferris (b,. 1977, Louisville, KY) is an artist living and working in Brooklyn, […]

Stetson Panel Discussion: From the West to the World

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

FIT will host Stetson, the American icon and heritage brand, to promote the launch of its new book, Stetson: American Icon, with a panel discussion about the brand and its Western heritage. Stetson recently held a “Reimagining the West” design competition that gave FIT students the opportunity to reimagine iconic Stetson designs. (See the results […]