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Expressions of Civility 2018: School of Art and Design Faculty, Staff and Student Exhibition

2018

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In recognition of FIT's commitment to creating a civil, inclusive campus for all, the annual faculty and staff exhibition will include student work for the first time.

New Views 2018: Art and Design Faculty Exhibition

2018

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New Views 2018 is the fourth large-scale faculty exhibition at FIT in the John E. Reeves Great Hall. The School of Art and Design consists of 17 departments teaching separate creative disciplines that define the vitality of the college. Approximately 70 faculty members have submitted their work for this non-juried exhibition.

New Views 2017: Art and Design Faculty Exhibition

2017

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New Views 2017 marks the third large-scale faculty exhibition at FIT in the John E. Reeves Great Hall. The School of Art and Design consists of 17 departments teaching separate creative disciplines that define the vitality of the college. Approximately 70 faculty members have submitted their work for this non-juried exhibition.

Monochrome: FIT Faculty and Staff Exhibition

2016

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Exhibition date: October 2016 to November 2017

New Views 2016: Art and Design Faculty Exhibition

2016

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New Views: FIT Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, on display from Saturday, March 5 through Sunday, March 20 in the Great Hall, showcases the full and diverse range of mediums in which faculty from the college's School of Art and Design work. With a particular emphasis on pieces that reflect each artist's current point of view, the more than 90 works include photography, collage, painting, sculpture, illustration, video, interactive media, installation, textiles, animation, apparel, and jewelry.

"The work in this exhibition is expressive of the art and design endeavors of our faculty that serve to enhance their abilities in their roles as educators," said Karen Middleton, assistant professor, Fashion Design, and curator of New Views. "The exhibition presents a broader picture of the creative and artistic accomplishments of the faculty. Most importantly, our goal is to provide inspiration and motivation to our students."

FIT's School of Art and Design comprises 17 programs — Accessories Design, Advertising Design, Communication Design, Computer Animation and Interactive Media, Fabric Styling, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Jewelry Design, Menswear, Packaging Design, Photography, Textile/Surface Design, Toy Design, and Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design.

"The teaching and learning environment in the School of Art and Design is collaborative and interdisciplinary," said Joanne Arbuckle, dean, School of Art and Design. "New Views shows the FIT community and the general public just how much talent there is among the faculty, and that talent gets passed on to the students."

New Views 2015: Art and Design Faculty Exhibition

2015

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The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) presents New Views: FIT Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, which opened Saturday, March 7, and features more than 90 works—from intimate to large-scale installations—including masks, photography, collage, painting, sculpture, illustration, video, interactive media, installation, textiles, apparel, and jewelry.

Miss Communication

2014

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"Communication is supposed to be easy," Pansum Cheng, sculpture technologist, Fine Arts, said while watching people connect with his new site-specific sculptural installation, Miss Communication, outside of the Pomerantz Center. "It's the most direct way to interact with someone."
But this assemblage of 2,400 empty cans attached to two walls with a grid system and connected with fishing wire—at once simple and enigmatic—gives the viewer no instructions on how to use it. "That never even occurred to me," Cheng said. "Because communication is a very personal experience, allowing people to figure out what to do with it is in and of itself a form of communication."

Each can is attached to the one directly across from it on the opposite wall by the fishing wire, creating a familiar communication mechanism: a telephone device like the ones children make. "Before technology, communication is play," Cheng said. "It's childlike innocence.

Cheng also enjoys watching the juxtaposition of people using mobile phones near his installation, dealing with the distractions of city life, while others are trying to figure out the intricacies of the sculpture. "I see people play with it but also get frustrated with it."

But there is another way to look at Miss Communication, which came out of a proposal Cheng, who is from Mainland China, submitted to the FIT Diversity Council. It can be viewed as a means to examine the experience of being an outsider in an ever-changing subculture, which can be arduous when trying to identify both with peers and strangers. Through the various experiences that people have with the installation, the aim is to challenge them to explore different mindsets of a multicultural society.

"It was born out of the experience of people not being able to align with each other in a common experience," said Cheng. "Age, sex, background, and every experience can change the way you look at things. The project is a very simple idea, but every idea that's simple is never really that simple when you elaborate on it. I was looking for something everyone could relate to. I read a lot of philosophy, but I don't have big ideas for my art. I only have personal ideas that people can connect with."

The Diversity Council chose the project, in part, because it speaks to the issues of difference in culture and because it serves as a platform for communication.

The installation, which took nearly five months to install, will be on view through February.

--from Press Release on December 18, 2014

New Views 2014: Art and Design Faculty Exhibition

2014

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The first of the School of Art and Design Faculty annual exhibition

Flood: Class of 2024 Visual Thesis Exhibition

2024

Illustration (School of Graduate Studies)

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The 2024 Illustration MFA Visual Thesis Exhibition, titled Flood, represents the culmination of three years of graduate study for the FIT MFA candidates. Each graduating student develops and executes a unique body of work that represents the cumulative experience of three years of technical exploration, artistic growth, academic research, and professional development. The exhibition will consist of works on paper, digital art, augmented reality, graphic novels, and picture books.

Fashion Design AAS Exhibition: Denim Divine

2024

Fashion Design (School of Art and Design)

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For the capstone projects of the spring 2024 Fashion Design AAS program, students were tasked with creating garments using only denim fabric. As a result, the exhibition focuses on simple forms and techniques, encouraging innovation, creativity, and craftsmanship. Included are works selected for Critic Awards by industry mentors who have worked alongside students throughout the semester.
Denim’s appeal is universal. From day to night, from workwear to runway, denim transcends gender, age, and class. Its durability has made it an essential part of our everyday life. Denim Divine is a tribute to this denim’s timeless appeal and enduring influence.

2024 Graduating Student Exhibition - Photography and Related Media Thesis Exhibition: Thresholds

2024

Photography and Related Media

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Program/Degree: Photography and Related Media BFA

2024 Graduating Student Exhibition - Menswear AAS

2024

Menswear

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The Fashion Design Department proudly spotlights these Menswear Design garments created by students in their fourth semester AAS capstone classes. Graduating student work is designed during their third semester art portfolio presentation class. They then translate these original design drawings for creating two finished looks in their apparel capstone class. Working alongside their highly esteemed industry critics and Menswear faculty members, students tailor and realize these looks. The School of Art and Design's Graduating Student Exhibition 2023 highlights this year's best menswear student work.