Austin Thomas

February 12–March 5 Professor C.J. Yeh, Communication Design, curates an interdisciplinary exhibition examining the importance of creativity for social impact and inclusion. IMPACT: The Future Is Inclusive is an exhibition about the imagination and its effects on positive social change. Yeh will curate work by students, faculty, and alumni, as well work by an invited artist to demonstrate the political implications of creativity and community. The Art and Design Gallery brings together the work of students, faculty, FIT alumni, and invited outside…

February 26–March 8 This special short exhibition is curated by Communication Pathways Professor Anne Kong and 42 students in the Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design program, featuring hats from the celebrated collection of former FIT dean and professor Nina Kurtis. The students will design and create individual 360-degree displays featuring a hat from a distinctive time period or fashion trend using visual storytelling to entertain and educate the viewer. The displays will incorporate various materials, handmade props, and mannequin parts.

March 15–April 26 This immersive exhibition at FIT will show how artistic virtual reality can change how patients react to treatment. FIT artists and technicians, using Google Tilt Brush, have created artwork, which will be on view, in a “fourth dimension.” VR and art impact the patient experience during treatment and beyond. Artist Tom Christopher's entire studio where the VR paintings were created, with the help of FIT students, will be recreated at FIT for a complete immersive experience. A…

March 15–April 26 This immersive exhibition at FIT will show how artistic virtual reality can change how patients react to treatment. FIT artists and technicians, using Google Tilt Brush, have created artwork, which will be on view, in a “fourth dimension.” VR and art impact the patient experience during treatment and beyond. Artist Tom Christopher's entire studio where the VR paintings were created, with the help of FIT students, will be recreated at FIT for a complete immersive experience. A…

May 1–June 1 The Future Is in the Making reveals the processes of thought and ideation leading to the work highlighted in this year's Graduating Student Exhibition. Works will include original sketches, notes, renderings, mockups, contact sheets, steps to a launch, a presentation, a prototype, a timeline, an opinion poll, or a description. This exhibition brings together 16 departments from FIT's School of Art and Design in one unified exhibition for the first time. The Art and Design Gallery brings together the…