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Actor Jim Newman sits with an acoustic guitar in a photographic portrait shot by FIT Professor Ron Amato.

‘Out’ Features Ron Amato’s Photos of ‘Mamma Mia’ Star

September 3, 2025 Kim Masibay Diversity, Faculty/Staff, Press, School of Art & Design

In June, Ron Amato, professor of Photography and Related Media, photographed actor Jim Newman, who is currently starring in the […]

Actor Claybourne Elder photographed by FIT Professor Ron Amato.

Ron Amato Photographs Actor Claybourne Elder for ‘Out’

April 21, 2025 Kim Masibay College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design

Professor Ron Amato’s photos of The Gilded Age star Claybourne Elder ran recently in an Out magazine fashion feature. The […]

Threads: A History and Future of Queer Fashion

February 19, 2025 Laura Hatmaker

FIT partners with the American LGBTQ+ Museum for an exploration of queer fashion history and its contemporary evolution. This program […]

‘OUT’ Previews First Issue of Ron Amato’s New Magazine

December 18, 2024 Kim Masibay Diversity, Faculty/Staff

A compelling selection of images from Photography and Related Media Professor Ron Amato’s new magazine, AMATO, was recently featured in […]

Pacifico Silano’s Work on Display in Two Installations in Europe

October 18, 2024 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design

Pacifico Silano, a technologist in the Photography department and a lens-based artist whose work explores print culture and LGBTQ+ identity, […]

AHMP and SPARC Honoring World AIDS Day

November 28, 2023 Laura Hatmaker

In recognition of World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), the Art History and Museum Professions program (AHMP) and Special Collections and […]

AHMP and SPARC Honoring World AIDS Day

November 28, 2023 Laura Hatmaker

In recognition of World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), the Art History and Museum Professions program (AHMP) and Special Collections and […]

Film and Media Screening Series: ‘Stonewall Uprising’ with the Filmmakers + Alumni Networking Event

October 9, 2023 Laura Hatmaker

Alumni networking event: 5 pm Film screening: 6 pm The FIT Film and Media Screening Series will present the documentary Stonewall […]

Black Queer Masculinities in Modern and Contemporary Film: A Conversation

November 2, 2021 Laura Hatmaker

Isaac Jean-François, Yale University, in a conversation with Richard Montañez, Art History and Museum Professions ’22, on the short film […]

Michelle Handelman’s Groundbreaking Documentary “BloodSisters” Is Rereleased

November 13, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

A 1995 documentary feature by Michelle Handelman, professor of Film, Media, and Performing Arts, titled BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes and Sadomasochism, […]