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Kristin Gates captures the cold truth about Polar Bears
For over a month in late winter on the Coney Island Boardwalk, Kristin Gates met with her Projects in Advanced Style and Media class for Sunday breakfast at Tom’s coffee shop. She and her classmates then went out shooting. They were there to photograph members of the storied Coney Island Polar Bear Club. “The ‘Bears’ come from…
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Three photography faculty exhibits break ground
Watertown, CT, Governors Island and Provincetown are all locations with relevance to the subjects of three September exhibits by photography faculty. One that takes place at the school of her youth, is deeply introspective. Two others are vast in what they ponder–one’s specific view “through-the-lens” of the Civil War in Yankee territory, and the projection of…
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Art from the FIT community 15 floors up!
From the start, artwork was a must for FIT’s new administrative offices at 333 Seventh Avenue. Written into the plans for the new 22,000 square-foot space are corridors and wall space where art would hang. Having been mined from faculty, student and alumni archives, photography and artwork now fill the space. Prof. Brad Farwell, Photography adjunct, was…
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Dean Arbuckle’s Advice for a “Hot Town” — August in the City
Dear Art and Design Students, It is indeed “Hot Town. Summer in the City,” as the 60s song goes! But if you pace yourself you’ll be able to take advantage of much that New York City has to offer in the weeks before the start of fall classes. The City’s cultural events and other resources…