The Fashion Institute Of Technology Presents Live Art Duel

WHEN:

November 14, 2024
6–9 pm

WHERE:

Fashion Institute of Technology
John
E. Reeves Great Hall *
227 West 27th
Street
New York, NY 10001
*(entrance on West 28th Street near Seventh Avenue)

WHO:

Live Art Duel participating student artists:

• Eyoab Desalegn
• Jacob Frazier
• Wiktoria Klimczuk
• Brooke Ledda
• Hailey Lee
• Elijah Ogbomo
• Jialun Tong
• Amelia Weitknecht

Live
Art Duel judging panel:

• Ariel Adkins, founder, Artfully Awear, an inclusive practice that centers on the credo "art is for everyone." Partnering with museums around the world, Adkins engages audiences through wearable art that educates, inspires, and empowers.
• Tze Chun, founder, Uprise Art, a New York City gallery that helps collectors discover original contemporary artwork by emerging artists.
• Ron English, an American fine artist and designer who explores brand imagery, street art, and advertising.
• Nicole Fischelis, international fashion, art, and forecasting consultant, ranks among the 50 most powerful and influential figures in fashion. Former fashion and creative director for Saks Fifth Avenue, Ferragamo, and Macy's.
• Keli Goff, Emmy nominated producer, former writer for And Just Like That..., the Sex and the City reboot, and one of the world's leading collectors of vintage by designers of color.
• Wendy Goodman, design editor of New York Magazine and a leader in the international design community. Goodman has hosted talks at venues ranging from the 92nd Street Y, New York to the Museum of the City of New York, and has appeared on NBC's Open House NYC, Good Morning America, NY1, and WNBC.
• Rebecca Moses, internationally renowned designer, artist, and author, Moses intrepidly crisscrosses a panorama of creative spheres. Art, illustration, and storytelling have become the focus of her work, with characters that are an amalgamation of who we are as a culture today.
• Ruben Toledo, Cuban-born artist, is one half of the Toledo Studio, which received a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in 2005. Toledo and his late wife and collaborator of 40 years, Isabel Toledo, rose to international attention when Michelle Obama wore a Toledo Studio design, the now-famous lemongrass wool-and-lace ensemble, to President Barack Obama's historic inauguration in 2009.
• Andy Yu, a renowned fashion designer/artist celebrated for innovative, electric designs that seamlessly blend traditional craftsmanship with contemporary flair. His collections have been showcased at major fashion weeks around the world, earning acclaim from industry insiders and fashion enthusiasts.

Live Art Duel host committee:

• Shauna Brook, founder, Shauna Brook Marketing & Communications
• Shay Gipson, founder, The ASG Group and Shay Gipson Consulting branding and marketing
• Kristy Hurt, founder, Kristy Hurt Consulting and The co-lab
• Shawn Lanier, FIT student advisor
• Adrien Lesser, vice president of media relations, New York City Economic Development Corporation
• Chloé Marsanne, founder, Marsanne Brands
• Robert Rizzolo, chief merchandising officer, Marc Jacobs
• Mark Rosen, vice president of marketing, partnerships, communications, Design Miami
• Sydney Sadick, editor-in-chief, publisher, and founder, Spotlight magazine
• Lizzie da Trindade-Asher, president, Macchu Pisco LLC; co-founder of Cura Collective
• Laura Day Webb, gallery and institutional relations director, Americas at Angus Montgomery Arts

HOW:

For additional information and to purchase tickets, please visit Live Art Duel .

CONTACT:

For media information, contact Steven Bibb at (212) 217-4715; [email protected] . For information regarding show sponsorship opportunities, contact Claire Gilvar, director, Corporate Engagement, at (212) 217-4117 or [email protected] .