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School of Graduate Studies

Exhibition & Experience Design

School of Graduate Studies

Exhibition & Experience Design

THESIS CAPSTONE EVENT 2019

FIT Graduate Exhibition & Experience Design Annual Capstone Event Each year the FIT Graduate Exhibition & Experience Design department holds a thesis adjudication event. Industry professionals travel to the FIT Campus in NYC from all over the world to have one-on-one interaction with the graduate students during their day-long thesis defense. The thesis work will demonstrate the students' exploration of an original thesis argument, in the form of a designed exhibition project. Each student will present drawings and documentation of their exhibition experience, including graphic and lighting design, renderings, physical models, along with a research and development document. Emphasis is placed on whether the student has created a strong and compelling storyline, and retained that narrative throughout each step of the design process, with a solid understanding of the client, venue, audience and most importantly the visitor experience.

An evening networking reception follows the thesis presentations with an awards ceremony and keynote address. The evening event is open to the public, alumni, college representatives, industry professionals and friends and families.

School of Graduate Studies

Exhibition & Experience Design

CAPSTONE 2019 Friday, December 13, 5:00–8:00 PM

Welcome and Star Awards 5:00 PM Christina Lyons, Chair, Graduate Exhibition & Experience Design Mary Davis, Dean, School of Graduate Studies Dr. Joyce F. Brown, President, Fashion Institute of Technology Dasher Lowe, Executive Director, EDPA ,

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Keynote Address 5:30 PM Chris Wangro

Entertainment 6:00 PM Slope Swing Trio

Fashion Institute of Technology Conference Center at FIT, John E. Reeves Great Hall Seventh Avenue and 28th Street Entrance

Cover art by Chang Hyun Lee

School of Graduate Studies

Exhibition & Experience Design

CAPSTONE 2019

This event is made possible by the gracious support of: Diamond Sponsors:

Platinum Sponsors:

â„¢ PRINT | FABRICATION | CREATIVITY | TECHNOLOGY

Gold Sponsors:

FIT Graduate Exhibition & Experience Design CAPSTONE 2019 — Keynote Address

Chris Wangro One-time circus ringmaster and former tsar of Special Events for the City of New York, Chris Wangro is acclaimed as one of the most imaginative impresarios of public events in America.

For more than three decades Wangro produced a dizzying variety of projects that included dozens of prestigious concerts, arts festivals & cultural programs, as well as presidential summits, papal visits, pachyderm parades and mass public festivities seen around the world. He is known as a master of spectacle and has been called upon to bring to life extravaganzas for notables as varied as Mick Jagger & Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

A committed producer-activist, he masterminded numerous benchmark events for environmental, humanitarian and social justice organizations worldwide. His work has won prestigious awards, captured global media attention, and generated over a hundred million dollars for those in need.

In recent years Chris has turned his focus towards the design & development of public space. He has become a sought-after collaborator known for combining decades of pragmatic programming & producing experience with an uncommonly joyful and creative approach to place & community-making.

Current projects include the creation of parks and plazas in Boston, Sarasota, Indianapolis, Nashville, Atlanta & Charlotte.