Tooting My Own Horn Part 1

One of the reasons I chose the Master's program at FIT over say, NYU, Bard or the Courtauld Institute in London is that in our second year we research and organize an exhibition by ourselves. We do the extensive research, chose objects, ask for obejct loans, design the exhibition, design and write the catalogue, and do our own publicity. Granted we have guidance, primarily through our professor who probably has more energy and dedication than all of us put together and to a much lesser extent the Museum at FIT. But it is the graduate students' show - all 14 of us. We start in May, work through the summer and mount the exhibition the following March. I was chosen as one of the two student curators and needless to say it took over my life for eight months while I juggled three other classes and several part time jobs.

So, the show is finally up, and it looks beautiful. You should see it.