Dear colleagues, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Art Center's latest exhibition, The Fabric of Cultures: Systems in the Making: Exhibition: October 5 - December 15, 2017 M-TH, 9am - 8pm; F 9am - 5pm, when classes are in session Opening Reception: Thursday, October 12, 2017 5:30-8:00pm The Fabric of Cultures: Systems in the Making brings together artists, designers, CUNY students and local communities to reflect on the art of making, craftsmanship and technology in a globalized world. The exhibition calls attention to the larger systems that influence the state of fashion, craft and aesthetics and are constantly under development, and in flux. This new branch of the Fabric of Cultures project (http://fabricofcultures.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu) considers the new Made in Italy within a transnational context and in conversation with other cultures and traditions. The Fabric of Cultures is part of a larger, partly digital, pedagogic and research project directed by Eugenia Paulicelli, Professor of Italian at Queens College and Director of Fashion Studies at the Graduate Center. For more information regarding the Fabric of Cultures project, please contact: eugenia.paulicelli@qc.cuny.edu For more information about the Queens College Art Center, please visit our new website at www.qcartcenter.org or contact amanda.nocera@qc.cuny.edu This exhibition and opening reception are free and open to the public. I hope to see you soon! Amanda __ Amanda Nocera Director, Queens College Art Center 718-997-4803