Soil to Surface at FIT looks at what agricultural waste and local textile materials can become when farmers, craftspeople, and designers work on equal ground. The exhibition brings together small-scale women farmers, women’s cooperatives, and designers from Türkiye with FIT students, faculty, and alumni.
- Dates: September 24–November 1, 2026.
- Where: FIT Art and Design Gallery, 227 West 27th Street, Manhattan.
- Admission: Free and open to the public, confirmed by FIT’s exhibition announcement.
- Hours: amNY lists 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; check the gallery’s current visiting information before going.
- What to look for: Experiments with agricultural waste and textiles; FIT’s announcement shows a plant-based paper-like material made by women’s cooperatives and a lampshade made from it.
The interesting part isn’t just a new material. It’s an attempt to put the people growing and making it on the same footing as the designers—a more substantive premise than treating sustainability as a finish applied at the end.