Category: Arts & Culture

Parsons professors speak with Blue Lagoon head designers and architects in New York’s ‘Taste of Iceland’ event series

Professor talking at symposium about designing in areas of volcanic activity. Photo by Diego Zorzo

Last Thursday, an eager audience climbed the stairs to the second floor of the Scandinavia House, located in Volvo Hall on 58 Park Ave., to listen to a…

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Parsons student Jontay Kahm presents ‘Ethereal Realms’: A fusion of Indigenous tradition and innovation at the 2024 SWAIA Fashion Show

Avory Johnson closes the collection in a show-stopping floor length gown titled “After Being.” Photo courtesy of Jontay Kahm

On Aug. 18, Cree designer and graduate student at Parsons School of Design Jontay Kahm presented his sophomore collection, “Ethereal Realms,” at the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts…

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Fifty years in 60 minutes: A celebration of Bob Dylan

Steven Jenkins, director of the Bob Dylan Center, speaking before the documentary screening last Wednesday night. Photo by Zora Edelstein

Last Wednesday night, Bob Dylan fans from all walks of life congregated in The New School’s Johnson/Kaplan Auditorium — conveniently located in Greenwich Village, the birthplace of Dylan’s…

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