Live Art Duel
From Blank Canvas to Masterpiece—Right Before Your Eyes
November 13, 2025 • 6–9 pm
John E. Reeves Great Hall at FIT
Join FIT for the return of Live Art Duel, our thrilling live painting competition and fundraising event, where students will create masterpieces over the course of three timed rounds.
Benefitting the FIT Foundation
Live Art Duel is back by popular demand! Watch FIT students face off in three fast-paced rounds, creating original artwork right before your eyes. Spectators will see the creative process unfold in real time.
Judges will select top pieces after each round, with finalists battling for the championship. Artwork from the event will be auctioned off afterward, with all proceeds supporting FIT students and the FIT Foundation.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of art, energy, and impact!
Meet Host Ashley Longshore
Ashley Longshore is a New York-based fine artist, renowned for vibrant and bold pop art creations that blend elements of pop culture with social commentary. Regularly called a “young, feminist Andy Warhol” and dubbed by The New York Times as “Fashion’s Latest Art Darling,” Longshore has paved a colorful path for pop art and fashion to coexist. Through her art, she challenges conventions and champions individuality, making her a unique and influential figure in the contemporary art scene.
Live Art Duel 2024 event gallery
FIT Foundation
Philips McCarty
Vice President for Advancement
Executive Director of the FIT Foundation
(212) 217-4109
[email protected]
FIT Foundation Board of Directors
Tom Chu
Lisa Clyde
Sarah Davis
Jackee de Lagarde
Frederic Dechnik
Abbey Doneger
Trish Donnelly
Sabrina Dhowre Elba
Eric Fisch
Robert Fisch
Jenny Freshwater
Kareem G. Gayle
Morris Goldfarb
Maloni Goss
Geoffrey Greenberg
Sam Haddad
Sarah Curtis Henry
Jane Hertzmark Hudis
Gabriella Khalil
Laurence C. Leeds, Jr.
Fern Mallis
Alex Montefalco
Corey Moran
Missy Pool
Robert Rizzolo
Kara Gaffney Ross
J. Michael Stanley
Molly Taylor
Amber Valletta
For sponsorship opportunities and more information, please contact:
Claire Gilvar
Director of Corporate Engagement
[email protected]
(212)217-4117