Measurements of Success: A Conversation with Ari Fulton and Harri Horsley

Описание: Ari Fulton and Harri Horsley address the ever-changing landscape of Costuming, race, and gender in this epic meeting of the minds. Watch as they beautifully share hot takes, laughs, and industry insights.

Ari/ Ari Fulton is a New York-based costume designer for stage and film. Ms. Fulton has built a diverse career designing costumes regionally and internationally. Ms. Fulton received a BFA in Costume Design from The Theater School at DePaul University. She continued her studies by obtaining an MFA in Design for Stage and Film from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2018, Ms. Fulton received her first feature film credit, for her design work for Nigerian Prince, which was shot on location in Lagos, Nigeria. Spike Lee executive-produced the film. Nigerian Prince is the first recipient of the Tribeca and AT&T New Voices Award. Recent theater credits include: Disney’s Frozen, Rocky Horror, Rent!, and Off-Broadway directed by Robert O’Hara.  Film credits include:  Cupids, directed by Zoey Martinson, which is a part of Tribeca’s 846:Reclaiming Time for Stories of Black Love and Joy Film Series, and Ricky, winner of the Sundance Best Directing Award.  Ms. Fulton is the proud recipient of the Black Theatre Coalition’s Costume Design Fellowship (2023) and the Lily Creative Spirit Award(2017) for her costume design work. In 2021, Ms. Fulton started the new year by receiving a Broadway World Miami Award for Design of the Decade, for her work on A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical. Ms. Fulton has taught at the University of Connecticut, where she was the Interim Head of Costume Design (2020/2021). She currently serves on the faculty at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Brooklyn College.



Harri Horsley is a 2nd-generation Afro-Costa Rican-American, a Texan, and a native of the Chicago Southside. Currently and in the future, as an interdisciplinary artist, a trans queer person, and a product of centuries of migration from their ancestors, Harri’s main goal as a costume designer is to help enhance stories of grit and transcendence in art.

They hold an MFA in Costume Design from the University of Texas at Austin and a  BFA in Design/Technology from Kent State University. Along with designing, Harri was previously on faculty as an Assistant Professor of Costume Design at James Madison University and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Costume Design at Illinois Wesleyan University. 

Harri's favorite things to do are visiting museums, reading a really well-written book, and traveling. Harri is based in New York City and Chicago. Harri is a proud member of Local USA 829, IATSE.