Art Therapy is where psychology and creativity meet to help us help others. Through experiential, embodied learning and immersive clinical training, youโll discover the curative nature of the creative process and the healing potential of art.
Art Therapy at Pratt
Creative, aesthetic, and psychotherapeutic theory come together in everything we do. Artwork is done in every course and is used to learn a range of therapeutic skills. Experiential processes translate the theoretical framework into personal and practical application. Youโll focus on a variety of populations over the course of two years of clinical training.
The Experience
The MPS in Art Therapy and Creativity Development is a 60-credit program for students who want a diverse skill set, balanced with a strong theoretical framework. Interdisciplinary, socially engaged, and justice-driven, our Creative Arts Therapy community is connected by a shared mission for transformative change. Prattโs Art Therapy program can be completed in 4 semesters of full-time study. All courses are offered on the Pratt Brooklyn campus.
Internships
We believe creative and clinical practices are best developed together, each informing and improving the other. Internships are a vital part of the hallmark experiential learning process. Much of the coursework draws directly from clinical experiences and processing of client material. Students complete internship experiences in an array of site placements, including inpatient hospitals, community mental health agencies, and school-based settings, among others.
Our Faculty
Alongside their teaching roles, our faculty are accomplished artists who integrate creative and clinical practices every day in their work. See all Creative Arts Therapy faculty and administrators.
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Heartfelt congratulations to all School of Art students who graduated today across our eight departments from Dean Jorge Oliver, Assistant Dean Marcus Civin and everyone in the @soartpratt! ๐๐๐ค๐ We commend your exceptional work during your time at Pratt and wish you every success on your exciting journey ahead!
Special congratulations to @prattfilm_video Assistant Professor Justice A. Whitaker who was awarded the @prattinstitute 2024 Distinguished Teacher Award at todayโs ceremony! Thank you for your inspiring work and your outstanding contribution to your students and to our community.
#prattgrad24
@prattinstitute @prattfineart @prattdigitalarts @prattphotography @pratt_associate_degrees @prattarted @pratt_cel @jorgeaoliver @marcuscivinwriting @janesouth @karaelisehearn @aileen5003 @douglas.easterly
2 months ago
Sincere thanks to @poncilicreacion, Pratt faculty Erin Holmes @bryceentertainmentllc and artist & educator @carrie_re7l for leading the School of Art Deanโs Workshops series this spring. Thanks also to @prattarted @prattfineart and the Creative Arts Therapy department for hosting this semesterโs stellar line up in collaboration with @soartpratt Dean @jorgeoliver. To the many students who participated and engaged with these artists and the ideas they brought to @prattinstitute, we hope you are inspired to broaden your creative expression and further engage with our community of eight departments! Our posters and promotional material were created by graduating @pratt_associate_degrees students Finn Evans & Nick Malandrino, Graphic Design AOS โ24.
Special thanks to School of Art Assistant Dean @marcuscivinwriting and to Prattโs Creative Services team.
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2 months ago
๐ฃ Itโs that time of year when we welcome our equine friends to pose in the Rose Garden! The @soartpratt is excited to co-host Horses on Campus 2024 with @prattequestrian. Join in the fun and draw, paint, visit and enjoy! ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ญ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐บ - ๐ฏ๐ฝ๐บ!
@prattdigitalarts @prattfilm_video @pratt_associate_degrees @pratt_cel @prattfineart @prattfoundation @prattphotography @prattarted
3 months ago
The Dean of the School of Art is pleased to announce a series of in-person workshops in dance, sculpture/performance and AI! A stellar line-up of workshop leaders include Pratt faculty Erin Holmes @bryceentertainmentllc, Puerto Rican art collective @poncilicreacion & artist and educator Carrie Wang @carrie_re7l. Workshops are open to all students and there are still some spots available! Links in bio to sign up.
๐ช Umfundalai Essentials LIVE: Pan-African Dance for Mirroring and Strengthening Diverse Communities
Hosted by Creative Arts Therapy
Mon April 1, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Student Union, 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn.
All levels of experience and mobility welcomed. Refreshments will be served.
Participants will have the opportunity to participate in lappa* art-making, a dance/movement therapy session with live drumming, and discussion, investigating healing processes and the ways Umfundalai is a cultural resource. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and comfortable shoes.
๐ช Poncilรญ Creaciรณn: Performance
Hosted by Art and Design Education and Fine Arts
Sponsored by the Pratt Academic Senate
Wed April 3, 7:30 - 8:30pm
Student Union, 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn
Refreshments will be served. No tickets necessary.
This performance, Cerebro de Abuela Piel de Pierre, is a wordless talk about the power of freedom and creativity in the 21st century disguised as a puppet show. Come join!
๐ช Whose AI?
Tue April 2, 10:30am -12:30pm: Myrtle Hall, 4E-03
Tue April 2, 2:00pm - 4:00pm: Myrtle Hall, 2E.3
Tue April 9, 10:30am - 12:30pm: Myrtle Hall, 4E-03
Tue April 9, 2:00pm - 4:00pm: Myrtle Hall 2E.3
Join Carrie Sijia Wang for a series of creative workshops exploring AI chatbots and their impact on society! Participants will engage in playful, explorative activities to build chatbots together, develop a clearer understanding of AI technologies and their social implications, and partake in critical conversations as these technologies continue to take shape. For these workshops, students will need to bring laptops with Chrome browser installed. No prior experience in coding is required.
4 months ago
The Dean of the School of Art is pleased to announce a series of in-person workshops in dance, sculpture/performance and AI! A stellar line-up of workshop leaders include Pratt faculty Erin Holmes @bryceentertainmentllc, Puerto Rican art collective @poncilicreacion & artist and educator Carrie Wang @carrie_re7l. Workshops are open to all students and there are still some spots available! Links in bio to sign up.
๐ช Umfundalai Essentials LIVE: Pan-African Dance for Mirroring and Strengthening Diverse Communities
Hosted by Creative Arts Therapy
Mon April 1, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Student Union, 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn.
All levels of experience and mobility welcomed. Refreshments will be served.
Participants will have the opportunity to participate in lappa* art-making, a dance/movement therapy session with live drumming, and discussion, investigating healing processes and the ways Umfundalai is a cultural resource. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and comfortable shoes.
๐ช Poncilรญ Creaciรณn: Performance
Hosted by Art and Design Education and Fine Arts
Sponsored by the Pratt Academic Senate
Wed April 3, 7:30 - 8:30pm
Student Union, 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn
Refreshments will be served. No tickets necessary.
This performance, Cerebro de Abuela Piel de Pierre, is a wordless talk about the power of freedom and creativity in the 21st century disguised as a puppet show. Come join!
๐ช Whose AI?
Tue April 2, 10:30am -12:30pm: Myrtle Hall, 4E-03
Tue April 2, 2:00pm - 4:00pm: Myrtle Hall, 2E.3
Tue April 9, 10:30am - 12:30pm: Myrtle Hall, 4E-03
Tue April 9, 2:00pm - 4:00pm: Myrtle Hall 2E.3
Join Carrie Sijia Wang for a series of creative workshops exploring AI chatbots and their impact on society! Participants will engage in playful, explorative activities to build chatbots together, develop a clearer understanding of AI technologies and their social implications, and partake in critical conversations as these technologies continue to take shape. For these workshops, students will need to bring laptops with Chrome browser installed. No prior experience in coding is required.
4 months ago
๐ฃ Prattโs School of Art Dean Jorge Oliver invites students to submit their work for consideration to be included in a group exhibition curated by Pratt alums Skye Prosper and Nande Walters. The exhibition will occur in August and September 2024 in the Schafler Gallery in the Chemistry Building in collaboration with Prattโs Department of Exhibitions and the Center for Equity and Inclusion.
Submissions are open to any Pratt School of Art student who identifies with the Black, African, African-American, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Hispanic, Afro-Latinx, Black Hispanic, or Black Latinx experience or is of African diasporic descent or associated regions/communities. School of Art undergraduate students (including Foundation and associate degree students), graduate students, and members of the graduating class 2024 who self-identify within the Black or African diaspora are encouraged to submit their work for consideration. The exhibition is an excellent opportunity for students to showcase their work, work with professional curators in conceiving a group exhibition, and engage with the greater Pratt community.
The School of Art includes students in Art and Design Education, Creative Arts Therapy, Creative Enterprise Leadership, Digital Arts, Film/Video, Fine Arts, Photography, AOS Graphic Design, Illustration, Game Design and Interactive Media, and AAS Graphic Design/Illustration. The exhibition aims to elevate the community of Black students in the School of Art and celebrate their accomplishments, diverse identities, perspectives, values, ideas, experiences, and beliefs. This exhibition will also provide an opportunity for contextual discussions on self-determination, intersectionality, and other emergent themes regarding identity.
๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐น ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ .
Apply at the link in bio and share with your community! โจโจ
Questions? Contact School of Art Assistant Dean Marcus Civin at mcivin@pratt.edu
@prattfineart @prattfoundation @prattdigitalarts @prattfilm_video @prattphotography @prattarted @pratt_cel @pratt_associate_degrees @prattinstitute
4 months ago
Pratt is celebrating its 3rd annual Giving Day. Mark your calendars for March 20 and join in supporting creative expression!
Hereโs what #PrattGivingDay means to current School of Art student Regis Morvens, BFA Paintingโ26:
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ต ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ๐ด, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ช๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต!โ
Link in bio & thank you for your generous support!
4 months ago
Learn about research possibilities, innovative ideas, and the impact of the @prattinstitute community this afternoon from 12 to 4 PM. Meet the inventors, doers, and thinkers who work to make a difference in our local community and around the world.
๐Research Yard located on the 7th floor of Brooklyn Navy Yardโs building 3, walking distance from Prattโs Brooklyn campus.
4 months ago
Exciting times ahead! The @soartpratt relocation of Fine Art and Photography MFA facilities to @bklynnavyyard is shaping up! ๐ข
โMoving our facilities into Dock 72 will prove to be a game changer,โ said School of Art Dean @jorgeaoliver โIn addition to offering ample space and amenities, the building presents our students with incredible views that will inspire them in their artistic endeavors, as well as opportunities to engage with other creatives in the Navy Yard.โ
This move expands the @prattinstitute footprint in the Navy Yard, which is already home to Prattโs 20,000 square foot Research Yard.
๐ Link in bio to see the recent @nypost article.
5 months ago
