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Sleuthing the Mind Exhibition Opens at Pratt Manhattan Gallery

Pratt Manhattan Gallery’s 2014-2015 season will debut with Sleuthing the Mind, a cutting-edge exhibition that presents works of video, performance, human-computer interface, virtual reality, and more traditional artistic approaches that both highlight and unravel the mysteries of the mind. The…

Myrtle Avenue Pedestrian Plaza Construction Approaches

The Myrtle Avenue Pedestrian Plaza, a $7-million capital project to create a public plaza with outdoor seating, planting areas, and other features on Myrtle Avenue between Hall Street and Emerson Place, is expected to break ground late this summer.

Three Pratt Publications Receive Graphic Design USA’s 2014 American Inhouse Design Awards

Pratt Institute was recently selected as a winner of Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) magazine’s 2014 American Inhouse Design Awards. A highly selective 15 percent of the 4,000 entries submitted were awarded a Certificate of Excellence. Pratt’s creative services teams,…

Pratt Celebrates Launch of New Book by Trustee Deborah Buck

Manhattan’s beautifully decorated Norwood House provided the perfect setting recently to celebrate the publication of Trustee Deborah Buck’s new book, The Windows of Buck House: Fabulous Fictional Females. Buck signed copies and discussed the inspiration behind the publication, donating all…

Pratt Partners with Design Schools on a Google Supported Experimental Design Program

Pratt Institute has joined a team of New York design schools (Parsons, School of Visual Arts, and The Cooper Union) to launch 30 Weeks, an experimental new school operated by the education company Hyper Island and supported by Google.

Scholastic Art & Writing Award Winners Display Work at Pratt Manhattan Gallery

An exhibition of work by students in grades 7 through 12 who have won national awards from the Scholastic Art & Writing program will be on view at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery (144 West 14th Street) from June…

The New York Times Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman Offers Inspiration to 2014 Graduates

The New York Times’ Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman encouraged graduating students to follow their convictions, to “stop doing well, and to start doing good” at Pratt’s 2014 Commencement on May 16. For the fifth time in Pratt’s history, the event…

The Princeton Review Names Pratt One of the Nation’s Most Environmentally Responsible Colleges

The Princeton Review recently selected Pratt Institute for inclusion in the 2014 edition of its annual reference, The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges. The guide profiles institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada that demonstrate…

Artist and Educator Gerry Snyder Named School of Art Dean

Pratt Institute named Gerry Snyder, currently chief academic officer and vice president for academic affairs at Santa Fe University of Art and Design, as dean of the School of Art. Snyder will begin his position at Pratt on July 28, 2014.

The International Contemporary Furniture Fair to Showcase Pratt Work in Two Booths

Pratt Institute will exhibit pieces in booths at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), North America’s premier platform for contemporary design. One booth will showcase works by Pratt alumni entrepreneurs whose companies are part of Pratt’s design business incubator, the…