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Photography Department to Present New Fall Lecture Series

Pratt Institute's Photography Department will present a new lecture series, titled “Pratt Photography Lectures,” on Wednesdays this fall at Higgins Hall Auditorium at 61 Saint James Place in Brooklyn. The series will feature talks by renowned photographers, critics, and…

Pratt Manhattan Gallery to Present Political Art Exhibition to Coincide with 2012 Election

Pratt Manhattan Gallery connects with the fall 2012 election campaign by presenting “Party Headquarters: Art in the Age of Political Absurdity,” a political art exhibition, voter registration drive, and a fifth annual program of political cabaret at Pratt Manhattan,…

Pratt’s Ranking Rises to #20 in Region By U.S. News in its 2013 Guide to Best Colleges

Pratt Institute's ranking has risen to #20 in the region in U.S. News and World Report's prestigious “Best Colleges 2013” publication. The rankings, which were published on September 12, 2012, rank Pratt #20 out of the 98 peer…

Pratt to Present Alumni Art and Design Fair on September 29

Pratt Institute will present its inaugural Alumni Art and Design Fair from 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday, September 29, 2012, on its Brooklyn Campus. The fair is open to the public, and visitors may enter through the…

Brooklyn Campus a Spectacular Summer Destination Site

This summer, Pratt Institute's 25-acre Brooklyn campus is thriving. With a stunning mixture of historic and contemporary architecture and the largest outdoor sculpture park in New York City, the campus is befitting one of the world's foremost colleges of…

Pratt and Hennessy Challenge Encourages Students’ Quest for Personal Greatness

Hennessy, in promoting its launch of a limited edition V.S. bottle designed by renowned street artist Futura, partnered with Pratt Institute in a competition that challenged a select group of eight art and design students and recent graduates to…

MILGO/BUFKIN CEO Bruce Gitlin Named Chair of Pratt Institute Board of Trustees

MILGO/BUFKIN CEO Bruce Gitlin has been elected Chair of Pratt Institute's Board of Trustees. He will assume the position on July 1, 2012, succeeding Mike Pratt, a descendant of Pratt Institute founder Charles Pratt and President and Executive Director…

Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents Exhibition of Paintings by Emerging and Established Pratt Alumni

Pratt Manhattan Gallery is presenting “Pratt Alumni Painters,” an exhibition of work by 14 emerging and established painters who graduated from Pratt within the last three decades, now through September 8, 2012, at 144 West 14th Street, second floor.

Pratt Presents New Design Work at the Pratt Pop-Up! at DeKalb Market

Pratt Institute will present exhibitions and sales of new design work at the Pratt Pop-Up! at DeKalb Market at 138 Willoughby Street at Flatbush Avenue this summer. The Pratt Pop-Up! is a rotating showcase for the extraordinary talent of…

Pratt Honors Ai Weiwei, Santiago Calatrava, Kathryn C. Chenault, and Phillippe de Montebello

Pratt Institute honored 1,407 bachelor's and master's degree candidates during its 123rd Commencement at 2 PM on Wednesday, May 9, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Institute also awarded honorary degrees to contemporary artist, curator,…