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Pratt Manhattan Gallery to Present Free Panel Discussion on Contemporary Video Art on June 21

Pratt Manhattan Gallery and Independent Curators International (ICI) will present a panel discussion on contemporary video art in conjunction with the current Pratt Manhattan Gallery exhibition “Project 35” on Tuesday, June 21 from 7 to 9 PM in Lecture Hall…

Pratt Raises 3.5 Million Dollars Over the Last 22 Years at Annual Art of Packaging Award Gala

More than 250 guests attended the annual Pratt Institute and Luxe Pack Art of Packaging Award Gala at a private club in Manhattan on May 17. The gala, which supports the Marc Rosen Scholarship and Education Fund for Packaging by…

Pratt Named One of the Country’s Best Values in Private Colleges for 2010-2011

Pratt Institute is one of the country’s best values in private colleges and universities according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, which ranked Pratt as one of the top values for academic quality and affordability out of more than 600 private institutions.

Digital Arts Alumna Jane Wu Wins Second Place at ASIFA Animation Festival

Pratt Institute Digital Arts alumna Jane Wu ('10) was recently awarded second place in the 'Student Films' category at Association Internationale du Film d'Animation (ASIFA) East Animation Festival, the largest animation festival in New York City. Wu's winning animation,…

Design Programs Highly Ranked in Nationwide Survey on Industry Professionals by DesignIntelligence

Pratt’s graduate program in interior design was recently ranked first in the country for the third year in a row, based on surveys completed by industry professionals and made available through monthly architecture and design journal, DesignIntelligence (DI). Additionally, Pratt’s…

Pratt’s 122nd Commencement to be Held on May 16 at Pier 94 in Manhattan

Pratt Institute will honor an expected 1,400 bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates during its 122nd Commencement at 11 a.m. on May 16 at Pier 94, 775 Twelfth Avenue in New York City. Those being honored at Commencement include about 1,100…

Industrial Design Department Selected to Exhibit Work at International Furniture Fair

Pratt Institute’s Department of Industrial Design, in collaboration with Italian furniture firm Cappellini, will present an exhibition of furniture designs as part of the 23rd annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) from May 14-17 at New York City’s Jacob K.

Fashion Design Students Named Winners in Sportswear Competition Sponsored by Cotton Incorporated

Three Pratt Institute fashion design students were named winners in a semester-long sportswear design competition sponsored by the Importer Support Program of The Cotton Board and managed by Cotton Incorporated. The winning designs were on display as part of the…

Exhibition of Text Art by Over 40 Artists on Display Through May 7 at Pratt Manhattan Gallery

Pratt Manhattan Gallery presents “We Are Grammar,” a large-scale exhibition of 2D, sculptural, installation, and video works by over 40 contemporary artists who have been working with text from the past decade. “We Are Grammar” is on view now through…

Fashion Design Students Win Top Prizes in Pratt and Goldsmith Competition

Pratt fashion design juniors Dana Hurwitz and Angel Ho were awarded the top prizes for their design and illustration work as part of an annual competition held between Pratt Institute’s Department of Fashion Design and Goldsmith, a premier designer and…