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Recent Graduate and Student Animation and Film Work to be Screened at New Outdoor Venue in Manhattan

Pratt Institute, one of the most prestigious independent specialized colleges in the United States, will showcase 2-D and 3-D animations and films by approximately 20 recent graduates and students from its Departments of Digital Arts and Film/Video & Photography as…

Pratt Raises $560,000 for Student Scholarships at Legends 2010 Gala on October 20

More than 400 guests attended Legends 2010-Pratt Institute’s largest annual scholarship benefit-which raised a record-breaking $522,000 through ticket sales and an additional $38,000 in surprise, on-the-spot pledges at 7 World Trade Center in Manhattan. Pratt honored fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger;…

Pratt Creates its First Master of Fine Arts Degree Program in Communications Design

Pratt Institute’s Department of Communications and Package Design, which has been granting master of science degrees in communications design and package design since 1966 and 1972, respectively, has created its first master of fine arts degree program in communications design…

Pratt Expands to Include Studio Space for Fine Arts Students in Brooklyn

Pratt Institute has expanded outside the gates of its 200 Willoughby Avenue campus by leasing a 10,460 square-foot space at 248 Flushing Avenue between Hall and Ryerson Streets. Pratt’s Department of Fine Arts is using one floor of the five…

Tommy Hilfiger, Ellsworth Kelly, and Emily Fisher Landau to be Honored at Legends 2010

Pratt Institute will present Legends 2010, a scholarship benefit honoring fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, visual artist Ellsworth Kelly, and philanthropist and patron of the arts Emily Fisher Landau on Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich…

Pratt Presents Exhibition Honoring the Cultural Heritage of Tibet

Pratt’s Center for Continuing and Professional Studies (CCPS) Gallery presents “Echoes of Tibet Find Refuge in the West,” a conceptual photography exhibition of work by Adjunct Associate Professor Cheryl Stockton with film clips from guest artist John Halpern. Stockton’s work,…

Symposium on Renowned Architect Le Corbusier to be Held October 11 in Higgins Hall Auditorium

Pratt Institute School of Architecture will host the symposium “Voyage through Le Corbusier” on Monday, October 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. in Higgins Hall Auditorium at 61 St. James Place in Brooklyn in conjunction with the Institute’s “Le Corbusier…

Pratt Unveils New Green Residence Hall Room as Model for Sustainable Urban Campus Living

Pratt Institute undergraduate and graduate industrial and interior design students, along with staff from Pratt’s offices of facilities management and residential life, have created a “green” residence hall room model in Willoughby Hall on the Brooklyn Campus. The project, titled…

Five Recent Digital Arts Graduates to Showcase Work as Part of Regional Digital Arts Conference

Five 2010 graduates from Pratt’s Department of Digital Arts will have their work screened as part of the 2010 Metropolitan Area College Computer Festival (MetroCAF) from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Fashion Institute of…

Graduate Industrial Design Students to Exhibit Innovative Space Solutions for Disaster Victims

Pratt graduate industrial design students David Kim and Mike Seto will exhibit easily transportable community space solutions for victims of natural or manmade disasters on Thursday, September 16 and Friday, September 17 in the 2nd floor Industrial Design Gallery…