Undergraduate Photography

Undergraduate Photography

Making Connections to Heritage in a Family Archive

Gordon Parks Foundation Scholar Jasmine Smith, BFA Photography ’23, shares how she uses collage to reflect on Guyanese culture.

School of Art

Growing Leather in a Lab to Promote Material Sustainability

The photographs of lab-grown leather recently on view in the Pratt Photography Gallery ranged from delicate brown gradients to deep tawny tones, some with richly textural surfaces reminiscent of buffalo hide, others with the smoothness of cow skin. Each documented…

School of Design

Snail Mail Brings Pratt Students Together with Science Experiments, Art Collaboration, and Rare Books

In the shift to hybrid learning and its virtual platforms, some members of the Pratt Institute community have been using a slower-paced way to connect: the mail. From trading handcrafted mail art to receiving science kits that allow for shared…

Undergraduate Photography

Photography Student Brandon Foushee Brings Love & Care to Myrtle Avenue for Black Artstory Month

“Forever Caring” by Brandon Foushee, BFA Photography ’21 (photo by Kate Therrian Barron) The words “forever caring” stretch across four windows of the Pratt Institute Film/Video Building on Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn as part…

Architecture

New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

A new website is offering a digital window into an exciting range of bold creative work by this year’s graduating Pratt students. Launched this May, the Pratt Shows portfolio website showcases individual student work and projects from across Pratt’s…

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Local Seniors Share Their Stories and Neighborhood History in Pratt Oral Histories Project

As the current wave of gentrification rapidly transforms the New York City landscape, a team of Pratt faculty, students, and Writing Program alumni have responded with a project that will outlast the dizzying transformations. Maria Baker,…

Graduate Photography

Brooklyn Campus in Summer: A Study of Light and Shade

Through the long, quiet days between June and late August, just before the new semester begins, summer brings alive the lush grounds and landscaping of Pratt Institute’s beautiful Brooklyn campus in a truly unique way. These photos by Katya…

Graduate Photography

Educating for the Future: Photography Chair Shannon Ebner

Exploring new models for education is one of the pillars of President Frances Bronet’s inauguration and an important area of discussion in academia. We live during a time of dramatic change, where the landscape is quickly shifting. How is…

Graduate Photography

Pictures Worth More than 1,000 Words: Why Do Certain Photographs Become Iconic?

The photo of President Trump and G-7 leaders by Jesco Denzel at the G-7 Summit in Quebec this summer was hailed as iconic, going viral and appearing in news outlets around the world. Nick Ut’s “…

Graduate Photography

Artist and Educator Shannon Ebner Named Chair of Photography Department

Artist Shannon Ebner has been named chair of the Photography Department within the School of Art. Ebner succeeds Stephen Hilger, and will assume the role in September 2018. “We are pleased to announce that Shannon Ebner will be the…