The Historical Society of Cheshire County’s current exhibition Ghost Army: Combat Con Artists of WWII features artifacts, photographs, and a video interview from Pratt alumnus Mickey McKane, a longtime Cheshire County resident. McKane was one of several Pratt alumni who served in the Ghost Army Unit during World War II and used visual and sonic deception in the European Theater of Operations.
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A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute
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Jean Shin, adjunct professor-CCE of fine arts, was interviewed by the New York Times about her new “Invasive” installation that transforms plastic bottles into a rock covering reminiscent of moss: “Most single-use plastic is not recycled, and our consumer waste is invading the world. What’s the true cost of this convenience to our landscape and our bodies?” The work is part of the Re:Growth, a Celebration of Art, Riverside Park and the New York Spirit exhibition which also includes pieces by Wennie Huang, BFA Painting ’94, and Mary Mattingly, visiting assistant professor of fine arts
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School of Information student projects from Programming for Cultural Heritage can be explored online, with work from this past academic year led by Adjunct Assistant Professor Matthew Miller including “Harvard Art Museums Color Palettes” by Jack Patterson, “Understanding the Plants of Central Park” by Claudia Berger, and “Orchid Fever in the American Press” by Vella Voynova.
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Interior design alumna Danielle Arps received the NYCxDesign Breakout Grant and is launching a new firm that along with design services will focus on mentorship for students of color in design and real estate sectors where a lack of diversity is a critical issue.
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If you missed the May 13 #InfoShow21, you can find information online on each of the presentations by over 30 School of Information students, such as “Increasing the Accessibility of Bystander Intervention” by Ji Hee Yoon, “Building a Vocabulary for the Index of African American Artists” by Emily Schmidt, and “Expressing Poverty and Race in Hudson River Communities” by Michael Kelly.
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The “Community Quilt: Pratt Fashion Class of 2021” video features fashion student presentations filmed in Downtown Brooklyn and across the globe, stitching together the Pratt Fashion community despite the geographic distance caused by the pandemic
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Next Wednesday, June 16, at 12:30 PM EDT, the “Diversity in Design 2.0 Panel Discussion” is highlighting the importance of diverse voices in design and raising up individual experiences and advice from leaders in the field of design. The virtual conversation includes panelists Ayse Birsel, MID ’89, co-founder of Birsel + Seck; Arem Duplessis, MS Communications Design ’96, senior director and group creative director at Apple; and Greg Gresham, creative principal at the Switzer Group and will be moderated by Assistant Dean of Design Camille Martin-Thomsen. The event is timed with Juneteenth.
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The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has updated its LGBTQ+ resource page which includes a guide to LGBTQ+ articles, books, films, podcasts, and other materials for the Pratt community. Follow @prattcei for more as, along with @prattinstitute, @prattlibraries, and @prattinstitutearchives, they celebrate Pride all month.
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Monday, June 14, at 10:30 AM EDT, Pratt is joining “The Designs of Our Worlds: A conversation between three design schools” organized by the Industrial Design Program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (DIPUCP) and also featuring ENSCI Les Ateliers. The online event will include presentations by students from each school?including MID alumni Alejandro Moyano and Paul Gulla?as well as discussions with faculty members including Ignacio Urbina Polo, professor of industrial design.
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Pratt’s Center for Art, Design, and Community Engagement K-12 joined the first-ever Myrtle Avenue resource fair organized by the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership (MARP) for the local community
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