Former Pratt creative writing student Lisa Hagen was recognized with a 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting for a story on National Public Radio (NPR) about gun rights activists. The series, No Compromise, is available online.
The Daily Hub
A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute
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This past semester, archivists-in-training from the School of Information worked to make accessible several feet of unprocessed materials from the Pratt Institute Archives, ranging from Pratt Center community projects to The Black Alumni of Pratt galas
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Taylor McGinnis, who recently joined the Pratt Center for Community Development as the democratizing data researcher, joined Ben Dodd, communications specialist/planner at the Pratt Center, for a conversation on data and this new role: “I am taking a lot of methods that are similar to what software development companies use in terms of user research and user centered design, and I’m trying to merge those methods with a community based approach, a public resource approach.”
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The United Arab Emirates Pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale is featuring photographs by Farah Al Qasimi, visiting assistant professor of photography, that visualize the tension between urban development and nature in the UAE’s sabkha salt flats.
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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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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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