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This summer, Made in NYC, an initiative of the Pratt Center for Community Development, is highlighting companies in Manhattan’s Garment District that are contributing to the neighborhood’s historic role as the city’s apparel manufacturing sector. Explore their stories on the Made in NYC site and @madeinnewyorkcity on Instagram.

Filmmaker Nasreen Alkhateeb, BFA Sculpture ’07, was announced as a 2022 Disability Futures Fellow. The fellowship from the Ford and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations provides disabled American artists, filmmakers and journalists with unrestricted grants. The news was covered by the New York Times, NPR, and the Los Angeles Times. 

Vogue included faculty member Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) in its article “5 Films Everyone Should Watch In The Wake Of The Overturning Of Roe V Wade.” The film was also highlighted by the Atlantic, New York Times, and New Yorker in stories on the importance of depicting the challenges of abortion access.

This summer, the Pratt Libraries Special Collections Department is increasing access to its materials, including new zines, many of which were made by Pratt students. Read more @prattlibraries.

Jeffrey Kapec, adjunct professor of industrial design, discussed the process of designing a device to help physically compromised people move better and live more freely on the Healthy By Design podcast hosted by Alecia Wesner and Professor Emeritus of Industrial Design Bruce Hannah.
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Through September 3, Angela Conant, adjunct associate professor of fine arts, is exhibiting in The Shape of Things group show at Swivel Gallery Saugerties. Read more @prattfineart.

April Maxey, BFA Film ’12, was selected by the Sundance Institute for a 2022 Uprise Grant. The grants support the livelihood and career sustainability of BIPOC emerging artists.

Edward D. Re, adjunct professor-CCE in construction/facilities management, was interviewed by MoneyGeek as an expert on mortgage refinancing.

Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, MFA Communications Design ’15, created a digital collage for a USPS stamp honoring pioneering marine biologist Eugenie Clark, nicknamed the “Shark Lady” for her important studies on shark biology and work to change public perception about sharks.

Irene Yilin Zhou, MFA Interior Design ’23, is the winner in the student category of Interior Design Wellness (SPA, Yoga, Retreat) in the LIV Hospitality Design Awards for “An Adventure to Heal,” a wellness center providing art therapy and the company of cats. Read more @prattinteriors.