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Follow @prattyouth for updates from the Pratt Young Scholars Class of 2024, including rising junior Sam who shared art made during the program: “I would consider this my favorite because that was the first time I even attempted drawing a full figure. Firsts of anything for me are always fun because I enjoy learning something new.”

Sophonie Milande Joseph, adjunct associate professor in the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE), is one of the inaugural fellows of New City Critics, a program from Urban Omnibus/the Architectural League of New York and Urban Design Forum to empower new voices in how cities are designed and developed.

Eva Díaz, associate professor of history of art and design, was featured in a Q&A on the Art & Education platform. Díaz discussed why she got into teaching, how she structures her courses at Pratt, and how she connects her students with the local art scene: “At Pratt we have almost limitless resources to experience art in New York City.”

Painting Dolphins: Environmental Approaches to Creativity now on view in the Brooklyn campus library features Class of 1990 alumna Barbara Ann Levy who conducted a study of the painting activity of four Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins at the Dolphin Research Center in Marathon Shores, Florida. See more @prattlibraries.

Designboom featured the recent inflatable installation in Times Square based on a design by Pratt architecture students. The installation for Design Pavilion, part of the 2022 NYCxDESIGN, was a collaboration between Pratt’s d.r.a. Lab (design research in architecture) and Pneuhaus.

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion celebrated the Class of 2022’s LGBTQIA+ graduates at the third annual Pratt Lavender Graduation. Creative director Rafael Castello, MS Communications Design ’08, who is a passionate supporter of LGBT elders through SAGE USA, was the alumni speaker.

Pratt Trustee and alumnus Derrick Adams, BFA Art and Design Education ’96, was interviewed on the Art from the Outside podcast. He discussed his practice, his passion for collage, artists who inspire him, and the importance of Black joy.

Isabella Saunooke, BFA Painting ’25, was featured by the Cherokee One Feather in a story highlighting her work on a recent Foundation Expanded installation in Myrtle Avenue Plaza.

On Tuesday, May 17, The Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP) held its fourth annual Donning of the Kente Stole Ceremony. Family members, friends, and faculty all joined in the celebration. See photos @prattbap.

See work from the Pratt Shows: Fashion runway show spotlighting graduating fashion students @prattfashion and read about the event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the Pratt.edu news page. The collections were covered by outlets including Vogue and V Magazine.