Pratt was included in Variety’s curated list of “30 Top Film Schools in North America.” The publication cited Film/Video’s Peer Mentorship Program, alumni success, and emphasis on practical skills and experimentation.
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The annual Pratt Shows celebration of creative work by the graduating students continues, and final exhibitions and events are coming up quickly. Registration is required. Visit the Pratt Shows website for all information and details. Student portfolios are also being added regularly to the site to explore online.
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This Friday, May 13, join the Pratt Fine Arts Civic Engagement Series for the opening of Political Intimacy: The Return. The event includes an evening of creative programming and dialogue at Recess in Brooklyn, as well as an afternoon BBQ in Fort Greene Park.
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Kadir Nelson, BFA Communications Design ’96, illustrated the May 9, 2022, cover of the New Yorker. In an interview about the basketball-themed art, he recalled his time playing with the Pratt Cannoneers: “We would travel to play within the tri-state area. I loved it.”
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“Ritual of Learning” by Wenjing Cheng, BFA Interior Design ’22, transforms a residential complex occupying an ancient Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, China, into an unconventional place of edification. See more @prattinteriors.
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Pratt NYPIRG recently exhibited a Public Transit Art Gallery in the Student Union on the Brooklyn campus as part of their advocacy for better transportation in the city for all New Yorkers. Subway-themed student work on view included this art by Xi Nan.
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Jamie Powell, adjunct assistant professor in the Associate Degree Programs, was interviewed on the I Like Your Work podcast. The conversation explored her practice as an educator and artist who involves fiber techniques in her three-dimensional paintings.
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On the Pratt Libraries Iron & Glass blog, Kiana Clark, archives graduate assistant, explored decades of Pratt fashion shows which date back to 1899. The 2022 fashion show is tonight at 6 PM in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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A recent article on Slate highlighted the work of Karen Chapple, MS City and Regional Planning ’94. Chapple was a researcher on a major study published by the Urban Displacement Project, which examined the impact of new apartments on displacement in San Francisco. Chapple and fellow researcher Jackelyn Hwang wrote about the study in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Fashion Design students upcycled materials from Housing Works for the Met Opera costume competition at the recent People’s Ball at the Brooklyn Public Library. See more @prattfashion.
