From Pratt Institute News
From Pratt Institute News
From Pratt Institute News
From Pratt Institute News
From Pratt Institute News
From Pratt Institute News
A news segment on PIX11 New York covered Collective Mobilities, an art exhibition at Pratt Institute’s DeKalb Gallery by Alex Strada, Pratt’s Fine Arts Civic Engagement Fellow. The exhibition has transformed into a mobile mutual aid station, collecting and distributing thousands of donated items to support Brooklyn’s homeless community.
Pratt and the Brooklyn Navy Yard are driving creative economic innovation by fostering intersections between education, research, and industry, contributing to Brooklyn’s surge in small business growth and its leadership in the nation’s creative economy.
Black Dress II: Homage at Pratt Manhattan Gallery received major recognition for its powerful tribute to Black designers and fashion creatives. Curated by professor Adrienne Jones and alumna Rachelle Etienne-Robinson, the exhibition reflects on a decade of progress since the original Black Dress exhibition, showcasing archival materials and contemporary pieces that highlight the impact of Black artistry on global fashion.
As New York Fashion Week and Black History Month aligned, The Cut highlighted Black Dress II: Homage as one of the city’s must-see exhibitions. The article lauded Pratt Manhattan Gallery for its role in providing a critical space to honor Black contributions to fashion, noting how the show reclaims historical narratives and showcases emerging designers.
2017 Nobel Prize-winning organization ICAN invited Dr. Mary McBride, creative enterprise leadership chair and professor at Pratt, to deliver a talk at the United Nations on “The Arts, Youth Advocacy, and Fashion for Nuclear Disarmament” with Runa Ray, founder of Fashioning Social Environmental Justice. The event explored “how creativity serves as a catalyst for activism, inspiring global audiences and policymakers to engage in peacebuilding efforts.”
Work by Pratt Institute Editions (PIE), Trudy Benson, MFA ’10, and MFA/BFA Printmakers will be shown at the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair 2025 at Powerhouse Arts. PIE is the publisher of Pratt Fine Arts Department’s edition multiples. PIE invites artists to campus to produce an edition together with Printmaking Technician and Visiting Instructor of Fine Arts Caitlin Riordan, PIE co-director and Adjunct Associate Professor – CCE of Fine Arts Grayson Cox, and printmaking students at Pratt.
The Master of Science in Library and Information Science program was re-accredited by the American Library Association. The multi-year process was made possible by the ALA Accreditation Task Force, including Professors in the School of Information Irene Lopatovska, Leanne Bowler, and Cristina Pattuelli; Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Information Shawnta Smith-Cruz; Assistant Dean of the School of Information Quinn Lai, Assistant Director of Academic Programs and Service in the School of Information Meredith Brull, and St John Karp, MSLIS ’24, as well as all faculty, students, and staff that met with the ALA external review panel.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently completed a $1.5 million upgrade to the drainage infrastructure of the North and Main parking lots. The project will capture 1.75 million gallons of stormwater annually, “helping to reduce flooding in the neighborhood as well as keep pollution out of the East River.”
Professors of Undergraduate Architecture Lawrence Blough and Deborah Gans received a grant from PennPraxis to write a case study on Church Grove, a self-built housing project on a land trust in London by the Rural Urban Synthesis Society.
Salt and pepper shaker designs by Eva Zeisel, who taught as a professor of industrial design at Pratt from 1934 to 1959, were featured by Cooper Hewitt. “I have rarely designed objects that were meant to stand alone. My designs have family relationships. They are either mother and child, siblings, or cousins. They might not have identical lines, but there is always a family relationship,” Zeisel said.
Interim Chair of Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design Alexandra Barker was awarded the Arnold W. Brunner Grant for her project “Climate-Adaptive Vernacular Building Practices of Mexico City and Oaxaca—A Study of Traditional and Contemporary Biostructures Using Local and Renewable Materials.” For more information, visit the School of Architecture News Page.
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Fall 2024
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