Pratt alum and seven-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein has embarked on a new creative chapter, shifting from his celebrated theater career to quilting—a later-in-life pivot that reflects his enduring connection to making and creative expression.
Scary-Good Short Films by Pratt Alumni to Stream Now
A Halloween-inspired watch list for the spookiest time of year.
Nurturing Exquisite Relations
From Pratt Institute News
Cocreated with alumni, faculty, and students across the Institute, a recent exhibition presented by Pratt’s School of Art embodied mentorship, collaboration, and support for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Heidi Klum and Cindy Allen to Present Awards at Legends 2025
From Pratt Institute News
They will present awards to Jeremy Scott and Mavis Wiggins, this year’s honorees at Pratt Institute’s annual scholarship benefit on October 29.
Archival Fashion by Legendary Designer Mary McFadden Arrives at Pratt
From Pratt Institute News
A portion of the iconic fashion designer’s world-renowned archive has officially relocated to Pratt’s Brooklyn campus. A generous gift from the McFadden family will support ongoing scholarship, preservation, and the promotion of the collection.
Capturing Light in Fort Greene Park
From Pratt Institute News
Pratt students took a stroll to paint serene fall scenes.
Biocircuits Wins 2025 Material Lab Prize
From Pratt Institute News
The winner of the 6th annual prize tackled the growing problem of e-waste.
Fashioning New Pathways for Incarcerated Women
From Pratt Institute News
The innovative program launched by Pratt Institute and the New Jersey Department of Corrections expands access to creative disciplines and workforce development.
The Latest
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Jeremy Scott Accepts Legends Award at Pratt
The WWD article celebrates designer and Pratt alum Jeremy Scott as a 2025 Legends Award honoree, tracing how his Pratt education and perseverance after early rejection shaped his creative journey—from aspiring ceramicist in Missouri to globally recognized fashion visionary whose bold, unconventional designs reflect the transformative power of a creative education.
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New York art students navigate creativity in the age of AI
NBC News Now spotlighted two Graduate Communications Design students and spoke with Chair Gaia Hwang about how Pratt’s designers are reimagining creativity in the age of AI.
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Architecture-Focused High School Opens In Newark: ‘Milestone For Students’
The Newark School of Architecture & Interior Design has officially opened, with Pratt as a key higher education partner helping shape the curriculum to prepare local students for careers in architecture, interior design, and the building trades.
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NJDOC and Pratt Institute unveil groundbreaking fashion design program for incarcerated women
In partnership with the New Jersey Department of Corrections, Pratt has launched a pioneering 10-month fashion design and workforce development program at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, offering incarcerated women professional-level training and a Pratt certificate to support reentry and career opportunities.
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Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89
Obituary for Robert Redford, acclaimed actor, Academy Award–winning director, environmental advocate, founder of the Sundance Institute and Film Festival, who studied painting at Pratt, and passed away at his home in Utah at the age of 89.
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Archinect City Guide: Explore Brooklyn with Quilian Riano, Dean of Pratt School of Architecture
Archinect’s Brooklyn City Guide features Quilian Riano, dean of the School of Architecture, who shares his favorite local spots while highlighting Pratt’s architecture events, sculpture park, and campus spaces as must-visit destinations.
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A Long Sunrise Walk to Start the School Year
The New York Times highlights Pratt’s annual tradition where first-year students join President Frances Bronet and Vice President for Student Affairs Delmy Lendof for a sunrise walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, a bonding ritual that helps them connect with one another and the city.
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Broiled by Heat Waves, Residents of the Concrete Jungle Suffer
Explores how climate change and urban design intensify heat in New York City—especially in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. The article highlights research by Pratt’s Dr. Yuliya Dzyuban, who studies “heat walks” to measure how infrastructure impacts thermal comfort.
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NYC art schools see record-high application numbers as Gen Zers clamber to enroll
The article highlights a surge in applications to NYC art schools, with Pratt seeing record enrollment and waitlists for its fine arts programs as Gen Z pursues creative, hands-on careers in response to an AI-driven world.
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Isabelle Brourman, MFA Fine Arts ’19, received a New York Press Club “Continuing Coverage – National Magazine” award for her illustrations for the series “Trump on Trial” in New York Magazine.
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Kay Moon, BFA Fine Arts ’25, received the Sculptors Guild Roosevelt Scholarship. Their work Beings of Light and Fire is on view at the MORA Museum of International Art in Jersey City, NJ, through December.
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Gabrielle Nicole, BFA Fine Arts ’13, launched her new jewelry collection, Ruveil, at an event hosted in collaboration with GEM X. The collection is inspired by her work as a sound meditation specialist.
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Assistant Professor of Social Science and Cultural Studies Jan Dutkiewicz wrote an article for Vox about a recent consumer safety report regarding lead in protein powder. “The bottom line is that Consumer Reports’s protein lead scare is—pardon the pun—a big nothingburger. But the questions still remain: Are protein supplements completely safe?”
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The Architect’s Newspaper’s Top 50 Architects and Designers in North America list features seven Pratt faculty and alumni, including Tania Chau, MID ’05; Little Wing Lee, MS Interior Design ’06; Mark Lee, visiting assistant professor of Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design (GALAUD); Dean Levin, BArch ’12; Jing Liu, senior researcher at the Center for Climate Adaptation and former GALAUD professor; Annabelle Selldorf, BArch ’85; and Michael Yarinksy, BArch ’11.
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Pratt’s Brooklyn campus hosted The Oral Storytelling Symposium, “a three-day exploration of innovative practices in oral history and storytelling, while interrogating orality in its broadest sense—through embodied storytelling, visceral narrative composition, music, movement, and diverse presentational forms.” Several Pratt faculty presented during the symposium, including Cisco Bradley, professor of social science and cultural studies; Fulla Abdul-Jabbar, adjunct assistant professor in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Chelsea Limbird, adjunct assistant professor of interior design; and Ellery Washington, associate professor of writing.
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Guillermo Murcia, MArch ’99, joined HOK’s Atlanta studio as principal designer. “Known for his thoughtful, context-driven approach, Murcia creates architecture that is both enduring and responsive—design that reflects the cultural, environmental, and social fabric of its setting,” HOK writes in The Architect’s Newspaper. “His leadership emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and a deep commitment to design excellence.”
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Perspective Shifts
Spring 2025
Change Your Gaze
An MFA Communications Design class explores new ways of thinking and making, finding collaborators in the natural world.