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School of Continuing and Professional Studies

2020 Black Alumni of Pratt Scholars Cultivate their Creative Passions in a Virtual PreCollege

This July, the 2020 Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP) PreCollege Summer Program Scholars joined high school students from around the world in learning from creative professionals. The annual program ordinarily takes place on Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn campus and this…

With Pratt Launchpad, Students Anywhere Can Access Creative Digital Tools on Any Computer

This fall semester, a full suite of the creative digital tools that Pratt Institute students need will be accessible on any computer, no matter its hardware. Through Launchpad, students can use a range of cloud-based software anywhere they have…

Art Activated

Pratt Fine Arts Fosters Open Exchange with Communities on Campus and Beyond

Student Work Explores Intimacy Over Distance

Together More Together is a silent, audienceless performance for two based on a score composed by digital arts student Holly Adams. The piece begins with two people crossing a bridge at sunset, then parting ways and documenting their separate-but-synchronized night with…

School of Information

Students Race Against Time to Digitize Archives of 1970s and ’80s LGBTQ+ Radio and TV Programs

During the rise of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the 1970s and ’80s, visibility and community were crucial, and some leaders took to radio and television to elevate their voices and showcase culture. This spring semester, Pratt Institute School of…

Voices of a Generation

Pratt Students Act for the Change They Imagine for the World

Professor Theodora Skipitares Reimagines a Science Legend’s Story at La MaMa

An electrifying marching band, projected animations, towering puppets, dancers with glowing hula hoops, and cosmic strains of electronic music set the tone for a layered history lesson and celebration of one of history’s brilliant scientific minds. In her recent production,…

School of Information

As More of Our Interactions Become Virtual, Students Explore the Emotional Impact of Technology

Designing a chatbot to help get past procrastination (courtesy Veronika Kostova, MSIXD ‘20) It is easy to procrastinate when working alone. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic with its constant distractions and necessity for self-isolation, Veronika Kostova, MSIXD (Information…

School of Architecture

Connecting at a Distance: A Remote Learning Visual Tour

Illustration from online learning in the class of James Lipovac, adjunct associate professor of Foundation Art (via @PrattFoundation/Instagram) As the spring semester shifted to distance learning, Pratt Institute’s students, faculty, and staff have innovated to…

Undergraduate Fine Arts

Students Use Immersive Sound Design to Share Personal Stories of Life in a Pandemic

Image from Nicole Schiulaz’s “Coronachles: My Story” (via Soundcloud) “Before everything happened with the coronavirus, my routine was very set in stone,” Claire Mason, AOS Game Design and Interactive Media ‘21, begins in…