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Pratt Alumna & Student Design First-Ever Lena Horne Prize Honoring Solange Knowles’ Social Impact

Nala Turner and Imani Shanklin Roberts working on the design for the Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact (courtesy the artists) In collaborating to design the Town Hall’s inaugural Lena Horne…

Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Black Lives Matter Pratt 2020 Teach-In Examines “In/Visibility” in a Day of Dialogue

Artist Shaun Leonardo opening the Black Lives Matter Pratt Teach-In with his talk “I am an Invisible Man” (courtesy Black Lives Matter Pratt) Pratt Visual Arts Fellow Shaun Leonardo opened the…

Pratt Men’s Basketball Team Undefeated in Fifth Matchup Against RISD

A large crowd of supporters gathered in the ARC for an exciting men’s basketball game between Pratt and RISD on Sunday, February 16, in which Pratt took a 37-point lead to win with a final score of 89-52. The…

Undergraduate Industrial Design

Pratt Industrial Design Student’s Lifesaving Device Is a Finalist for the 2020 Lexus Design Award

Yaokun Wu, BID ‘21, was selected as one of the six finalists for the 2020 Lexus Design Award. The annual international competition is open to professionals, students, and design enthusiasts and is focused on developing the…

Four Pratt Students and Alumni Are Selected as 2020 Fulbright Semifinalists

Four Pratt students and recent graduates are semifinalists in the 2020 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The competitive program offers grants for international study and research, or participation in English language assistant programs. It’s aimed at graduating…

Undergraduate Fine Arts

Fine Arts Student Devin Alexander Collages Magic & Community on Myrtle Ave for Black Artstory Month

Cut from colorful paper in blue, red, green, orange, and yellow, the illustrated figures in the windows of the Pratt Film/Video Building on Myrtle Avenue gather around glowing objects. Devin M. Alexander, BFA Fine Arts ‘20, was reflecting on…

Fashion

Immersion in Japanese Culture Expands Students’ Thinking about Design

Opportunities for Pratt students to experience a globally-engaged education range from studying Scandinavian design in Copenhagen to an exploration of art and its history in Venice, with each program aimed…

Pratt Industrial Design Faculty and Students Create Instrument for Public Celebration

This installment of Crit features Karol Murlak, Associate Professor of Industrial Design, with Danielle Begnaud, MID ’20.

Jewelry

Pratt Kicks off 2019 NYC Jewelry Week with Talks and Exhibitions on the Art of Adornment

Wearing jewelry can express self-empowerment, identity, culture, and a love for the craft, with the materials themselves conveying an attention to sustainability, innovation, and tradition. Pratt Institute kicked off the second annual NYC…

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Local Seniors Share Their Stories and Neighborhood History in Pratt Oral Histories Project

As the current wave of gentrification rapidly transforms the New York City landscape, a team of Pratt faculty, students, and Writing Program alumni have responded with a project that will outlast the dizzying transformations. Maria Baker,…