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Laurie Anderson, Juan Montoya, and William Wegman to be Honored at Legends 2011


Pratt Institute will present Legends 2011, a scholarship benefit honoring artist and musician Laurie Anderson; interior designer, furniture designer, and artist Juan Montoya; and artist, filmmaker, and photographer William Wegman on Tuesday, November 1, 2011…



Pratt Manhattan Gallery to Present Exhibition Commemorating Pioneering Media Critic Marshall McLuhan


Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present "Resonance: Looking for Mr. McLuhan," an exhibition of works from the 1960s to the present that commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the pioneering media critic Marshall McLuhan,…



Department of Fine Arts Announces 2011-2012 Visiting Artist Lecture Series


Pratt Institute Department of Fine Arts recently announced lectures by 10 renowned artists as part of the 2011-2012 Visiting Artists Lecture Series, from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Tuesdays, in the Engineering Building, Room 307,…



Jewelry Program Graduates to Showcase Work as Part of Juried Exhibition at Museum of Arts and Design


Four 2011 graduates from Pratt Institute's studio jewelry program in the undergraduate fine arts department will present stunning jewelry designs as part of "LOOT 2011: MAD about Jewelry," a juried selling exhibition of artist-made jewelry…



Myrtle Hall Wins Municipal Art Society of New York 2011 Masterworks Award


Myrtle Hall, Pratt's 120,000-square-foot green academic and administrative building on the Myrtle Avenue commercial strip in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, was named winner of the 2011 MASterworks Award in the Neighborhood Catalyst category by the Municipal…



Department of Digital Arts to Present Fall 2011 Lecture Series


Pratt Institute's Department of Digital Arts will present lectures by five artists and writers as part of its fall 2011 lecture series, Wednesdays from 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM in Myrtle Hall, Lecture Room 4E-3,…



New Degree in Media Studies will be the Institute’s First Master of Arts Program


Pratt Institute has created the first master of arts degree program in its 124-year history -- a media studies program that will be offered through the Institute's School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (SLAS) in…



Influential Fashion News Site Fashionista Ranks Pratt’s Fashion Design Program Third in the Country


Fashionista, a fashion news site that is read by over 1 million readers per month, recently ranked Pratt Institute's fashion design program third in the country following Parsons, The New School for Design, and the…