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Wednesday 02/10/10 CLASSES - Cancelled for Bklyn & PMC.  Admin OFFICES – also closed


For Wednesday, February 10, 2010 and due to weather conditions, All CLASSES are canceled.

All OFFICES at both locations are closed.

“Essential personnel” should report as instructed.

Refer to http://www.pratt.edu/uploads/Weather_and_Emergency_Notifications_11-30-09.pdf for…



Pratt Fine Arts Professors and Alumna Win Joan Mitchell Foundation Grants


Pratt Institute Assistant Chair of Fine Arts Sheila Pepe and Visiting Assistant Professor and alumna Mickalene Thomas won 2009 Joan Mitchell Foundation Grants and $25,000 for their accomplishments in sculpture and painting, respectively. Alumna Carrie…



Pratt Ranks Second in U.S. Among Colleges of Art and Design in Survey that Measures Media Presence


Pratt Institute ranks second among the country's colleges of art and design in terms of its appearances in global print and electronic media, on the Internet, throughout the blogosphere, and in social media outlets, according…



Design Programs Highly Ranked in Nationwide Survey of Industry Professionals


Pratt's graduate program in interior design was recently ranked first in the country for the second year in a row, based on surveys completed by industry professionals and made available through monthly architecture and design…



Pratt Student Kasia Wisniewski Wins One of Four $25,000 Annual Fashion Scholarship Fund Scholarships


Pratt senior fashion design student Kasia Wisniewski was honored by the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund with one of four $25,000 Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship Awards at the 2010 FSF Geoffrey Beene…



Industrial Design Students to Exhibit Work for First Time at Renowned Design Fair in Germany


Pratt's Department of Industrial Design has partnered with the Folkwang Academy, a college of art and design in Germany, to exhibit chair designs as part of the renowned international furniture and interior design fair imm…



Dr. Susan Hakkarainen Elected to Pratt Institute’s Board of Trustees


Pratt Institute's Board of Trustees has named Dr. Susan Hakkarainen as its newest member. Hakkarainen's appointment was effective in October 2009.

Hakkarainen is a lighting industry expert whose career includes creating and leading international lighting…



Professor of Humanities and Media Studies Samantha Hunt Wins Bard Fiction Prize for 2010


Pratt Institute Associate Professor of Humanities and Media Studies Samantha Hunt was awarded the Bard Fiction Prize for 2010 and $30,000 for her second novel The Invention of Everything Else (Houghton Mifflin, 2008). Hunt will…



Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents Exhibition that Explores Ways of Rethinking Fashion Practices


Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present "Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion," the first American exhibition to investigate the sustainable practices of American fashion designers, many of whom are based in New York City. The exhibition…



Pratt Raises $400,000 for Student Scholarships at Legends 2009 Gala on October 29


Over 400 guests attended Legends 2009 -- Pratt Institute's largest annual scholarship benefit -- which raised $400,000 through ticket sales during a festive and glamorous event on October 29 at 7 World Trade Center in…



Artist Eric Fischl to Speak on December 3 as Part of the Sixteenth Annual President’s Lecture Series


Renowned artist Eric Fischl will speak as part of the sixteenth annual Pratt Institute President’s Lecture Series at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2009 in Memorial Hall Auditorium on Pratt’s Brooklyn Campus. Fischl’s lecture…



Artist Mary Kelly to Speak November 10 as Part of the 2009-2010 Visiting Artists Lecture Series


Artist Mary Kelly will speak at Pratt Institute about her influences, artwork, and career as part of the 2009-2010 Visiting Artists Lecture Series, from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, November 10, in the Engineering…



Designer Eva Frederiksen to Deliver Lecture on Scandinavian Architecture at Pratt on November 9


Eva Frederiksen, Assistant Director, Architecture and Design, of the Denmark International Studies (DIS) program will deliver a lecture titled "New Spaces in Scandinavian Architecture" at Higgins Hall auditorium at 61 St. James Place in Brooklyn…



Marc Jacobs, David Rockwell, and Patti Smith to be Honored at Legends 2009


Pratt Institute will present Legends 2009, a scholarship benefit honoring fashion designer Marc Jacobs; architect and designer David Rockwell; and performer, poet, and visual artist Patti Smith on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 7 World…



Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents Theoretical and Innovative Exhibition on Urban Street Design


Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present "Design Jazz: Improvisations on the Urban Street," a two-part exhibition inspired by Deb Johnson, Pratt's Academic Director of Sustainability, that will document both theoretical and innovative approaches to the design…



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