School of Art
What you should know
Pratt provides one of the most comprehensive professional art educations available, supported by a distinguished faculty and exceptional technical and studio resources. Gifted students from across the United States and the world collaborate and learn at Pratt, weaving creative energy and opportunity into an unmatched educational experience.
The faculty consists of professional artists, designers, critics, historians, and practitioners, including numerous recipients of prestigious awards such as the Tiffany, Fulbright, and Guggenheim fellowships. The faculty’s works, projects, and publications are recognized and respected around the world.
In addition to outstanding curricula and faculty, Pratt offers a diverse range of degree offerings within the cultural campus of New York City.
Two major objectives guide every department
The first is an emphasis on professional skills development. The school’s students gain the techniques, skills, methodology, and vocabulary required for success as productive artists, designers, and scholars.
The second objective—imperative so that the professional expertise is not simply technical training—is development of the critical judgment and historical perspective needed to become a problem solver. Art and design history, melded with studies in the liberal arts and sciences, provides the context for stimulating intellectual and creative inquiry.
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Pratt Faculty and Alumni Receive 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
Foundation faculty members Melissa Dubbin and Aaron S. Davidson and alumnae Lisa Corinne Davis and Maria Gaspar were honored with the prestigious grants.
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Students Travel to Puerto Rico to Teach Art in Public Schools and Museums
The spring break program on community-based art and design education experiences immersed Pratt students in the culture of San Juan.
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Pratt Shows 2022 Is Fully Underway with In-Person Events, Exhibitions & More
The annual celebration of creative work by Pratt’s graduating students returns to holding in-person events this year, with more available to explore online.
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Pratt>FORWARD Transports Its Mentorship of Emerging Artists to Newlab
The 2022 edition of the Pratt Fine Arts program offers studio space and a month of intensive collaboration in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.