School of Art

Fashion

Whitney Biennial to Show Work by Professor Susan Cianciolo and Fine Arts Alumna Carrie Moyer

The Whitney Biennial 2017 will include the work of two Pratt-affiliated artists: Assistant Professor of Fashion Design Susan Cianciolo and alumna Carrie Moyer (B.F.A. Painting ’85). The Biennial will open on March 17, 2017. The Whitney Biennial is a prestigious…

Graduate Fine Arts

Graduate Fine Arts Program Unites Under One Roof for the First Time

Pratt Institute's MFA program in Fine Arts recently moved to Brooklyn’s Pfizer Building at 630 Flushing Avenue, uniting it under one roof for the first time. The program’s newly renovated 33,000-square-foot space on the seventh floor features 81 individual artist…

Undergraduate Photography

Talk by Curator David Campany Marks Opening of Acclaimed Photography Exhibition on Campus

The Photography Department launched its fall 2016 lecture series on September 15 with a talk by David Campany, curator of the critically acclaimed exhibition a Handful of Dust, which is on view in the Pratt Photography Gallery after being shown…

Graduate Fine Arts

Fine Arts Department’s Donna Moran Named Dean of the School of Art and Design at PrattMWP

Donna Moran, who has served the Fine Arts department in a number of high-level positions at Pratt Institute, has been appointed Dean of the School of Art and Design at Pratt’s Utica campus in upstate New York, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute…

Film/Video

USA Today and Variety Name Pratt’s Film Program among Best in the Nation

Pratt Institute’s film program has been recently been recognized as one of the best in the United States by USA Today and Variety magazine. USA Today ranked Pratt #5 in its list of “10 Best U.S. Schools for Pursuing a…

Graduate Fine Arts

U.S. News and World Report Ranks Pratt Master of Fine Arts Programs among Best in Nation

Pratt Institute was ranked #15 by U.S. News & World Report in its listing of top graduate schools for fine arts. A total of 198 colleges were ranked in the U.S.News list. Completed in 2016, U.S. News & World Report’s…

Undergraduate Photography

Pratt Presents Acclaimed Artist Vik Muniz in a President’s Lecture Series Event

On May 2, Pratt Institute will host a special conversation on the Brooklyn campus in which acclaimed artist and photographer Vik Muniz will share insights on his life, work, and various projects with Spencer Bailey, editor-in-chief of Surface magazine. The…

Architecture

Pratt Shows 2016 to Celebrate Best Work of Graduating Students

Pratt Institute will display graduating students’ best work in a series of year-end events and exhibitions this spring. Pratt Shows 2016 will allow the general public an exciting opportunity to view the outstanding work of Pratt’s talented students. Pratt Shows…

Graduate Fine Arts

Fine Arts Students Complete Sol LeWitt Wall Drawing Installation on Campus

{exp:slideshowpro id=”868″ type=”album”} Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #990 has been installed in Pratt’s Brooklyn campus library after a 10-month-long process that was completed in February. The project was spearheaded in spring 2015 by the six students in Visiting Assistant Professor…

Film/Video

Diversity Takes the Spotlight at the Oscars

Film/Video Chair Jorge Oliver speaks out on the 2016 Academy Award nominations and the Oscars diversity controversy. Why is the issue of diversity at the Oscars getting so much attention this year? It is surprising that, for the second year…