Undergraduate Fine Arts Archives

From L to R starting at top L, the 2022 Pratt>FORWARD artists: Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, Taisha Carrington, Jennifer Chia-Ling Ho, Mario Joyce, Kirsten Leach, Kristyn McKinney, Sajjad Musa, Mieyoshi Ragernoir, Vessna Scheff, and Yamico

Ten Artists Are Selected for Pratt>FORWARD 2022 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

The ten artists who will participate in Pratt>FORWARD 2022 have been selected from an open call. Launched by Pratt Fine Arts in 2021, Pratt>FORWARD connects creative thought leaders with emerging artists to support them in navigating the art world…

Melissa Dubbin & Aaron S. Davidson, “Delay Lines” (2019), water from subterranean Asahi River, borosilicate glass, overclocked water-cooled computer, silicone soft robot manta, silicon boules, temperature sensors, micro-controllers, air compressor, air control system, simulated environment, monitor, metal, plastic, and power supplies (Collection of Ishikawa Foundation, Okayama, photo by Ola Rindal)

Foundation

Pratt Faculty and Alumni Receive 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships

Melissa Dubbin, visiting instructor of Foundation; Aaron S. Davidson, adjunct associate professor-CCE of Foundation; Lisa Corinne Davis, BFA ’80; and Maria Gaspar, BFA ’02 have all been awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded 180…

The directors and core mentors of Pratt>FORWARD 2022, from L-R from top row: Mickalene Thomas, Jane South, Derrick Adams, Racquel Chevremont, Elizabeth Lamb, José Parlá, and Jasmine Wahi

Graduate Fine Arts

Pratt>FORWARD Transports Its Mentorship of Emerging Artists to Newlab

Pratt>FORWARD, a program launched in 2021 by Pratt Fine Arts, connects emerging artists with creative thought-leaders and practitioners in the field. The goal is to help emerging artists navigate the art world and empower them to build their own…

The participants in the first Pratt>FORWARD, from L to R, top: Zalika Azim, Na’ye Perez, Becci Davis, Jackie Slanley, Nicoletta Daríta de la Brown; bottom: Jin-Yong Choi, Yasmine Nasser Diaz, Dewy, Jamaal Peterman, Phylicia Ghee

School of Art

Pratt Fine Arts Launches a New Mentorship Program to Empower Emerging Artists

For emerging artists looking ahead to lifelong creative careers, one of the greatest resources is the mentorship of fellow artists and creative professionals. This spring, Pratt Fine Arts launched Pratt>FORWARD to introduce emerging artists to leading contemporary artists, curators,…

Installation view of ‘Political Intimacy’ in the Pratt Manhattan Gallery windows

School of Art

Pratt Students Demystify Running for Local Office Through Interviews and Activist Art

Who is running for office, what they believe in, and how their election could shape the future are all essential questions for any voter but the answers, especially in a sprawling city like New York with numerous candidates for each…

Work by Xiaoqing Rong, Cathy Zhang, Melissa Tu, and Angel Zhang, all BFA Jewelry ’21

School of Art

Recycling Silver & Using Glass Eyes as Gems, Students Instill Sustainability in their Jewelry Designs

Whether investigating the supply chain of rare metals or considering the waste of excess materials, Pratt Institute jewelry students are engaging with how to make environmental and ethical practices central to their work. Each year as part of the senior…

School of Design

Snail Mail Brings Pratt Students Together with Science Experiments, Art Collaboration, and Rare Books

In the shift to hybrid learning and its virtual platforms, some members of the Pratt Institute community have been using a slower-paced way to connect: the mail. From trading handcrafted mail art to receiving science kits that allow for shared…

Foundation

The New Foundations Lab Invites Exploration of the Natural World

The Foundations Lab at Pratt Institute (photo by Armon Burton) The Foundations Lab in the Main Building on Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn campus is a space designed to spark curiosity about the natural world. Articulated skeletons and taxidermy animals are joined…

Architecture

Critiques at a Distance: Pratt Faculty Members Rethink Reviews in the Digital Space

Teaching and learning at Pratt Institute changed rapidly this spring as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic forced a move off the physical campus, and into digital spaces. Among the classroom and studio practices that needed to be reimagined were…

Architecture

New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

A new website is offering a digital window into an exciting range of bold creative work by this year’s graduating Pratt students. Launched this May, the Pratt Shows portfolio website showcases individual student work and projects from across Pratt’s…