Sarah Owens, chair of Graduate Communications Design, joined the interview spotlight series on @prattgradcomd to share her thoughts on the impact of design and how to find inspiration: “I very much recommend looking for situations and experiences that will allow you a change in perspective, alongside granting yourself the time necessary to reflect on and develop your own creative viewpoint.”
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Myrsini Aristidou, BFA Film ’13, won an audience award at Sundance Film Festival 2026 for her feature, Hold Onto Me.
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Edel Rodriguez, BFA Painting ’94, and Visionary Awardee 2019, created a recent cover illustration for TIME Magazine.
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An exhibition showcasing work by graduate planning and undergraduate architecture students imagining alternative visions for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal was featured in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
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TheyDream, a new film by William David Caballero, BFA Digital Arts ’06, received the NEXT Special Jury Award for Creative Expression from the Sundance Film Festival. The film was also reviewed by the International Cinephile Society. “Gentle but life-affirming, TheyDream is an inventive, delicate tribute to family and creativity, understanding that art is not an answer to grief, but rather the vessel through which those harrowing emotions can finally be spoken.”
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The Pratt Center for Community Development’s Made in NYC team reflected on their 2025 achievements, noting, for example, that more than 115 companies signed up for member benefits and more than 630 members joined their learning labs over the course of the year.
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Siha Park, MFA Fine Arts (Painting and Drawing) ’25, is featured in Canvas Rebel in an interview that explores her journey as an artist. “The range of artworks and experiences available here makes New York an invaluable resource for any artist. Being able to gain insight from so many artistic practices and hear so many different stories—that, to me, is New York’s greatest strength.
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The American Library Association announced that Kadir Nelson, BFA Communications Design ’96, received the Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement; alumnus Jashar Awan received a Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children for his illustrated book Every Monday Mabel; and Fine Arts alumnus Peter Kuper received an Alex Award for best adult book that appeals to teen audiences for his illustrated book Insectopolis: A Natural History.
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Yessenia Sanchez, BFA Film ’21, was selected to join the cohort of 2026 Film Independent Project Involve Fellows.
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A new mobile library case on display in Pratt Libraries was designed by Assistant Professor of Industrial Design Swati Piparsania and Miles Hubbard-Zarick and Isabelle Liu, both BID ’26.
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