A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute
Mary Mattingly, the Pratt Fine Arts 2022 civic engagement fellow, was featured in a T Magazine story on art engaging with climate change, including her new project “Limnal Lacrimosa” in a former Montana brewery where melted snow evokes the accelerating cycles of melt in Glacier National Park.
On Tuesday, April 5, join Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, co-founders of Grafton Architects, for a reflection on their work and recent and forthcoming projects at the Arnold Syrop, BArch ‘61, and Joanne Syrop Annual Lecture endowed by the Selz Foundation and in partnership with the Institute’s department of Architecture. The virtual event is free and open to the public.
Adrienne Jones, professor of fashion design, was interviewed for an NPR story on the new Ralph Lauren collection inspired by historically Black colleges: “To tie together Black history along with Black fashion history, with a brand that is known for their take on Americana—I think it’s a great step in this complicated, difficult conversation.”
Follow @prattphotoleague for updates from the ongoing photography senior showcases, including Su Ji Lee’s Thing Tectonics, a series of visual queries that examine things we neglect to acknowledge.
The newly reopened Pratt Manhattan Gallery is exhibiting From Forces to Forms, curated by Visiting Associate Professor of Humanities & Media Studies Ellen K. Levy, through April 27. The exhibition of work in both art and science can also be explored virtually.
Next Thursday, March 31, Dean of the School of Architecture Harriet Harriss is joining the Grace Farms Design for Freedom Summit as part of a panel on “Corporate Ethical Responsibility Within the Material Supply Chain.”
Industrial design alumna Jessandra London returned to campus to share the processes of working with natural dyes with a current class. See more @prattindustrial.
Visit the Pratt Institute LinkedIn this Women’s History Month for stories on women leaders in the Pratt community making positive change, with recent features highlighting Pratt fashion alumna Lily Pao Hsu who aims to increase access to higher education, and Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel who is a champion of the arts in New York City.
Madeline Rupard, MFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’19, is featured in the latest issue of New American Paintings, a juried exhibition-in-print, which focuses on emerging artists in the Western United States. Read more @prattfineart.
Heaven Is a Place On Earth: Searching for an American Utopia by Adrian Shirk, adjunct assistant professor in the Writing Department, was excerpted on Literary Hub and reviewed by the Indypendent. The book exploring American utopian experiments was published this month by Counterpoint Press.
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