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A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute

  • On @prattinstitutearchives find a look back to the 1970s founding of the Brewery Puppet Troupe by Art Education student Bradford Brewer. The group was one of the first African American puppet ensembles in the United States and remains active today.

  • Brad Lander, MS City and Regional Planning ’98 and former director of the Pratt Center for Community Development, joined the GCPE Alumni Spotlight series to discuss his experiences at Pratt and how city planning prepared him for politics, including his recent election to Comptroller of New York City.

  • Visit the Student Union on the Brooklyn campus or @prattinstitute to see work by students celebrating Black History Month in an exhibition organized by the Center for Equity and Inclusion.

  • Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Practice, Fine Arts, Carlos Motta has collaborated with performance artist Tiamat Legion Medusa, continuing his investigation into queer counter-histories with a two-channel video installation that centers Medusa’s life and work as an interspecies, body-modified transexual. The work is on view until April 22 at OCDChinatown.

  • In the Design Systems class, graduate communications design student Poyu Chen worked on visibility for migrant workers in Taiwan with ideas for art, events, and a mobile app. Read more @prattgradcomd.

  • All Pratt students are invited to submit designs for the Pratt Institute Distinguished Teacher Award (DTA) Medal by March 20. Visit the Pratt Senate site for more details.

  • Grand Panorama by Art and Design Education Professor Theodora Skipitares is being performed at La MaMa through March 6. Using pre-cinema techniques the show explores Frederick Douglass’s belief in the power of photography.

More Pratt Institute News

Graduate Architecture Student Quinn Gregory Named 2025 Fulbright Finalist

Gregory will spend nine months in Europe to study how bicycle theft undermines collective efforts to increase urban cycling.
Two graduates in caps and gowns celebrate outside, smiling and holding a Pratt diploma folder, with one tossing their cap in the air.

Hats Off to Pratt’s Class of 2025! 

From Pratt Institute News

Graduates accepted their diplomas during an exuberant Commencement at the iconic Radio City Music Hall. Honorary degrees were bestowed upon Claudia Rankine, Annabelle Selldorf, and Stefan Sagmeister.

Runway Ready: Pratt Fashion Seniors Shine at Powerhouse Arts

From Pratt Institute News

The 2025 Pratt Shows: Fashion runway presentation featured nearly 160 looks from collections by 30 graduating seniors; Haeone Son, BFA Fashion Design ’25, received the 2025 Christopher Hunte “On Point” Award.