Yiyao Tang, BFA Interior Design ’18, has been included in the group exhibition Rich Land, Poor Land at Carriage Trade through July 27, 2025. The group exhibition, which examines the politics of landscape and expropriation, referencing Stuart Chase’s depression-era land use study Rich Land, Poor Land. The show features work by artists including Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson, and Michael Ashkin, among others.
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Duke Riley, MFA Fine Arts (Sculpture) ’06, has been chosen as the Wassaic Project’s honoree at their 2025 Summer Benefit. “We’re proud to be honoring the one and only Duke Riley this summer,” said Wassaic Project Co-Directors Eve Biddle, Bowie Zunino, and Jeff Barnett-Winsby. “Duke is one of our earliest artists-in-residence, whose work—whether developing intricate scrimshaw pieces out of shoreline trash or piloting a homemade submarine into the path of a cruise ship—has always served as a model for the kind of fearless approach and meticulous craftsmanship we hope to inspire in our artists and our students.”
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Neel Soni, BFA Film ’24, was longlisted for the 2025 BAFTA Student Awards for his film Babli by Night. “The film follows the story of Babban, a Muslim, transgender forest guard battling societal as well as familial indifference, seeking solace among nature, and grappling with an unexpected HIV diagnosis,” Soni wrote.
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The User Experience Professionals Association student organization at Pratt hosted a UX-athon last month that included 39 student participants, nine student volunteers, and 11 industry mentors and judges. Read all about the event in this slide deck.
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Kelly-Ann Tan, BArch ’26, received the 2025 Allwork Scholarship from the Center for Architecture, and Sofia Narvaez, BArch ’26, received the 2025 Center For Architecture Design Scholarship.
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Sam Vernon, assistant professor of fine arts, and Jessica Caldwell, visiting assistant professor of interior design, have been selected for the third Pratt/KinoSaito Artist-In-Residence Fellowship program. KinoSaito is an art center in Verplanck, New York, “committed to nurturing experimentation in every form and medium.”
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Isabel Colón, MFA Writing ’26, Andrew Riad, MFA Writing ’25, and Adjunct Professor – CCE of Writing Anna Moschovakis represented the Writing Department at AWP in Los Angeles.
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Weiqi (Momo) Huang, MPS Design Management ’19, co-founder of Asian Creative Foundation, hosted the Social Impact Hackathon, co-sponsored by Pratt Creative Enterprise Leadership at Pratt Manhattan Campus. Asian Creative Foundation aims to build a community to support the next generation of Asian creatives in their journey to achieve and sustain their dreams.
![People sitting around tables with laptops and pens and waters, working together on a project. In the background are colorful posters featuring partners and sponsors for the event.]()
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The Pratt Center for Community Development’s Made in NYC Week 2025 marked the seventh annual celebration of New York City’s manufacturing and maker community. This year’s nine-day event, running from May 1 to 9, showcased local talent through interactive experiences, curated shopping, and behind-the-scenes factory tours.
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Associate Professor of Film/Video Eliza Hittman will serve on the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival jury for the The Best New Narrative Director Competition.
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