Anselm Berrigan, adjunct assistant professor – CCE of writing, has been named a current lecturer for the Bagley Wright Lecture Series on Poetry, “in which contemporary poets explore their thinking on poetry and poetics, and give a series of lectures resulting from these investigations.” Berrigan will give a lecture at the Fireside Room at Hotel Sorrento in Seattle, Washington, on October 10.
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A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute
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Wen-Chi Hsueh, MS Packaging, Identities, and Systems Design ’24, won Gold in the Graphis New Talent 2024 competition for her project Air Shoes Packaging.
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Jennifer Babcock, assistant professor of the history of art and design, received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching, which recognizes and honors the expertise, dedication, and commitment of outstanding adjunct faculty members.
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Sara Cedar Miller, MFA Photography ‘83, is retiring after 40 years as the Central Park historian and photographer. “It has never been an ordinary job—because, of course, the Park is extraordinary,” she told the West Side Rag.
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Xuechen Chen, BArch ’19, won the 2024 Iron A’ Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design for “The Field of Uncertainty” and a Silver A’ Idea Design Award for “The Folding Boat.”
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Pratt Institute was ranked #6 on a list of best graphic design schools by Techopedia.
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Designer Ludovico Bruno, who studied fine arts at Pratt, was profiled in Vogue about his menswear brand Mordecai.
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Fashion Claire McKinney, BFA Fashion Design ’15, and Sophie Andes-Gascon, BFA Fashion Design ’15, were featured in Interview Magazine about their collaborations and exhibitions. “There’s a lot of the times when we are presenting things to each other, and it’s just an exercise in partnership. It’s like you’re trying to give someone else the confidence to build upon something that you know is going to be great,” said Andes-Gascon. “We’re each other’s biggest hype people.”
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A solo exhibition by Jiwon Rhie, MFA Fine Arts ’19, at La MaMa Galleria in New York, “offer[s] a unique, thought-provoking probe into the lines between objectification and agency as an immigrant,” wrote Rhea Nayyar in her review for Hyperallergic.
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Xuechen Chen, BArch ’19, was featured in e-architect for the innovative conceptual project Museum of Uncertainty, a contemporary tribute to the historic La Brea Tar Pit area. The museum “explores the profound mystery and historical significance hidden beneath the tar, emphasizing themes of excavation, discovery, and preservation.”
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From Pratt Institute News
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