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A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute

  • Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, MFA Communications Design ’15, discusses her latest project, Weaving Our Stories, in a video profile with Thai PBS. “My favorite thing about this piece is how so many techniques from across the United States and Thailand come together to weave this beautiful monument, when our ideas, when people brush up against each other and really create together,” she said. “That’s when possibilities unfold and that’s when things are born.”

  • Sylvia Plachy, BFA ’65, has a retrospective of photography that captures New York over the decades on display in the Brooklyn Central Library through April 14. It happened in New York showcases Plachy’s “ability to uncover vulnerability and the psychogeography of her surroundings [and] demonstrates the indispensable role of the photographer.”

  • Megan Thee Stallion wears pieces by two Pratt alumni in the video for her new song “Hiss.” Laurel Dewitt, BFA Fashion Design ’06, created a custom crystal neckpiece for the artist, while Sarah Sokol, BFA Interior Design ’11, provided a custom hat.

  • Gerald Levy, adjunct assistant professor of social science and cultural studies, discussed the growing strength of the labor movement in the United States with CFO Dive. “The ‘mood’ of the workers has changed,” Levy said. “They see the current time as a historic ‘moment’ to strike while the iron is hot and make transformational changes.”

  • Salman Toor, MFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’09, shares his work, preoccupations, and influences in the PBS arts and culture series, CANVAS. “About three or four years ago, I decided to make semi-autobiographical paintings that were about being more out as a gay man,” he said.

  • Steve Locke, professor of fine arts, has joined the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture’s Board of Governors to advance the school’s mission of uplifting emerging visual artists. “Skowhegan has been such a major part of my life as an artist and educator,” he said. “I’m really happy to have this opportunity to serve and give back to a place that has given so much to me.”

  • Rudy Gutierrez, professor of undergraduate communications design and BFA ’79, was commissioned by the MTA Arts & Design program to create an illustrated design for its popular Poster program. His vibrant Transporting Art to Life! design can be viewed on various lines throughout the NYC subway system and is available for purchase as a poster.

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Capturing Light in Fort Greene Park

From Pratt Institute News

Pratt students took a stroll to paint serene fall scenes.
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From Pratt Institute News

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