The latest exhibition by Xenobia Bailey, BID ’77, is listed among twelve gallery shows to see in NYC in June by The New York Times. “The show’s centerpiece…took fully 16 years,” writes Holland Cotter. “You can see why. It’s a complex thing.” The show was also featured in Colossal.
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Department of Aviation Sign Fabricator Group Leader Timothy Garside, BFA Communications Design (Illustration) ’00, recently received the Teamwork Makes the Dream Work award from Philadelphia International Airport’s (PHL) Employee Recognition Program.
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A hand-made custom confetti clutch by Julie Mollo, BFA Fashion Design ‘10, made an appearance in the final episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Janet Birckhead, MSLIS ’90, adult services librarian of 31 years at New Jersey’s Long Branch Free Public Library, was honored, alongside Library Director Tonya Garcia, with a National Medal from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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Carl Zimring, professor of social science and cultural studies, was interviewed for Grist about the history of the recycling symbol. He called metals the “true success story” of recycling and told Grist that as much as three-quarters of all the aluminum that’s ever been produced is still in use.
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Jae Young Kim, MFA Communications Design ‘23, was awarded First Place for Student Honorees in both the Data Visualization & Information Design and Handlettering & Type Design categories of the 2024 PRINT Awards. He won for his projects Street Gum Dots Marching Symphony and Up In The Air Gonggi Typography respectively.
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The Brooklyn campus is hosting some new visitors! A family of red-tailed hawks has set up a summer residence at Esther Lloyd-Jones Residence Hall. See them on the livestream from 9 AM to sundown daily.
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Young Jun Kim, BFA Fine Arts (Jewelry) ’24, was among 50 artists selected by a jury for inclusion in the Spring 2024 catalog from the Society of Arts and Crafts, centered on the theme “The Nature of Imperfection: Jewelry and Adornment.” According to the catalog, one of Kim’s featured pieces—a bracelet titled Forgotten Medal—was “inspired by the artist’s time as a Korean Army tank driver” and acts as a “daily reminder of the artist’s service and a tribute to Korean culture and history.”
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Ekin Gulen and Selin Demirbas, both MArch ’24, received first place in the 2024 SUNY ESF Mass Timber Design Competition, while Patrick Rutan and Emily Young, also MArch ’24, received third place in the competition. The competition is the basis of the elective ARCH 770F: CONSTRUCTING COMPLEXITY taught by Cristobal Correa, professor of Graduate Architecture and Urban Design.
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Pratt’s Sustainable Design Foundation is listed among seven courses that address sustainability themes in Dezeen. “The Sustainable Design Foundation short course at Pratt Institute in New York City combines practical and theoretical skills to teach sustainable design principles,” writes Andreea Popovici.
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