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Lena P. Afridi, interim executive director of the Pratt Center for Community Development, contributed an op-ed to the Nation reflecting on a decade since Hurricane Sandy and the ongoing need for urgency in responding to the impacts of climate change: “Hurricane Sandy was a wake-up call. Our eyes need to remain wide open as we face a new climate reality.”

We’re honored and excited to partner with Stony Brook University. The Governors Island Center for Climate Solutions must prioritize social justice and workforce development, especially for communities impacted by climate change.

Maelstrom, a documentary directed, shot, and produced by Mizuko Yamaoka, BFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’02, about how her life was changed forever by a major accident was selected by the Japan Council of the University of Pittsburgh and SCREENSHOT: ASIA for the 2022 Japan Documentary Film Award. The film includes footage from her time at Pratt along with scenes from her life as a story of perseverance. The film will be part of the Tokyo Documentary Film Festival 2022 in December.

Sabrina Brokenborough, BFA Fashion Design ’21, was featured in stories in Vogue and the New York Times about the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival and the young designers finding inspiration in fiber arts: “I like to pull from a lot of historical drawings, and maybe some imagery from old, folkish fairy-tale books.”

Jeff Deng, AOS Graphic Design ’23, received an honorable mention in the AIGA 2022-23 Worldstudio Scholarships. The awards encourage social and environmental responsibility and cultural awareness in the next generation of artists and designers.

A virtual tour of Hsin-Chien Huang: The Data We Called Home, on view through March 4, 2023, in the Pratt Manhattan Gallery is available to explore online. The exhibition on the multi-disciplinary artist was curated by Linda Lauro-Lazin, assistant chair of digital arts, and examines Taiwanese folklore, digital surveillance, and more.

A feature in Harper’s Bazaar on Mickalene Thomas, BFA Fine Arts ’00, highlighted her Avec Monet exhibition now at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris and her upcoming honor at Legends 2022: “Projecting joy is really important to me.”

The launch of the debut collection from Madelen Nyau, BFA Fashion Design ’21, with Los Angeles-based retailer Fred Segal was covered by Hypebeast, FashionUnited, and Hypebae. Nyau and her T1TAN STUDIO fashion brand won the store’s second annual Season Zero design contest.

President Frances Bronet talked to Design Milk about the importance of a creative education, community, and Pratt as a force in NYC for their DMTV Milkshake series: “Trust is actually where true power can exist because you’re building relationships, and relationships are really how you can move anything forward.”

Work by Chair of Photography Shannon Ebner is on view through January 8, 2023, in Time Management Techniques at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The exhibition focuses on photography between 1968 and 2019 that reflects the medium’s relationship to time.