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Drawing His Own Path

As Angel Ortega, BFA Fine Arts (Drawing) ’25, prepares for his thesis exhibition, he reflects on his time at Pratt, his creative process, and what’s next.

IDC Foundation Awards Second $1 Million Grant to Pratt’s Research Accelerator Hub

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This funding supports core initiatives at the Research Yard of Pratt Institute in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Pratt and a Century of The New Yorker 

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On the occasion of the magazine's 100th anniversary, a look back at the many Pratt artists, writers, and creatives who have helped shape the renowned publication.
A montage of 3 black-and-white headshots. L-R: Annabelle Selldorf, Claudia Rankine, and Stefan Sagmeister

Commencement 2025 to Be Held on May 20 at Radio City Music Hall 

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Poet and cultural critic Claudia Rankine will deliver the Commencement address and receive an honorary degree, and distinguished alumni Annabelle Selldorf and Stefan Sagmeister will receive honorary degrees.
A group of students listens attentively during an outdoor tour at the Naval Cemetery Landscape. A woman in a black hat gestures while speaking, holding a plant reference guide, as others look on surrounded by tall grasses and bare trees in the background.

Sowing Seeds of Sustainability

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Pratt Earth Action Week Spring 2025 featured walking tours, sustainability workshops and exhibitions, and world-building exercises.  

The Music Listening Experience, Reimagined

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The third annual Amazon Music Design Challenge tested students' design, research, and time management skills.

Pratt Remembers President Emeritus Thomas F. Schutte

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The Pratt Institute community remembers Dr. Thomas F. Schutte, who served as the 11th president of Pratt Institute from 1993 to 2017.

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A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute

  • Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Information Claudia Berger, MSLIS ‘21, gave a talk concluding their year as the Scholars’ Lab’s first Virtual Artist in Residence. Their talk covered a data quilt made for them exploring the history of the Appalachian Trail and who national parks are designed for. Also, the companion zine to the special issue they edited for dh+lib won best DH Training Material at the 2024 DH Awards. The zine also includes work from Associate Professor in the School of Information Nancy Smith.

  • Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, MFA Communications Design ’15, was featured in Artsy as one of the “must-know women artists.” “I first came across Amanda’s work at a fiber arts show at the South Street Seaport in New York last spring,” said arts patron Carla Shen. “She had this stunning site-specific installation of layers of cotton and silk flowers and greenery draped over a 12-foot diameter grain hoist that had been part of the building since the 18th century. She has also created numerous large public installations and murals driven by her commitment to using art to engage the community and find collective ways to address loss, transformation, and healing.”

  • Annabelle Selldorf, BArch ’85, and Pratt Trustee Mickalene Thomas, BFA Fine Arts ’00, were named among Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2025.” For more than two decades, the TIME100 list has highlighted the artists, icons, leaders, and innovators that are shaping our present day. Annie Liebovitz writes that Selldorf’s work “embodies the values she holds dear. Art and life are not separate.” About Thomas, Alicia Keys says that “she’s constantly creating new lanes, breaking boundaries, and exceeding expectations.”

  • Mark Reyes, BFA Film ’20, announced that two of his films will be screening at the Fantaspoa Film Festival in Brazil. “WOW! What an Honor! TALES FROM THE END will be making its INTERNATIONAL premiere alongside my brand new short THE NIGHTWALKER being shown for the first time ever as its WORLD PREMIERE!!!,” Reyes wrote on social media. 

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Traditions, clubs, spaces, places, events, happenings, and hidden gems that make Pratt our place.