Develop your artistic practice while gaining a strong foundation in the liberal arts. Discover different perspectives on art, learning artistic techniques while studying art and design from around the world and throughout history.
Deepen Your Artistic Practice
Practice traditional and innovative visual arts techniques in studio classes taught by our outstanding faculty of active professional artists. You will have access to Pratt’s world-class facilities, including generously sized art and design studios and labs with cutting-edge hardware and software. In addition, the program’s emphasis on writing means our graduates can draft grant proposals, artist statements, and other writing critical to a career in the arts.
Study Art and Design History at an Art School
You will become part of a close-knit, supportive community of artists, designers, and thinkers at Pratt. As part of Pratt’s extensive network, you will have the opportunity to learn from leading artists, designers, historians, and theorists.
A Strong Foundation in the Liberal Arts
You will gain a wide perspective in theory, design methods, and artistic expression, spanning media such as art, design, architecture, film, and literature. Understand how the effects of gender, class, politics, and religion intersect with art and culture. Pratt’s liberal arts curriculum, including foreign language study, prepares you to research and critically analyze art and literature.
Immersed in Nature—in the Heart of New York City
Our beautiful, tree-lined campus is a green oasis in Brooklyn, located minutes from world-class museums, galleries, and theaters. Students walk through our rotating sculpture park, landmarked buildings, and lush lawns on the way to class.
A Versatile, Interdisciplinary Degree
Interdisciplinary and socially engaged, our program provides a broad foundation from which students build critical and analytical capacities. Drawing on disciplines ranging from sociology, anthropology, linguistics, and economics, you’ll go beyond aesthetics to consider complex questions and challenges. Our students learn to write and research effectively—invaluable skills in an evolving world.
With class sizes of just 12–20, you’ll collaborate closely with your team, faculty, and community partners to learn the skills needed to create strategies and systems that meet real-world challenges.
Customize Your Degree with Electives and Seminars
Take electives in film and design, architecture, non-Western, pre-Renaissance, Renaissance to Rococo, and 19th-, 20th-, or 21st-century art, design, theory and methodology, and chemistry of art. Major-specific seminars are available from your first through senior year on topics that include the role of New York as a cultural capital, critical and theoretical models, and art and social justice.
Internships in the NYC Art World
Pratt has longstanding connections within New York City’s art community. Our dedicated internship coordinator helps students find excellent programs at leading arts institutions in the city, including the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and galleries across the city.
Study Abroad in London, Paris, or Venice
Pratt has deep connections with university partners around the world. We offer summer intensives in Pratt in London and Paris programs. We also recently celebrated the 35th anniversary of Pratt in Venice, a six-week program held each June and July. For more information on Study Abroad, visit Pratt’s Study Abroad page.
From the Catalog
Our Faculty
Our faculty of outstanding creative professionals and scholars share a common desire to develop each student’s potential. Bringing different views, methods, and perspectives, they provide a rigorous educational model in which students make and learn. See all History of Art and Design faculty and administrators.
Career Paths After Graduation: Work and Advanced Study
Our program is your launchpad for success in competitive fields. Graduates pursue thriving careers at leading organizations such as the Christie’s Design Department, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and World Monuments Fund.
They are also uniquely prepared for advanced research and study, earning placements in prestigious graduate programs such as Harvard University, the University of Southern California, the University of Edinburgh, Oxford University, and the Victoria and Albert/Royal College of Art master’s programs.
Career Support for Life
Students and alumni can schedule one-on-one appointments with career strategists in Pratt’s Center for Career and Professional Development. A career strategist can work with you to develop your job/internship search strategies and life and business plans, as well as review résumés, cover letters, websites, and other marketing materials.
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