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Fashion

Black History is Pratt History: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Throughout Black History Month this February, Pratt Institute’s news page and social media are highlighting the important initiatives and accomplishments of some of the Institute’s alumni, faculty, and students in working to preserve and share Black…

Pratt Pairs: Valentine’s Day 2019

This Valentine’s Day, the Office of Alumni Relations is sharing the stories of alumni who fell for each other while they were students at Pratt. Read about the couples’ magical moments, their favorite date spots, and relationship advice they…

Graduate Fine Arts

Crit: Fine Arts Professor Jenny Lee and MFA Student Connie Fu

From the pages of Prattfolio, this article is part of a series of conversations between faculty and students on the subject of student work. This installment features Jenny Lee, Adjunct Professor CCE, Fine…

From Scented Orbs to Imaginary Worlds: Students Expand Horizons in New Pratt Integrative Courses

On a busy morning in late December, visitors to a North Hall classroom lined up to try on interactive head-sized sculptural orbs and experience imagery, lights, and scent invoking “NYC Memories” of students in Visiting Instructor Alexis…

Reclaiming Joy: Purvi Shah, MS Communications Design ’95, Creates Spaces Where Art Heals

Purvi Shah knows the anxiety of waiting. Waiting for the delayed doctor’s appointment to begin, waiting for the uncertain outcome of test results, waiting as treatment took its course for her young son as he battled the disease…

Graduate Fine Arts

Pratt Fine Arts Participates in UNTITLED Art Fair, Miami Beach

Pratt Fine Arts showcased the work of alumni and launched Pratt Institute Editions (PIE) at the 2018 UNTITLED Art Fair in Miami Beach, Florida. This celebrated annual curated fair of contemporary art was held from December…

Film/Video

Solved: Nelly Bonilla, BArch ’10, and Oscar Luna, BFA Film ’10

From the pages of Prattfolio, this article is part of a section highlighting the problem-solving process in the real world, from the perspective of alumni in the field. The Fall/Winter 2018 issue features the work of Nelly Bonilla, BArch…

Shuffling the Deck: Students Create Set of Cards to Spark Creativity and New Ways of Thinking

Creators and thinkers are always looking for new ways to approach a project or creative challenge. Inspired by the Oblique Strategies cards of Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt and the performance-based “events” of George Brecht’s artist’s book Water Yam, students…

Jewelry

Pratt Institute Participates in First Annual New York City Jewelry Week

Pratt hosted several events and exhibitions on both its Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses as part of the first-ever New York City Jewelry Week in November 2018. Featuring close to 90…

Graduate Fine Arts

Practice: From the Studio of Fine Arts Professor Jean Shin, BFA ’94; MS ’96

From the pages of Prattfolio, this article is part of a series exploring the artistic and professional practice of Pratt faculty through visits to their studios and workspaces. Here, Prattfolio looks inside the…