Pratt Institute News

Brooklyn is both brownstones and Barclays Center: It is home to great change and a sense of permanence that binds together the ancient brick of storied places like the Navy Yard, Pratt Institute and Brooklyn Academy of Music .

Born Oct. 2, 1932, in West Haverstraw, N.Y., Mike was a son of the late Michael and Mary Rose Zarriello-Delloro. He was raised and educated in New York, and graduated from Pratt Institute in New York City with a degree in Chemical Engineering.

The Pratt Institute, the private art college based in Brooklyn, has purchased a 34,700-square-foot development site approved for a 17-story residential tower for $13 million, according to public records filed with the city today.

Elizabeth Skrapits / The Citizens' Voice A banner honoring 2nd Lt. Richard M. Cummings hangs on Church Street in Dallas.

A timely pre-Olympics exhibition features works by the legendary American graphic designer Lance Wyman.

Beverly Pepper. Small Ascension, 2008. Steel, 15 x 6.75 x 15 inches. © Beverly Pepper.

Dr. John Howell White was recentlty named Higher Education Art Educator of the Year by the National Art Education Association.

Noah Revoir, a Norwich graduate, has truly begun to make a name for himself in the art world of New York City.

As usual at ICFF, the student work is some of the most interesting and forward looking.

Tom Griscom is passionate about teaching photography and inspired by being an advocate for the craft.

On the mall leading to Lutgert Hall, five corten and stainless steel spires rise majestically from a bed of black river rock in ascending heights from 7 to 15 feet.

The fashion world is a cold, cold place - even with all the fur that's sent down the runway each season.

Showing a rare glimpse of Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana entitled,A Before They We Were Famous" :A Behind the Lens of William John Kennedy, presented by Miami's KIWI Arts Group, has been debuting in New York City which started viewing on April 19 and, concurrently, in Indianapolis on April 27, 2012.

Pratt Institute industrial design students have collaborated with furniture maker Herman Miller on designs that promote physical and mental well-being. Above, Pete KL's Memoro design.

Gunston Hall Interim Director Mark Whatford is working hard to improve communications with the Board of Regents, brainstorming ideas for events and more community involvement, and having fun while doing it.

The elusive creator of the once-popular Pollock Executive Chair, introduced in 1963, is not only alive and well at 81, but he's back with his first chair in nearly 30 years.

In addition to approximately 1,300 bachelor's and master's degrees, honorary degrees will be awarded to artist Ai Weiwei , architect Santiago Calatrava , patron of the arts and education Kathryn C. Chenault , and Philippe de Montebello , director emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Fiske Kimball Professor at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts.

This week, Pratt Institute is hiring an art director , while Runner's World is in need of a new design director .

Comics used to be seen as cheap throwaway entertainment for children and teenagers.

Pratt Institute graduate Theresa Deckner isn't afraid to get messy with her eco-fashion line that mixes mod silhouettes and colorful, hand-painted fabrics.