Pratt Institute Fall 2012 Lecture Series

Pratt Institute's Art and Design, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Architecture schools will feature talks by esteemed individuals and working professionals as part of each department's fall 2012 lecture series.

ARCHITECTURE
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Varying weekdays
Brooklyn lectures: Higgins Hall Auditorium, 6 PM 
Manhattan lectures: Pratt Manhattan campus, Room 213, 6:30 PM

DIGITAL ARTS
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Wednesdays
Myrtle Hall, Lecture Room 3E-4, 12:45 PM 

FASHION DESIGN
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Mondays
Pratt Manhattan campus, Room 213, 6 PM

FINE ARTS
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Tuesdays
Engineering, Room 307, 12:45 PM 

PHOTOGRAPHY
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Wednesdays
Higgins Hall Auditorium, 6:30 PM

WRITER'S FORUM
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Wednesdays
Engineering, Room 307, 12:30 PM

"Party Headquarters: Art in the Age of Political Absurdity" Exhibition

Greta Pratt, Rodney Parker, from the Liberty Wavers series, 2010-2012, photograph, 20 x 28 inches.Pratt Manhattan Gallery connects with the fall 2012 election campaign by presenting Party Headquarters: Art in the Age of Political Absurdity, a political art exhibition, voter registration drive, and the fifth annual "Pratt Falls," a program of political cabaret produced by Larry Litt, which represents a broad range of opinions about political media, the art of persuasion, the persuasion of art, and voting attitudes of vote-eligible citizens.

Open through November 10, 2012
Tuesday–Saturday, 11 AM–6 PM

"Pratt Falls" will take place in the gallery on October 16, October 30, and November 6 at 7 PM.

PRATT MANHATTAN GALLERY
Manhattan Campus
144 West 14th Street
Second Floor
New York, NY 10011

Photo: Greta Pratt

Pratt Institute 125th Anniversary Gala

In honor of Pratt's founding on October 17, 1887, Pratt will host a golden anniversary gala to celebrate its distinguished legacy. This once-in-a-lifetime event will honor the Pratt Family, Maximilian Josef Riedel, Julie Taymor, and Kehinde Wiley, while raising vital funds for student scholarships. To purchase tickets or for more information, click here.

Monday, October 15, 2012
Cocktails, 6 PM
Dinner followed by award ceremony, 7 PM

WALDORF=ASTORIA
301 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Pratt in Venice Exhibition

Generations of artists have been inspired by Venice’s shimmering waterways, visual richness, and serene character. The Pratt in Venice program's 28th annual exhibition will showcase the studio and research work of students from the 2012 Pratt in Venice program, a six-week summer intensive covering aspects of Venetian art and art history, printmaking, and painting. The opening reception will feature a silent auction of the students’ work to benefit the Pratt in Venice scholarship fund.

Opening reception on Monday, October 15, 5–7 PM

Open through Sunday, October 21
Tuesday–Sunday, 9 AM–5 PM

EAST HALL, SECOND FLOOR GALLERY
Brooklyn Campus
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205