04/16/2026
SEATS STILL AVAILABLE
Join us Friday, May 1 for a Figure Drawing workshop led by Agnes Walden - Pratt faculty and working artist. Using a live, n**e model students will practice short and long form sketches using charcoal and will gain a basic understanding of line weight, composition, and shading. Students leave with a body of work they can use in their portfolio
Workshop runs 5-8PM; timed perfectly to pair with an afternoon campus tour!
Cost $249; all supplies included.
No experience required - open to students in grades 9-12
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04/01/2026
PRIORITY REGISTRATION CLOSES MAY 1 and the PreCollege Summer Programs at Pratt Institute are already 70% full!
It’s not to save your seat - see what classes are filling fast:
PreCollege Explore (June 20 - July 2)
☀️Architecture - 3 seats left
☀️Design - 6 seats left
☀️Fine Art - 5 seats left
Online Classes
☀️ Architecture - 5 seats left
☀️ Painting and Drawing - 7 seats left
☀️ Graphic Design - 8 seats left
PreCollege Intensive (July 6 - 31)
☀️ 3D Animation - 6 seats left
☀️ Cultural Studies - 7 seats left
☀️ Textiles - 4 seats left
☀️ Sequential (Comic Book) Arts - 7 seats left
Some of our PreCollege Intensive classes are already full for Summer 2026 including:
☀️ 2D Animation
☀️ Jewelry/Metal Arts
☀️ Digital Photography
☀️ Film/Video
Questions? Email our team at [email protected]
03/30/2026
Our 2026 staff shirts just arrived!
Designed by BFA student Jimmy Li ( )
Jimmy has worked as an Illustration and Sequential Arts mentor with the PreCollege Program over the past two years as well as overseeing comic book workshops and off-campus trips to climbing gyms, Coney Island, and more!
As an undergrad, Jimmy has managed , Pratt’s annual comic anthology as was named one of ‘s 2025 Eisner Scholars.
Please join us in thanking Jimmy for all his hard work with the PreCollege Program and wish him well as he gets ready to graduate in May!
03/15/2026
Just over one month left until applications for Summer 2026 close on May 1! Limited seats still available for PreCollege Intensive and PreCollege Explore.
PreCollege Explore: Students can live on campus or commute from home while they spend two weeks learning from Pratt faculty in tracks for Fine Art, Design, or Architecture. Class time in the morning is supplemented by visits to artist studios, museums, and workshops across NYC offering high school students a behind the scenes look into the lives of working creatives while building work for their college portfolio.
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03/15/2026