Pratt Associate Degrees

🎨 Student Work Spotlight: Ayla Ikezawa (AAS Painting/Drawing '26)

"Untitled"
Ballpoint Pen
8.5" x 11"
Fine Art Studio

"Little Man"
Spray-Paint and Acrylic
20" x 32"
Fine Art Studio

"My art takes aspects from what I have loved personally, from subjects such as jeans, lettering, feathers, and color palettes, all of which are tastes I have cultivated, and are relevant to my life right now. This year, I have also started working on a tattoo apprenticeship and wanted to merge the idea of tattoos with my art, mostly from tattoo flash sheets, to the bright, bold colors used in them."

Featured work from recent AAS Painting/Drawing alumni, Ayla Ikezawa, from graduating class of 2026! Ikezawa is an award winning student with their work previously featured in galleries like Bow Seat and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We are happy to honor Ikezawa with the Thomas H. Loughman Memorial Scholarship in 2025-2026.

🎨 Get creative this summer! ☀️

Our free art workshops are making a comeback this summer! Open to anyone looking to switch careers or interested in art and design education but unsure where to start. Come paint, design, create, and explore in the workshop of your choice! Bring friend, a creative mind, and book your calendars on June 10-12 for some hands-on activities!

Spots are limited, so make sure to sign up through our 🎟️ Eventbrite link below! ⬇️
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hack-the-arts-2026-creative-arts-workshops-at-pratt-manhattan-tickets-1990025338357

📣 AOS meets Fanfaire NYC 2026! We're excited to announce that the Associate Degree department is tabling at the High School of Art & Design's Atist Alley at FanfaireNyc this weekend, April 25-26th! Come stop by to check out our students' work and also receive a free portfolio review from our participating professors!

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📍 High School of Art & Design, 245 E 56th St, New York, NY 10022

We’re excited for Day 1 at 🎉 Stop by our tables 119 & 120 and support small, growing student artists 🧑‍🎨

BICS is completely FREE and open to the public! No ticket or pre-registration is required to attend the show. BICS runs the whole weekend, April 18-19, from 11am-7pm.

✨ Bringing AOS to BICS! We're excited to showcase Associate Degree student work from Pratt Institute at The Brooklyn Independents Comic Showcase on April 18-19! Come join us at our first time tabling there and support local artists!

BICS is a completely FREE and open event to the public, so no ticket or pre-registration is required. Find out more at brooklynindependentcomicsshowcase.com.

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📢 We're excited to share that our annual Hack the Arts is back! 🌟 This is a series of creative, hands-on workshops curated for high school students to experience the chance of exploring diverse creative disciplines and experience what it's like to be in a professional university setting with our esteemed professors.

Know someone ready to get their hands messy and their creativity flowing? Tag them below! 👇 Sign-ups are open now through Friday — don’t miss out! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hack-the-arts-2025-creative-arts-workshops-at-pratt-manhattan-tickets-1804046324119

Join us for a special reception celebrating the life and work of our dear friend and colleague, Federico Savini. Come share stories, reminisce, and celebrate the bright life he lived.

Scan the QR Code to Save the Date!
🕊️ Date: October 27, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
📍 Location: 144 West 14th Street, Room 201, New York, NY, 11001

This reception was made possible thanks to Jorge Oliver, Jane South, Susan Young, Perry Han, Lieh Sugai, Miguel Villalobos, and the Darkroom Monitors.

Your creative journey deserves a bold beginning--and Pratt is where it starts ✨

Join us for the Associate Degrees Department Open House on Saturday, October 18th, where you’ll meet faculty, explore programs shaped for today’s creative industries, and get a real feel for how Pratt turns passion into possibility! From design to art and everything in between, this is your chance to see what your future could look. Scan the QR code to RSVP!

📅 Saturday, October 18th
🕙 10:00 AM
📍 Pratt Manhattan campus - 144 W 14th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10011

Last night, the studio came to life with the first Printmaking Night of the season. Hosted by Professor Deb Caponera, participants explored the bold creativity of Linocut — discovering how to carve into linoleum and inking a striking, textured print. It was an evening of experimentation, exchange, and community!

Missed this one? Don’t worry, Printmaking Night happens every last Thursday of the month. Mark your calendars and join us next time for more creativity, community, and prints in the making!