Weehawken seniors go out in styleGraduating class racks up grant money Jun 15, 2008
Olivieri said that many of the 90 grads were accepted into their first-choice schools, including Fordham University, Montclair State University, New York University, Pratt Institute, and Syracuse University. "Our kids were accepted at a whole spectrum of universities and colleges - some of the best in the country, including Ivy League schools," said Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
NAHS Class of 2008 graduate list Jun 14, 2008
Christopher Halbach Pratt Institute. Luna Hamdi Northern Essex CC. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Ted Groszkiewicz, 87, shared art of bonsai May 31, 2008
He studied art at the Pratt Institute and drew Disney cartoons before he started his military career, retiring from the Marines in 1969. By then, his brother-in-law had shown him the basics of bonsai growing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
SENIOR ON THE MOVE: PATAPSCO May 30, 2008
Jones was recently accepted into Pratt Institute in New York. He plans to attend the university this fall. (Dundalk Eagle, MD)
Clowning around May 27, 2008
Mr. Dougherty grew up in Brooklyn, where he studied at Pratt Institute and worked at a children s theater. At 22, he decided to enter clown college and he hasn t looked back. (Scranton Times, PA)
And then there were three ... (7) May 26, 2008
They have one son, a 23-year-old art student who will graduate from the Pratt Institute in New York later this month. Landeros, who grew up in Santa Paula near Ventura, has a masters in public administration and a bachelor's in sociology, both from California State University, Los Angeles. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
'Clown Eccentric' serious about his role May 24, 2008
Dougherty grew up in Brooklyn, where he studied at the Pratt Institute and worked at a children s theater. At 22, he decided to enter clown college and he didn t look back since. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
CinemaDiscourse.com, the Online Site for the Rebirth of Serious Discussions of Movies, Launches May 23, 2008
Lobell is a professor at Pratt Institute where he teaches architectural history and theory and technology and culture. He is the author of ``Joseph Campbell: The Man and His Ideas'' and ``Between Silence and Light: Spirit in the Architecture of Louis I. Kahn. (Primezone Releases)
Whitemarsh Business Association awards college scholarships to eight PW students May 22, 2008
In the fall, Cornog will study computer science at the Pratt Institute in New York City. Megan Hufnagel of Conshohocken has a 5. (Conshohocken Recorder, PA)
More of your freeholder candidatesCompetitors in 3rd and 4th districts discuss why they are running May 20, 2008
A graduate of the Jersey City Public School system, Araujo earned her bachelor of science degree in Urban Studies from St. Peter's College, and a master's degree in Library mation Science from Pratt Institute. She is the assistant library director of the Jersey City Public Library, where she has worked for 35 years. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Finale wrap-up: "The Office" May 17, 2008
Instead, Pam has become the character with a future that might not revolve entirely around paper -- will her three months at the Pratt Institute studying art be the basis for the rumored spin-off show. As the season progressed, Jim's mugging for the camera began to seem rote, his punking Dwight perfunctory, and we slowly began to realize that, as much as he might talk down Dunder Mifflin, he wasn't going anywhere soon. (Salon)
Top 10 Art Schools Compared May 11, 2008
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. Notable alumni include Dave Berg (Cartoonist for Mad Magazine), Jules Feiffer, Eva Hesse, Robert Mapplethorpe, George Lois, Harvey Fierstein, Ellsworth Kelly, Peter Max, Beverly Pepper, Paul Rand, Robert Redford Robert Sabuda, Max Weber and Rob Zombie. (Suite101.com)
Key moments in Bloch's tenure May 8, 2008
1999 A joint venture between the School of Art and Pratt Institute is announced. Bloch said: We are bringing one of the world s best art schools to the area. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Retirement will end varied career May 8, 2008
Bloch is a graduate of Pratt Institute in New York City with a degree in industrial design. He has a master s of fine arts from the University of Florida. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Get with a pro and start shooting Apr 20, 2008
Snow Farm, a craft school near Williamsburg, gives summer workshops taught by Sean McDivitt, who spends his winters teaching digital imaging at the Pratt Institute in New York. The DeCordova Museum School in Lincoln offers instruction on such specialties as twilight photography and natural light portraiture. (Boston Globe)
New Trustees Elected to Aspen Institute Board Apr 17, 2008
Smith is an alumna of Beaver College (now Arcadia University), from which she graduated in 1971, and has received honorary degrees from Arcadia University, Bates College, Bryn Mawr College, Smith College, Skidmore College, Macalester College, Occidental College, Pratt Institute, Holy Cross College, Wesleyan University, School of Visual Arts, Northwestern University, Colgate University, California State University Sacramento, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wheelock College, and the... (PR Newswire)
Marvin Sylvor, 75, a designer of carousels Apr 12, 2008
An art degree from Pratt Institute followed in 1958, and he founded a window-display and decorating business, toiling for Henri Bendel, Bloomingdale's and even the Vatican Pavilion of the 1964 World's Fair. There, he liked to say, he did everything except the "Pieta," since, he said, "Michelangelo did that.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Travels in the invisible China: Queensborough photo show documents the Middle Kingdom of the 1970s and today Mar 28, 2008
Kahan, who holds degrees in fine art from Pratt Institute and Brooklyn College, said, "Today in the media they'll talk about China polluting the earth, which any industrial country does; they'll talk about China as a huge industrial country building faster than any other country in the world; they'll be looking at the millions of cars. But with my photos, you'll see a different China, a more romantic vision and a more beautiful sense of the people.". "Yesterday's China" will be featured at the... (Bayside Times, NY)
Art show opening draws crowd Mar 17, 2008
This year's show was judged by Mike Major, who has a masters in Fine Art from New York's prestigious Pratt Institute. He said the 2008 AARC showed a lot of talent, as reflected in the record number of entries, 192. (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
What's Up? Mar 8, 2008
" Need inspiration? Stick around for the 7:30 p.m. show featuring Danish juggling prodigy Jen Sigsgaard (she started at 12). 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free ( 10 admission for show). Pratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn; (212) 989-4718.DRAGON TALES: How fierce can a dragon named Custard be? Find out at this musical adaptation of Ogden Nash's "Custard the Dragon" books, about a pudding-hearted dragon and his fearless human pal, Belinda. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.,... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Local Filmmakers & Producer of Oscar-Winning Film to Be Featured at International Arts Movement's 2008 Encounter Feb 16, 2008
Macky Alston and founder/executive director of Exodus Transitional Community, Julio Medina, will also participate in a dialogue about their film "Hard Road Home" (South by Southwest Film Festival), facilitated by film curator Sarah Hanssen (Hamptons International Film Festival, Pratt Institute). Additional programming for the encounter includes an art exhibit, music competition, lectures, musical performances, poetry readings, topical workshops, and vibrant inter-disciplinary artistic... (PR Newswire)
3 interview for creative-writing position Feb 15, 2008
Sessions, another creative-writing program director candidate, hails from New York, where he teaches fiction at the Pratt Institute. He received an M.F.A. in fiction from workshop in 2001 and had an acclaimed novel, The Sabotage Cafe, published last year under the pen name Joshua Furst. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Eslinger, Lyons Feb 10, 2008
Saturday, February 09, 2008. Ariann Eslinger and Jason Lyons, both of Coos Bay, have announced their plans to marry in the summer. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Ehrhardt, known as Mets' 'sign man' at Shea, dies Feb 10, 2008
He graduated from the Pratt Institute with a design art degree after the war and worked for American Home Foods. His wife, Lucille Schneyer, died in 1997. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Buried treasure Union City resident exhibits pictures of historic skyline Jan 27, 2008
During his high school career, he would often attend the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Saturdays for art lessons and would consequently pursue his college career at Pratt. Ciarcia also went on to acquire a master's degree in art education from New York University and also spent time at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Joseph Steven Campbell Jan 24, 2008
Upon his release from service, he attended Pratt Institute in New York City and received a degree from New York City College of Technology before joining General Electric, for which he worked in New York and in Idaho. He joined Lockheed in 1961 and worked there until 1976 as assistant supervisor for plant engineering. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Partners offers clients a full-service Jan 15, 2008
The two, who met while attending New York City's Pratt Institute, started the firm in 2004 to offer clients a full-service building project experience. "We have the contracting experience and the architectural background," O'Donnell said. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Mixing art with words Jan 11, 2008
Aptekar received his BFA from the University of Michigan and his MFA from Pratt Institute in New York City. He divides his time between New York City and Paris, France. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Books to stave off cabin fever Jan 9, 2008
The book is ideal for many ages of readers and includes serious historical vignettes, like Jefferson Davis stint in Wisconsin as well as lesser serious ones like Alfred Stanley Johnson Jr s. obsession with producing novelty postcards that featured overgrown vegetables to quirky stories like the Morris Pratt Institute in Whitewater. The upbeat collection is easy to read and isn t something too heavy during this period of overcast weather. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Detroit Gets New Era in Downtown Living With Iconic $150 Million Cadillac Centre on Campus Martius Park Jan 7, 2008
"We are pleased that they recognize the opportunities for growth here as we continue to build the 'NEXT Detroit.' "Cadillac Centre will be considered a work of architectural dynamism and take its place as a jewel among their many properties throughout Detroit and the world," Mayor Kilpatrick said. The Northern Group hired renowned architect Anthony Caradonna as architect. A local Detroit architectural firm will also be used for project work. Caradonna is the principal of the New York and... (PR Newswire)
Secrets of da Vinci Revealed---in Salisbury Jan 4, 2008
A graduate of the College of Wooster in Ohio and Pratt Institute in New York City, Mr. Dunlop continues to paint landscapes, lectures on art and teaches. In the spring of 2005 he lectured at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on landscapes and is currently preparing for shows in the South and on the West Coast. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Park Slope returns to its roots Jan 4, 2008
Instead, the mansions that line Prospect Park West today were built for the likes of Charles Pratt (founder of the Pratt Institute) and railroad developer Edwin C. Litchfield. That was the Gold Coast, meant to compete with Fifth Avenue. (Newsday -- New York City)
Healing artExhibit calls attention to Alzheimer's disease Dec 23, 2007
"Why, when I was 15, was I doing this? I have no idea. Out of Pratt Institute I had some success with a Chimera (a mythological creature made up of parts from different animals). You tend to say people like this, so I'll continue to do this. Myths go across all civilizations and the stories are all very touching. Bad things happening to good people, things you can't explain.". Axleroad studied art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. His work has been shown at the Boston Museum of Fine Art,... (Stamford Advocate)
Tomie dePaola knows his audience Dec 10, 2007
After high school, he went to Pratt Institute of art in Brooklyn and decided early to specialize in illustration. "In my first week, one of my classmates invited me to an opening at MOMA, of [French painter] Georges Rouault," dePaola said, "and I was totally blown away. That same night, I saw my first Picasso and first Matisse." Rouault and Matisse became his heroes, along with medieval painters Giotto and Fra Angelico. (Boston Globe)
MIT Presidential Fellow Selected as SIGGRAPH 2008 Conference Chair Dec 6, 2007
She has just joined IBM Research, Watson and previously held positions at Microsoft, Philips Research, Columbia University, Pratt Institute, and MIT. ... D. in Design and Computation from MIT where she was also selected as a Presidential Fellow and a Master of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Buy Elton's Gnomes Dec 2, 2007
Pratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn; (718) 636-3600. Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Walter Leidtke will venture to Brooklyn's Pratt Institute on Thursday, where he'll discuss his museum's "The Age of Rembrandt," exhibit. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Jewelers outshine the competition Nov 29, 2007
To prepare, the Pratt Institute graduate and her husband Paul D'Amico, who manages the finances of the home-based business, are investing more in rich materials and coming out with a new line this fall. Targeted shoppers are mainly style mavens with some decent disposable income. (Newsday -- New York City)
Model maker who was model citizen The legendary Theodore Conrad being honored with dedication at courthouse Nov 28, 2007
Conrad studied draftsmanship at Dickinson High School in Jersey City, and then attended Pratt Institute in New York City. He then landed a job with the prestigious architectural firm of Harvey Walley Corbett in 1932 during the Great Depression. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Bookworm takes on Barnes & Noble for second time Nov 21, 2007
She attended the College of New Rochelle and studied library sciences at the Pratt Institute in New York. She lives in Simsbury, a town she loves, with her husband and has two grown children, both avid readers. (West Hartford News, CT)
Your Incredible Neighbors: Tubac archivist develops passion for life stories Nov 2, 2007
He enrolled in the Pratt Institute School of Library and Information Science in Brooklyn, N.Y. and earned a library degree, concentrating in archives and rare books that were printed from the invention of printing in the 1400s to the early 1800s. My favorite books are those that were printed after Columbus returned from the New World with all his observations and discoveries, he said. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Nissan Cube Collaboration Invites Film and Design Students To Think 'Outside Of The Cube' Oct 31, 2007
The Brooks Institute film school in Santa Barbara, CA and Pratt Institute, School of Art and Design in New York City will participate in the Cube project. Cube-ism: Automobile Meets Art. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Pop-punk duo Matt and Kim hope to inspire dance party Oct 17, 2007
Matt and Kim - who call their concerts "an onstage pizza party" - earned their start three years ago when the two met and began dating at Brooklyn's Pratt Institute. Though Kim played clarinet in junior high, she always wanted to learn the drums, so she began practicing, and Matt picked up the keyboard. (Daily Orange, NY)
Wearable artJC artist's charming creations are inspired by memories Oct 11, 2007
It all started when Mikos made the long journey from Iowa to Manhattan, to complete an M.F.A. in photography at the Pratt Institute. Her professor, Arthur Freed, sent the artist - who was working mostly on self-portraits at the time - out on the street to photograph what she saw in the city. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Rural Projects features first artist installation Oct 8, 2007
It isn't a gas station at all but a large scale art piece by New York City-based artist and professor of Fine Art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, Martine Kaczynski, built over the course of several months, beginning in June, as part of the Rural Projects artist residency program. To get the rest of the story every day, subscribe to the Register Star. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Sew talented Oct 6, 2007
During the summer, she attended a four-week art camp at her top art school choice, the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, where she took many foundation art classes, such as art history, fashion sketch and portfolio preparation. Pratt Institute is her top school of choice, she said. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Sharing space: Turning a chicken barn into a 10,000-square-foot studio is only the beginning Oct 6, 2007
" The idea of sharing the space evolved into the idea of creating a residency program where artists could spend some time living and working on the property. The goal of Rural Projects, they say is to encourage all sorts of artists, including those using new media. Right now they run their program as inexpensively as possible. But eventually, they say they hope Rural Projects will grow into a thriving non-profit program with a gallery and all the tools and technology artists need for their work.... (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
GMU Artists in Greece Oct 5, 2007
The Skopelos Foundation for the Arts is closely connected to Northern Virginia and to GMU. Gloria Carr, the visionary behind the foundation, raised her children in Springfield and studied art at GMU. A graduate of the Pratt Institute and a respected printmaker, she traveled to Greece 10 years ago. When she saw Skopelos, Carr sold her house in Fairfax, built a light-filled studio atop the highest peak in Skopelos, and opened her doors to students and resident artists. (Fairfax Chronicle, VA)
Prestigious New York Area Stars of Design Award Winners Announced Sep 29, 2007
"It is apropos that we honor these eight outstanding individuals during the Dding's important fall market." The award winners were selected by a jury comprised of six distinguished design experts and artists including photographer Harry Benson, architect Joseph Giovannini, writer Jamaica Kincaid, Tiffany's design director John Loring, interior designer Juan Pablo Molyneux, and Pratt Institute president Thomas F. Schutte. The Stars of Design Awards were initially established on the west coast and... (PR Newswire)
Christian Herter Jr., legislator, Bay State scion Sep 25, 2007
On his mother's side, the youth descended from Charles A. Pratt, a partner in Standard Oil of New Jersey and founder of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Mr. Herter was a 1941 graduate of Harvard University and enlisted in the Army before Pearl Harbor was attacked. (Boston Globe)
The Harvey 'Affair' Sep 17, 2007
Read Fierstein's MySpace blog, though, and you'll find this fine arts grad of the Pratt Institute wears a fourth hat prop-maker. Aping Martha Stewart, though on the cheap, he bought $37 worth of supplies at a Dollar Store and created the hearts-and-flowers Just Married sign to be seen in the show. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Local artist's imaginative sculptures on exhibit Sep 14, 2007
Her work with vases turned to sculpture, and after four months of practice at the Art Students League in Manhattan, Preston decided to attend Pratt Institute, a school of art and design. Preston focused on creating large sculptures that took months to build, and began showing her pieces in exhibits in 2004. (Pine Plains Register Herald, NY)
Children's book illustrator depicts African American heroes, history 09-09-2007 Sep 9, 2007
He earned a scholarship to the Pratt Institute in New York City and graduated with honors in 1989. While in school, he volunteered with the Harlem Horizon Studio and Harlem Hospital Center, later serving as the program s director for 12 years. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Co-op showcases work by Carey Williams, Serena Bates Aug 25, 2007
Educated at Central Connecticut University and Pratt Institute, Williams works in a variety of media, ranging from fabric to oil, pastel, watercolor and colored pencil. She says that she particularly enjoys combining traditional rug hooking techniques with the art of portraiture, dying her own wool to obtain the variety of shades one might mix in an artist s palette. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Couple says 'I do' on Cyclone Aug 24, 2007
Meyer and Muroff, both of whom live in Ridgewood and work as artists, said they met nearly 20 years ago at the Pratt Institute and dated for awhile. But the couple met up again six years ago through mutual friends and resumed their romance. (Bayside Times, NY)
Street artist shares her gift Aug 24, 2007
Swoon, 29, said she started creating urban landscapes about street life during the latter part of her art studies at the Pratt Institute in New York. "I was sort of looking at a lot of the fine-arts stuff that was happening in New York. I felt like it was kind of boring and alienating, very commercial, and I liked what was happening outside," she said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Diane Lewis, at 54; Globe reporter covered unions, workers rights Aug 16, 2007
"I really liked that although she knew a lot of things, she never acted as if she knew everything," said her daughter, Karina Sharif, a student at Pratt Institute in New York City. "It wasn't the kind of relationship where she was always, always right. Sometimes she took advice from me, which made me feel nice. She valued my opinion.". (Boston Globe)
Tibet inspires Aug 10, 2007
Hayworth will soon go to graduate school at the Pratt Institute in New York City, so the show might be her last in Anchorage for some time. "40 Days" continues until Aug. 20 at the UAA Student Union Gallery (786-1052, ), which is open from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (Anchorage Daily News)
'From the Ground Up with Debbie Travis' selects Chief Designer Aug 3, 2007
Ovadia, a 26-year-old interior architect with an Architectural degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Interior Design from the renowned Pratt Institute in New York, combined her top-notch designs, abounding enthusiasm and continual professionalism to outshine the competition on a weekly basis. "Dvira began her journey on 'FROM THE GROUND UP' as a quiet designer, a wallflower, but bit by bit she opened up to show her savvy design talent. As each task challenged her to be her very... (Canada Newswire)
Richard Emmet, 82, lawyer, influential advocate for environment Aug 2, 2007
Among his ancestors was Charles Pratt, who made a fortune in the oil industry and founded Pratt Institute in New York City. Mr. Emmet may have felt emotionally closer to his Irish ancestors; he was a direct descendant of the Irish revolutionary Thomas Addis Emmet. (Boston Globe)
PepsiCo Announces Passing of Veteran Advertising Executive, Alan M. Pottasch Jul 30, 2007
For those interested, the Pottasch family has requested that donations may be made in Alan's memory to: -- A scholarship being established in his name in the advertising program at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. -- The Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) service of New Fairfield, CT. Exact details regarding how to make donations will be communicated separately as soon as arrangements are finalized with each organization. SOURCE PepsiCo. (PR Newswire)
David Shaw, 90; prolific writer for film, TV Jul 30, 2007
In 1936, Shaw graduated from the Pratt Institute of art in Brooklyn, where he met his first wife, Vivian Rosenthal. She died in 1969. (Los Angeles Times)
City Living: Clinton Hill Jul 26, 2007
Rich oil baron Charles Pratt was one of those pioneers, and after building not one but several mansions on Clinton Avenue, he settled down and founded Pratt Institute. Today the school, with concentrations in architecture and design, draws a young and vital demographic to a neighborhood that is otherwise pretty grounded. (Newsday -- New York City)
And then there were three ... (51) Jul 18, 2007
They have one son, a 23-year-old art student who will graduate from the Pratt Institute in New York later this month. Landeros, who grew up in Santa Paula near Ventura, has a masters in public administration and a bachelor's in sociology, both from California State University, Los Angeles. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
The new generation of librarians is hip Jul 16, 2007
" When the cult film "Party Girl" appeared in 1995, with Parker Posey as a night life impresario who finds happiness in the stacks, the idea that a librarian could be cool was a joke. Now, there is a public librarian who writes dispatches for McSweeney's Internet Tendency, a favored magazine of the young literati. "Unshelved," a comic about librarians -- yes, there is a comic about librarians -- features a hipster librarian character. And, in real life, an increasing number of librarians are... (San Francisco Chronicle)
3-D: The art of Robert Sabuda Jul 16, 2007
"With the ability to hold a crayon came the discovery that I was an artist. I spent hours, days and weeks drawing, painting, cutting and gluing. My bedroom was a constant whirlwind of pencil shavings, drippy paint brushes and mounds of paper scraps." Eventually he studied art at the Pratt Institute in New York City and today works in a studio in New York City with his partner, Matthew Reinhart, creating and illustrating children's books. His first pop-up book was published in 1994. (Deseret News)
