Accommodations for Faculty and Staff at Pratt
Earlier this semester, Human Resources published the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities/Accommodation Policy, which brings greater transparency to the process and procedures for requesting an accommodation as a member of the faculty/staff at Pratt. HR is continuing to develop more step-by-step guidelines for the policy.
Art as Social Cartography: Tracing Communities in Malaysia’s Landscapes
November 24, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Alumni Reading Room
This lecture introduces socially engaged art practices in Malaysia, where art intersects with heritage, memory, and community. Drawing on projects such as Bangsar Heritage Walks, Siamese Reversed food-art performance, and the proposed Jenjarom New Village digital cultural mapping initiative, Kenneth Wong See Huat reflects on how artists and curators reimagine local narratives through collaboration and place-based storytelling.
The talk also revisits a series of guerrilla exhibitions in alternative and public spaces across Greater Kuala Lumpur, offering insights into the evolving ecosystem of socially grounded art and the role of curators in shaping inclusive cultural dialogue.
Photography Talk Series – Yugi Agematsu
December 3, 2025, 6pm–8pm
Higgins Hall Auditorium
Pratt Photography Talks Series presents Yugi Agematsu in conversation and a performance in the Higgins Hall Auditorium.
W. E. B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits with Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste
December 4, 2025, 5pm–7:00pm
Pratt Manhattan Center room 201
Famed sociologist, writer, and Black rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois fundamentally changed the representation of Black Americans with his exhibition of data visualizations at the 1900 Paris Exposition.
Beautiful in design and powerful in content, these data portraits make visible a wide spectrum of African American culture, from advances in education to the lingering effects of slavery. They convey a literal and figurative representation of what he famously referred to as “the color line.”
We are pleased to welcome to Pratt Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste, the editor of W. E. B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America (Princeton UP, 2018). This book assembles Du Bois’ data visualizations, and in this talk Dr. Battle-Baptiste will take the audience through some of them and provide background and context.
Fall 2025 XYZ Playtest
December 6, 2025, 12pm–3pm
Pratt Manhattan, 3rd Floor
Welcome to XYZ Playtest: Pratt Manhattan’s games showcase and playtesting day! We’re excited to invite you to experience the innovative games and creative work emerging from the Pratt and NYC student game development communities.
From video games to tabletop games, whether you’re a developer, gamer or student, this event is for you. Play in-development games, connect with local creatives, and provide your feedback to NYC’s rising game dev talent! Hosted by the Associate Degree Department | Pratt Institute.
Lunch is provided, and space is limited, so please register today!