Pratt Institute’s graduate facilities in fine arts and photography will soon move to Navy Yard

Pratt Institute’s MFA in Fine Arts and MFA in Photography facilities are scheduled to move soon from the Pfizer Building on Flushing Avenue to the new Dock 72 building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard (BNY), enabling access to a growing creative community on the edge of Pratt’s Brooklyn campus.

Dock 72 features floor-to-ceiling windows with abundant natural light and expansive views of the Manhattan skyline. The space is expected to be complete and occupied by the fall term, starting in August 2024.

Pratt’s graduate facilities in fine arts and photography will occupy 62,570 square feet across the entire third floor of Dock 72. The new location will include 100 individual artist’s studios, seminar and critique spaces, gallery spaces, a computer lab, fabrication shops and a black box for performances and projections. 

“Expanding Pratt Institute’s footprint in the Brooklyn Navy Yard provides our graduate fine arts and photography students with exceptional studios and access to a powerful community of diverse creatives and professionals,” Pratt Institute President Frances Bronet said.

“There is a long-standing connection between manufacturing and art, much of which is steeped in the practice of making and creating. The corridor that connects Pratt and the Brooklyn Navy Yard brings together emerging artists with Navy Yard designers, fabricators, inventors, and business owners. We look forward to the exchange between Pratt’s painters, sculptors, photographers, researchers and new media graduate students and the incredible production facilities at the BNY,” Bronet added.

Pratt and the Brooklyn Navy Yard share a history of and commitment to expanding the ranks of local working professionals, from Pratt Institute founder Charles Pratt’s dedication to increasing access to education and training to the Brooklyn…