Pratt Fine Arts MFA Open Studios & Open Fields: An Artist Resource Fair

In collaboration and with support from MoMA's Public Engagement Department.

Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 12–8 PM | Dock 72, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Pratt Fine Arts MFA presents Open Studios / Open Fields, a day that celebrates both artistic practice and the resources that sustain it. Visitors are invited to explore MFA studios and a pop-up exhibition, while also engaging with nonprofit organizations offering residencies and grants, as well as advocacy groups. Together, these two events create a unique ecosystem: a chance to experience works-in-progress firsthand and to access the networks that help artists thrive.

Engage directly with MFA artists and get an inside look at works in progress! MFA artists work across painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, installation, social practice, and interdisciplinary forms, guided by a diverse faculty of practicing artists, scholars, and curators.

Open Fields brings together a dynamic cross-section of organizations—ranging from artist residencies and grant-giving foundations to maker spaces, advocacy groups, and alternative exhibition venues—creating a platform for connection, visibility, and support for artists.

Participating organizations: Artadia, Center for Urban Pedagogy, Dieu Donné, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, The Fortune Society, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, The Laundromat Project, NARS Foundation, Project for Empty Space, RECESS, Residency Unlimited, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Silver Art Projects, Socrates Sculpture Park, and Wassaic Project.

Public Programming

Open Fields’ programming invites attendees to engage directly with experts in the field on how artists build and sustain their practices through studio work, community engagement, resource networks, and alternative models of support.

• Residencies & Resources: Building Your Practice Through Supportive Structures (12:30–1:30 PM)
• Funding Your Practice: Grants, Alternatives, and Insider Advice (2:00–3:30 PM)
• Big Idea: How do artists sustain community-engaged practices? (4:00–5:00 PM) Organized by MoMA’s Public Engagement Department

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Access to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Dock 72 is restricted. Entry requires either a Pratt ID card or a Visitor QR Code Pass.

• All who RSVP will receive an email with instructions for their unique Visitor QR Code Pass, issued the morning of the event.
• Please register each attendee with their individual email address so they can receive their own QR code. One pass per visitor only.
• Look for an email titled:DOCK 72 Visitor Check-in Saturday, November 8 from: [email protected].
• Check your spam folder if you cannot locate it.
• Passes are valid for November 8 only.

• By Taxi/Rideshare: Enter Building 77, 141 Flushing Ave as your drop-off location. Use your QR code to access the Yard at the gates located at the end of the Building 77 hall (past the food vendors). Note: Taxis and rideshares are not allowed to pick up inside the Yard. Use Building 77 for both drop-off and pick-up.
• By Car: There is no parking at Dock 72. You must park outside the Navy Yard and walk in.
• By Ferry or Citibike: Dock 72 is located adjacent to the NYC Ferry stop and Citibike station. Shuttles are also available on-site to and from nearby MTA subway stops. More info: Dock 72 – Getting There

Host or Publisher Pratt Institute