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| Named after | Edwin T. Pratt |
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| Formation | 1976 |
| Founder | Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation |
| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) public charity |
| Purpose | Education, resource center |
| Headquarters | 1902 South Main Street |
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Executive Director | Jessica Borusky |
| Budget | $3 million (2019) |
| Staff | 155 |
| Students | 4,335 (2019) |
| Website | pratt |
Pratt Fine Arts Center is a non-profit arts education and resource center in the Squire Park area of Seattle's Central District. The center employs 155 teaching artists and conducts more than 600 classes annually. [1]
Pratt was founded in 1976 by the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation [2] and named in honor of slain civil rights leader Edwin T. Pratt. [3] In 1982 it was turned over to a newly created 501(c)(3) non-profit, City Art Works. [2] Since then, Pratt has grown into a nearly $3 million annual budget. With an average class size of 6.5 students, the school had 4,335 total class registrations in 2019. [1]
Pratt includes facilities for glassblowing, lampworking, glass beadmaking, flameworked glass, metal sculpture, bronze casting, stone carving, jewelry and metalsmithing, woodworking, printmaking, painting and drawing. [2] The Center has 14 studios across three buildings: the main building in Pratt Park (also named after Edwin Pratt) and two additional buildings in the block immediately south of the park. [4] The latter two were originally part of the adjacent now empty Wonder Bread bakery. [5]
Programs include adult and youth education (including free Saturday programs for youth), master artist intensives and visiting artist programs, and studio access programs for working artists. [6] In 2019, Pratt served 960 youth and teens through education programs and granted 139 new independent artists access to its studios. [1]
