DGT Welcomes Fall 2020 Gallery House Interns as Members of DGT

DGT Alumni Association, Inc., on February 21, 2021, formally inducted and welcomed three new Pratt Institute students as members. They are the Fall 2020 Gallery House Interns, Maura Kelly, Bailey Kirshner, and Mathew Kim, all Communications Design Seniors scheduled for graduation this spring 2021. During the ceremony and celebration, held via Zoom, current Gallery House coaches Meghan Rose Aubuchon and Cassidy Jackson reported that Spring Semester 2021 Gallery House was underway, including having successfully enrolled three new Interns and conducted the first internship group session. Congratulations to all new members and special thanks to Meghan and Cassidy. The concluding fall 2020 class raised more than $1,500 being donated to a local, Bedford Stuyvesant based non-profit, Playground Youth, Inc. Playground Youth is a community-based organization operating out of Playground Coffee Shop in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The organization supports the Bed-Stuy community by ensuring a safe space to exchange art, cultural knowledge, and strategies. The charity tackles a range of community needs including literacy, food equity, and arts & culture through a range of accessible programs and events. The funds donated this year by Gallery House were the most raised and given away by any Gallery House class since the program started in 2015.