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#GivingTuesday and the PAFA Community

December 2, 2015

This year PAFA's Giving Tuesday campaign supported its burgeoning School and Community Partnership Program. Through PAFA's website, people made generous donations to help PAFA's museum education team bring art educators and supplies to Philadelphia public schools that desperately need such resources, including Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary School and Julia de Burgos School in North Kensington. People also showed their support by creating and sharing #Unselfie signs on social media, indicating in English and Spanish why they love PAFA.

Here is a sample of PAFA Unselfies from Giving Tuesday. To make a donation to PAFA's Giving Tuesday campaign, click here.

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About PAFA

Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the United States’ first school and museum of fine arts. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, PAFA offers a world-class collection of American art, innovative exhibitions of historic and contemporary American art, and educational opportunities in the fine arts. The PAFA Museum aims to tell America's diverse story through art, expanding who has been included in the canon of art history through its collections, exhibitions, and public programs, while classes educate artists and appreciators with a deep understanding of traditions and the ability to challenge conventions. PAFA’s esteemed alumni include Mary Cassatt, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, William Glackens, Barkley L. Hendricks, Violet Oakley, Louis Kahn, David Lynch, and Henry Ossawa Tanner.