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PAFA Celebrates Art and Community with FREE Spring Family Festival, Sunday, April 28

Win a free week of Summer Art Camp!

PHILADELPHIA – April 17, 2024 – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) holds its annual free Spring Family Festival, celebrating art and community, Sunday, April 28, 1:00-3:00 pm in Lenfest Plaza, 118-128 N. Broad Street. A raffle to win a free week of Summer Art Camp will be held during the festival.

The Spring Family Festival features art-making stations inspired by exhibitions currently on view, including printmaking, community sculpture, cyanotypes, tie-dye, and collage. Admission to PAFA’s galleries will be free and visitors can enjoy entertainment by WOW Party and live music in the plaza. Cultural organizations such as the Asian Arts Initiative, Wagner Free Institute of Science, and the Free Library will also participate in the Spring Family Festival.

All activities at the Spring Family Festival are free. While registration is highly encouraged, it is not required. Register here.

Learn more at PAFA.org.

Bloomberg Connects!

Enhance your visit to PAFA with its digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, a free arts and culture app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Experience PAFA offsite or onsite as a visual guide with multimedia and audio features and an interactive map. The Bloomberg Connects app is available for free via Google Play or the App Store. For more information.

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Katherine E. Blodgett

Communications Consultant

katherineblodgett@gmail.com

215.431.1230 

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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.