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33 Orchard in NYC Presents Work by PAFA MFA Graduates

On view June 9 - July 3 at 33 Orchard gallery in NYC
Opening reception: Friday, June 10, 6 - 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (June 1, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in conjunction with 33 Orchard gallery is pleased to present The

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PAFA Announces 2016 Winners of Prestigious Travel Scholarships and Museum Purchase Prizes

Over $170,000 in scholarships competitively awarded to students each year

PHILADELPHIA (May 16, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce the 2016 recipients of its most…

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PAFA Youth Council Curates New Exhibition

Education Makes Me a Modern Girl features more than 40 diverse works from PAFA’s Linda Lee Alter Collection of Art by Women

On view through October 9, 2016

PHILADELPHIA (May 9, 2016) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce Educ

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PAFA Holds 211th Commencement on May 13

Melvin Edwards to Deliver Commencement Address,
Njideka Akunyili Crosby to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award

PHILADELPHIA (April 28, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is holding its 211th Commencement exercises on Friday, May 13, 2016 at…

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PAFA Celebrates 115th Annual Student Exhibition on May 13 

A tradition for more than a century, and an annual ritual for savvy art collectors

PHILADELPHIA (April 22, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents its 115th Annual Student Exhibition, May 13 - June 5, in the Samuel M…

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PAFA Announces Preview Party
for 115th Annual Student Exhibition

Thursday, May 12, 2016, 4 - 8:30 p.m.


PHILADELPHIA (April 11, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will kick off the 115th Annual Student Exhibition (ASE) with a Preview Party, hosted by PAFA's Women's Board, on…

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PAFA Appoints Didier William MFA Program Chair

PHILADELPHIA (April 8, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is excited to announce the appointment of Didier William as Chair of the Master of Fine Arts program. William was selected for the position following a national search that…

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PAFA Hosts The Review Panel Philadelphia on April 6

"The highlight of formal art criticism in Philadelphia" - theartblog.org

PHILADELPHIA (March 25, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the season's final lineup of The Review Panel Philadelphia, an annual series of four…

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PAFA Presents Happiness, Liberty, Life?

Exhibition welcomes Democratic National Convention to Philadelphia; includes elements from the newly restored Red Grooms Philadelphia Cornucopia
June 30 - September 18, 2016


Opening reception: Wednesday June 29, 6 - 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (March 21, 2016) - The…

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PAFA Announces New Acquisitions to Permanent Collection

Works by David Johnson, Harriet Hosmer, Emil Lukas, Anne Minich, and Theodore Harris Join PAFA's Growing Collection of American Art

PHILADELPHIA (March 14, 2016) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is excited to announce its latest…

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PAFA Morris Gallery Presents Alyson Shotz: Plane Weave

Installation Marks Unveiling of New PAFA Commission by Influential Artist

April 21 - August 7, 2016
 
Opening reception: Wednesday April 20, 6 - 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (March 8, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is thrilled to…

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PAFA Hosts The Review Panel Philadelphia on March 15

PHILADELPHIA (March 7, 2017) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the upcoming panelists and exhibitions for The Review Panel Philadelphia, moderated by artcritical.com's David Cohen.

On Wednesday, March 15 at 6 p.m., David

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About PAFA

Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the United State's first school and museum of fine arts. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, PAFA offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the fine arts, innovative exhibitions of historic and contemporary American art, and a world-class collection of American art. 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.