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A Friendship Built at PAFA Leads to an Exhibition in New Mexico

Learn more about the unique friendship between PAFA graduates Jerome Michael McLaughlin (MFA '16) and Read Lockhart (MFA '14).
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Adam Lovitz

“The lure of PAFA was its connection to Philly, and how this would provide a sort of bedrock to my early professional years as an artist. Reflecting on this, I felt charged by the atmosphere of Philly, and found something very special in the intimacy and legacy of PAFA. Upon visiting the MFA program…
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Measurements in the Broad Street Studio

For the past twenty-plus years, Mike Schley’s work has been digital and small. His impact working in fantasy and science fiction publishing is large but he often found himself working on a tablet, translating the worlds that came alive in his mind to a computer screen.
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PAFA Awarded $.5 Million for Arts Development in Philadelphia

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has been awarded $500,000 from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) for the institution’s Campus Master Plan.
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PAFA Acquires Hundreds of Works from the John Rhoden Estate

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is proud to announce that the academy is taking responsibility of more than 275 works by American sculptor John Rhoden (1918-2001).
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PAFA celebrates 250th Anniversary of London’s Royal Academy as only American partner

PAFA celebrates 250th Anniversary of London’s Royal Academy as only American partner: PAFA President and CEO David R. Brigham, curates an exhibition on Benjamin West, the bridge between the two institutions, and teacher to many American artists of the iconic works of the New Republic.
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When Art Meets the World: In Conversation with Student Dara Haskins

BFA Student Dara Haskins talks about her experience creating and exhibiting politically-charged artwork.
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America, I Cant' Breathe by Dara Haskins, 2017

When Art Meets the World: In Conversation with Student Dara Haskins

BFA Student Dara Haskins talks about her experience making and exhibiting politically-charged artwork.
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PAFA’s 19th Annual Bacchanal Wine Gala and Auction Brings Five California Visionaries to Philadelphia

PAFA’s 19th Annual Bacchanal Wine Gala and Auction

Brings Five California Visionaries to Philadelphia

 

PHILADELPHIA (October 20, 2017) —  For the 19th consecutive year, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will host its Bacchanal Wine Gala and Auction on November 11, 2017 at PAFA, 128…

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PAFA Reopens Popular Retail Store in Chestnut Hill

PAFA Reopens Popular Retail Store in Chestnut Hill

PAFA Northwest opens in a new location, launches partnership with Phaidon

PHILADELPHIA (October 16, 2017) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) reopened its pop-up retail store last week in Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill neighborhood…

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PAFA Presents a Forum on Art and the Election

PAFA Presents a Forum on Art and the Election
What is the role and responsibility of artists
in responding to a nation divided?

Friday – Sunday, November 3 – 5, 2017


PHILADELPHIA (October 9, 2017) – Marking one year since the most recent national election, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA…

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New Wide-Ranging Acquisitions Join Prestigious PAFA Collection of American Art

New Wide-Ranging Acquisitions Join Prestigious

PAFA Collection of American Art

Works by Audrey Flack, Mickalene Thomas, Sonya Clark, Cassils, and others


PHILADELPHIA (September 22, 2017) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the addition of more than 28 historic, modern, and…

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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.