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PAFA Presents
Melt/Carve/Forge: Embodied Sculptures by Cassils

Powerful performance-based sculpture that ignites the canon of art history

November 19, 2016 - March 5, 2017
Opening reception: Saturday, December 3, 4 - 6 p.m.

"One of ten transgender artists who are changing the landscape of contemporary

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PAFA Hosts The Review Panel Philadelphia on November 2

PHILADELPHIA (October 24, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the upcoming lineup of The Review Panel Philadelphia, moderated by artcritical.com's David Cohen.

On Wednesday, November 2 at 6 p.m., David Cohen will be…

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John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), Gassed, (1919). Oil on canvas, 90 ½ × 240 inches. Courtesy of IWM (Imperial War Museums), London. | Image: ©IWM Imperial War Museums
PAFA presents its ground-breaking exhibition, "World War I and American Art," from November 4, 2016 through April 9, 2017. The first major museum exhibition to revisit this unprecedented global event through the eyes of American artists, "World War I and American Art" will show how American artists…
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PAFA's 18th Annual Bacchanal Wine Gala and Auction
Brings Best of Australia's Food and Wine to Philadelphia

Event raises over $550,000 annually to support student scholarships

PHILADELPHIA (October 12, 2016) -- For the 18th consecutive year, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will host Ba

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PAFA Announces New Season of Exciting Programming

Music, art making, lectures, performances and more at 118-128 N. Broad Street

PHILADELPHIA (October 5, 2016) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) kicks off a new season of its popular PAFA After Dark series with 8 themed monthly events…

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PAFA to Launch New Pop-Up Space in Chestnut Hill

'PAFA Northwest' will serve as a gallery, museum shop and education space for residents and visitors to Germantown Avenue; kick-off is October 13 

PHILADELPHIA (October 3, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the launch of…

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PAFA Presents Thomas Eakins: Photographer

Rarely-seen photographs, along with paintings and sculpture, on view in exhibition honoring centenary of Eakins' death

October 20, 2016 - January 29, 2017

 Press preview: Wednesday, October 19, 11 a.m.

   
PHILADELPHIA (September 26, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania…

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PAFA Launches $25 Million Capital Campaign

PAFA First campaign to preserve its priceless collections and buildings, enhance growing North Broad Street corridor, increase public engagement with new partnerships and greater access, solidify its commitment to contemporary art
   

PHILADELPHIA (September…

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PAFA Announces New Partnership with SEI

SEI is the exclusive Presenting Sponsor of Morris Gallery Exhibition Program; three-year partnership reflects shared commitment to creativity, innovation

PHILADELPHIA (August 29, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce…

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PAFA Morris Gallery Presents Fernando Orellana: His Study of Life

Installation includes an interactive drawing machine designed to
channel the ghost of Thomas Eakins via electromagnetic fields

August 20 - November 6, 2016
 
Opening reception: Wednesday, September 7, 6 - 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (August 2, 2016…

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The oldest art museum and art school in the United States, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is dedicated to training fine artists from around the world and collecting, exhibiting, and researching the history of American art. If we were to borrow one work of art from the vast…
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PAFA Welcomes Six New Board of Trustee Members

PHILADELPHIA (July 13, 2016) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce six new members of its Board of Trustees, who were elected during PAFA’s June Board Meeting.

PAFA Board Chair Kevin F. Donohoe says, “We are delighted…

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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.