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PAFA Receives $300,000 Grant From William Penn Foundation

Funds will support PAFA's School and Community Partnership Program 
 

PHILADELPHIA (December 7, 2015) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is thrilled to announce that it is the recipient of a $300,000 grant from The William Penn

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PAFA's Giving Tuesday campaign supported its burgeoning School and Community Partnership Program.
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One Night Only! PAFA's Annual Student Print Sale Returns Dec. 4

A popular tradition for creative holiday shoppers, with hundreds
of works by emerging student artists, all priced under $150

PHILADELPHIA (November 23, 2015) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) hosts the 22nd Annual Student

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PAFA Announces Gift from Trustee and Spouse for
New Diversity Curatorial Fellowship 

The Winston & Carolyn Lowe Curatorial Fellowship for Diversity in the Fine Arts
seeks to enhance diversity within the major institutional museum field

 

PHILADELPHIA (November 6, 2015) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the…

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PAFA Hosts The Review Panel Philadelphia on Nov. 18  

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

 
PHILADELPHIA (November 2, 2015) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the lineup for the next edition of The Review Panel Philadelphia, an annual…

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PAFA's 17th Annual Bacchanal Wine Gala and Auction Brings Marchesi Antinori to Philadelphia

Gala and auction to raise over $550,000 to support student scholarships

PHILADELPHIA (October 26, 2015) - For the seventeenth consecutive year, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will host Bacchan

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PAFA docents recently had a chance to take a tour of Faith and Family. Inspired by the World Meeting of Families 2015 and the historic visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia, Faith and Family is PAFA's first online Collections Focus, yet these works are also on view in the galleries currently. Anna…
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Liza Samuel recently demonstrated her process for making oil-based paint, as a large group of students crowded around to watch. Her formulas have become the go-to paints for many fellow students—and teachers—at PAFA.
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PAFA Hosts Fourth Season of The Review Panel Philadelphia

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

 

PHILADELPHIA (September 30, 2015) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) hosts the fourth season of The Review Panel Philadelphia, an annual series of four…

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PAFA Presents Mia Rosenthal: Paper Lens

Exhibition of new drawings marks return of PAFA’s Morris Gallery program

October 9, 2015 - January 3, 2016

PHILADELPHIA (September 24, 2015) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to present Mia Rosenthal: Paper Lens, an exhibition of a…

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“PAFA was a very exciting environment where I was able to figure out and develop a type of critical thinking that is applicable to many aspects of life, not just painting."
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PAFA Alumnus Maxfield Parrish Honored with Historical Marker

PAFA alumnus' marker dedicated at The Curtis,
home of Parrish's stunning glass mosaic Dream Garden

Dedication: Wednesday, September 16, 11 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA (September 16, 2015) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is thrilled to…

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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.