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PAFA Appoints New Chief Development Officer & Senior Vice President

PAFA is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Allsopp as Chief Development Officer and Senior Vice President. In this role, Jane will develop and lead PAFA's comprehensive fundraising initiatives, working with senior staff, the Board of Trustees, and the development team to ensure the long…
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Precious Treasures: Cultivate Them Wadsworth Jarrell, 1994. Gift from the collection of Winston and Carolyn Lowe in honor of Brandywine founder, Allan L. Edmunds
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Community and Collaboration

Untitled [(test plate) from the Dinner Party, 1976] Judy Chicago.Art by Women Collection, Gift of Linda Lee Alter
Art At Noon
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Food, Feminism, and Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party

Photo of the John Rhoden Archives
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Artist Papers: Building Legacy Through The Archives

Different approaches to acrylic painting
Continuing Education
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Contemporary Approaches to Acrylic Painting

From messy studio to functioning.
Continuing Education
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Setting Up a Home Studio

Christine Lafuente teaching a group of students
Continuing Education
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Alla Prima Still Life with Christine Lafuente

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Global Optimization Diagram Ana Vizcarra Rankin, 2012
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Ingenuity

Studio Shots of Sarah McEneaney and Diane Burko
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In the Studio with Diane Burko and Sarah McEneaney

Arjan Martins (born 1960), Atlantico, 2016, Pinacoteca Sao Paulo, 195 x 155 cm
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American Art Across Hemispheres

Philadelphia Prototype 2002, Robert Ryman
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Robert Ryman and Philadelphia

Student Making Art
Family Programs
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Summer Camp Open House

Artists Making Work over zoom
Continuing Education
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Summer Pre-College Open House

A Real Allegory of Her Studio Mequitta Ahuja, 2015
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INGENUITY and GRIT

Illustration for "Why Fish Don't Exist" by Kate Samworth
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The Pursuit of Creativity

Dr. Martin Fass and Dr. Anna O Marley with the Mastodon
Art At Noon
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Peale, Humboldt, and the Mastodon

Teen making art over zoom
Continuing Education
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Summer Pre-College Open House

Jonathan Lyndon Chase (MFA '16). For you For us Come back soon, 2019
Art At Noon
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The Artist and the City

Nell Painter Wise Woman Disappears, 2017
Brodsky Center at PAFA
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The Personal and The Political

A Real Allegory of Her Studio, Mequitta Ahuja, 2015
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CHANGE

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PAFA Website Wins A 2020 Webby Award

The PAFA website has won a 2020 Webby Award for "Best School/University" project for its 2019 website redesign. Established in 1996, the Webby Awards are the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet.
Photo of Wharton Esherick
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When Artists Pivot: Wharton Esherick and His Career

Camper learning how to draw over zoom
Family Programs
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Summer Camp Open House

Arcmanoro Niles for Cultured Magazine | Photo: Aubrey Mayer

Artsy | Arcmanoro Niles '13 Awarded Tiffany Foundation Biennial Grant

The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation announced the recipients of its 2019 Biennial Grants this week. Among this year's recipients is BFA alumnus Arcmanoro Niles '13.
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