Press Room

Welcome to PAFA's press room. Current press releases are listed below in chronological order, beginning with our most recent news.

Members of the working press and other professional organizations who would like to join our media list or request further information or images should contact:

Heike Rass
215-972-2031
hrass@pafa.org

 
  • 2/6/2012

    Record Visitor Turnout at Opening of Henry O. Tanner Exhibition at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

    PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) saw a record visitor turnout on the opening weekend of Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit, a major exhibition of artwork by African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner.

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  • 2/6/2012

    PAFA’s Alumni Sales Gallery Presents Works by Philadelphia Artist Moe Brooker

    PHILADELPHIA – The Alumni Sales Gallery at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents the exhibition Moe Brooker: The Evidence of Things Not Seen, February 10 through April 15, 2012. This body of work is inspired by the biblical reference “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”  Brooker’s paintings are rhapsodic and imbued with movement and color. Using acrylic, oil, encaustic, paintstik and oil pastels, Brooker’s color harmonies speak to a deeply felt human condition.

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  • 2/6/2012

    PAFA To Host Open Studio Night

    PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will host its annual Open Studio Night on Friday, February 10, from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. in the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, located at 128 N. Broad Street.

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  • 1/26/2012

    PAFA Presents After Tanner: African American Artists Since 1940

    PAFA Presents After Tanner: African American Artists Since 1940  PHILADELPHIA – In conjunction with its major exhibition of works by Henry O. Tanner, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents After Tanner: African American Artists Since 1940, on view January 28 – April 15, 2012.

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  • 1/25/2012

    PAFA Faculty Exhibition Showcases Drawings by Philadelphia Sculptors

    PHILADELPHIA – Drawn to Sculpture is an exhibition of drawings by PAFA sculpture faculty members on view from January 28 to April 15 in the School of Fine Arts /Gift of the Women’s Board Gallery in the Hamilton Building at the Pennsylvania School of the Fine Arts (PAFA).

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  • 1/25/2012

    Exciting Programs and Performances at PAFA to Accompany Groundbreaking Exhibition Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit

    PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is proud to present a schedule of special programs, performances, family art activities, and workshops in conjunction with the exhibition Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit, on view January 28 – April 15. In addition, Sunday admission to the exhibition and programs will be free during the run of the exhibition. A wine bar and food with a French flare will accompany extended Wednesday hours.

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  • 1/11/2012

    PAFA Presents PAFA and Dr. Barnes

    PHILADELPHIA – In celebration of the debut of the Barnes Foundation in its new home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents PAFA and Dr. Barnes, on view April 7 through July 8, exploring the connections between the Pennsylvania Academy and Dr. Albert Barnes. This exhibition will feature works from the permanent collection that relate to Barnes’s tastes and philosophy, as well as works by his friends (such as William J. Glackens), and items from the PAFA Archives.

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  • 12/28/2011

    PAFA Introduces Fine Arts Illustration and Contemporary Realism Programs

    Two new specializations added to the nation’s foremost undergraduate studio art program

    PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is proud to announce the addition of two new interdisciplinary specializations of Contemporary Realism and Fine Arts Illustration as part of its existing majors in painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture. Starting in the fall of 2012, the new programs will encourage cross disciplinary study and the acquisition of professional expertise in realist representational artmaking techniques and in fine arts illustration.
     

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  • 10/26/2011

    PAFA Acquires Ocean Without A Shore Video Installation by Bill Viola

    PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is proud to announce the presentation of Ocean Without a Shore (2007), a major video installation by internationally acclaimed artist Bill Viola and a significant new addition to the museum’s collection. Exhibited in the United States for the first time, this profound and moving work of art can be experienced at PAFA from November 19 onward.

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  • 9/28/2011

    PAFA Celebrates the Art of the Vine at Bacchanal 2011 on November 12

    PHILADELPHIA – For the thirteenth consecutive year, on November 12, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will host Bacchanal 2011, The Art of the Vine. Consistently recognized as the premier wine and auction event in the region, Bacchanal was cited in 2010 by Haute Living Magazine as one of the "Five Best Galas in Philadelphia."

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