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9/9/2011 PAFA's Fall Exhibition "here." Seeks to Redefine "Regionalism" in Contemporary Art PHILADELPHIA — On view October 22 through December 31, 2011, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents *here.*, an exhibition that considers how “place” is not simply the geographic locality where an artist lives and works but also the subject matter of lived experience. Recognizing how place influences and infiltrates each artist’s work in diverse and complicated ways, here. explores how a sense of place exists in the work of artists from six particular regions — Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Phoenix/Scottsdale, Raleigh-Durham, Detroit and Kansas City. Read more »

8/24/2011 51-ft Paint Torch Installed at New Civic Space at PAFA On August 20, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) witnessed a milestone in the history of this institution, the nation’s first museum and school of the fine arts, when Paint Torch, a sculpture by internationally renowned artist Claes Oldenburg was installed. Read more »

7/19/2011 PAFA Alumni Sales Gallery’s New Exhibition Opens July 29 The Alumni Sales Gallery at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents Environmental Perspectives, A Landscape Show on view July 29 – October 23, 2011. This group exhibition features works by Alton Bowman, Philip Cohn, Mary Beth Clark, Kevin Broad, Paul Metrinko, John Pacer, Andrea Packard, Ben Pines, Sunny Ra, Judith Thomas, Elizabeth Wilson, and Julie Zahn. Read more »

9/9/2011

PAFA's Fall Exhibition "here." Seeks to Redefine "Regionalism" in Contemporary Art

PHILADELPHIA — On view October 22 through December 31, 2011, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents here., an exhibition that considers how “place” is not simply the geographic locality where an artist lives and works but also the subject matter of lived experience. Recognizing how place influences and infiltrates each artist’s work in diverse and complicated ways, here. explores how a sense of place exists in the work of artists from six particular regions — Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Phoenix/Scottsdale, Raleigh-Durham, Detroit and Kansas City.

51-ft Paint Torch Installed at New Civic Space at PAFA

On August 20, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) witnessed a milestone in the history of this institution, the nation’s first museum and school of the fine arts, when Paint Torch, a sculpture by internationally renowned artist Claes Oldenburg was installed.

PAFA Alumni Sales Gallery’s New Exhibition Opens July 29

The Alumni Sales Gallery at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents Environmental Perspectives, A Landscape Show on view July 29 – October 23, 2011. This group exhibition features works by Alton Bowman, Philip Cohn, Mary Beth Clark, Kevin Broad, Paul Metrinko, John Pacer, Andrea Packard, Ben Pines, Sunny Ra, Judith Thomas, Elizabeth Wilson, and Julie Zahn.

Upcoming Exhibitions

PAFA and Dr. Barnes In celebration of the debut of the Barnes Foundation in its new home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, PAFA welcomes its new neighbor by exploring the connections between the Pennsylvania Academy and Dr. Albert Barnes.

Cynthia Norton: Freedom Rings Placed Within March 3 - May 27, 2012 Continuing the Morris Gallery program, PAFA presents an exhibition by Cynthia Norton, an artist who lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky. Influenced by the folk aesthetics and history of her surroundings, Norton’s work employs music, video, mixed media, and performance as her country-music alter ego Ninnie.

Bill Viola: Ocean Without a Shore Ongoing Ocean Without a Shore, a recent PAFA acquisition, is a major video installation and a profound experiential work that combines a reverence for the traditions of figuration and realism in Western art with new and cutting edge technology

American Art Starts Here: PAFA Refreshed, Reloaded Ongoing See dynamic new juxtapositions, thematic groupings, recent acquisitions, and resuscitated gems that will challenge and delight visitors.

PAFA and Dr. Barnes

In celebration of the debut of the Barnes Foundation in its new home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, PAFA welcomes its new neighbor by exploring the connections between the Pennsylvania Academy and Dr. Albert Barnes.

Cynthia Norton: Freedom Rings Placed Within

March 3 - May 27, 2012

Continuing the Morris Gallery program, PAFA presents an exhibition by Cynthia Norton, an artist who lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky. Influenced by the folk aesthetics and history of her surroundings, Norton’s work employs music, video, mixed media, and performance as her country-music alter ego Ninnie.

Bill Viola: Ocean Without a Shore

Ongoing

Ocean Without a Shore, a recent PAFA acquisition, is a major video installation and a profound experiential work that combines a reverence for the traditions of figuration and realism in Western art with new and cutting edge technology

American Art Starts Here: PAFA Refreshed, Reloaded

Ongoing

See dynamic new juxtapositions, thematic groupings, recent acquisitions, and resuscitated gems that will challenge and delight visitors.