Fall Workshops

PAFA Continuing Education offers a two-century-old tradition of teaching excellence in the fine arts. Whether you're drawn to art for the first time, preparing a portfolio for art school or bent on mastering your craft, our program will offer you the right environment in which to flourish.

Value for Your Money

Academy tuition is significantly competitive. For just over $10 an hour (non-credit) you receive:

A stellar faculty of practicing, professional artists
Small-sized classes for plenty of individual attention
Access to the Academy campus including the famous Cast Hall, Academy Library and Printmaking and Sculpture Shops
20% discount on all purchases at PAFA Art Supply
Free admission to the PAFA Museum, featuring a renowned permanent collection of American art and special exhibitions
Frequent Student Discount - take five classes or workshops and receive your sixth for free!

Fall Workshops

There is still a great line-up Weekend Workshops still available through Decemeber. Workshops offer the opportunity to learn about a new topic at a reasonable price and condensed format, and are designed for all levels of experience.

We're here to help! Please call 215-972-7632 or write continuinged@pafa.edu for more information or assistance in course selection.

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MASTER CLASSES

Odd Nerdrum, The Bed, oil on canvas
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Master Class with Odd Nerdrum: The Secrets Behind the Painting

April 23, 24 & 25, 2010

Tuition: $1200

Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be electrified, challenged and inspired by contemporary master realist painter, Odd Nerdrum. This intense three-day experience combines painting demonstrations, studio work, lecture, question and answer and a stage play. Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged.

Stuart Shils, Farm House on the Road to Corciano, 12 x 16 inches, oil on linen mounted on board, 2008, Courtesy of Tibor de Nagy Gallery
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Master Class with Stuart Shils

April 16, 17 & 18, 2010

Immerse yourself in a three-day intensive outdoor painting class with critically acclaimed painter, Stuart Shils. Working alla prima, Shils will demonstrate strategies for seeing nature with more perceptual discrimination and help you master your sense of color - on your palette and in your painting.

Joshua McPherson, Female Nude, oil on canvas, 72 x 32 inches, 2008
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The Florence Academy at PAFA

June 7 - 18, 2010

Join us this summer for the first collaboration between these world-renowned Art Academies from different sides of the globe! Experience the Florence Academy method, as taught by Florence Academy director Daniel Graves and PAFA instructors, at PAFA's historic studios and facilities.

Master Class with Vincent Desiderio

Fall 2010