School News

8/6/2010

Freeman's to display "The Past Was Always Better" works by PAFA scholarship winner Robert Scobey, MFA 09

Robert Scobey, PAFA MFA 09, the recipient of the 2008 Samuel T. Freeman Memorial Scholarship, is exhibiting a show entitled "The Past Was Always Better" at Freeman's Auction House.

 

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4/7/2010

PAFA's Student Wins Stewardson Prize for Sculpture

Corey Fox a 4th year PAFA student and sculpture major has been awarded first prize in PAFA's annual Stewardson Prize for Sculpture.

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4/6/2010

Read Cheryl Leibold's article about the Historic Cast Collection

Read Cheryl Leibold's article, "The Historic Cast Collection at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts," Courtesy, Spring 2010 issue, Antiques & Fine Art Magazine.

 



6/5/2009

Graduate selected to be in DCCA MFA Biennial

Joseph Lozano, an '09 graduate of the Masters of Fine Arts program, was one of only six artists selected to exhibit in The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts (DCCA) 2009 MFA biennial exhibition, Rule 10 for the MFA 5 + 1. 

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3/2/2009

PAFA Graduates The Dufala Brothers Win National West Prize

PAFA graduates Billy and Steven Dufala, known as artists as The Dufala Brothers, were awarded this year’s prestigious West Prize, given by the West Collection of Oaks, PA.

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1/9/2009

PAFA and Philadelphia Zoo To Announce Winner of Poster Contest Commemorating Zoo's 150th Anniversary

On Thursday, January 15, 2009, PAFA and the Philadelphia Zoo will join together at a special reception to announce the winner of a PAFA student poster competition commemorating the Zoo’s 150th anniversary.

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PAFA Press Releases

 
7/19/2010

PAFA’s Bacchanal! to Celebrate Pinot Noir on November 13, 2010

12th Annual Wine Gala and Auction Supports Student Scholarships

Philadelphia – For the twelfth consecutive year, on November 13, 2010, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will host the Bacchanal! Wine Gala and Auction.

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7/8/2010

PAFA Announces Claes Oldenburg  Sculpture Commission for Lenfest Plaza

Philadelphia, PA  – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) has commissioned world-renowned artist Claes Oldenburg to create a new public artwork for its Lenfest Plaza.

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6/23/2010

PAFA Welcomes New Board of Trustee Members

Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) welcomes five new members to its Board of Trustees.

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6/11/2010

PAFA Showcases Seminal Flag Painting by Celebrated Artist Jasper Johns

Philadelphia, PA  – This summer, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will feature JASPER JOHNS: FLAG, one of Johns’ most sensuously painted flags in a single-object exhibition, on view June 26 through September 12.

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5/21/2010

PAFA and Philadelphia School District Present Art Teacher Award for Excellence

Wednesday, May 26, 12 - 2 p.m. -  To celebrate the achievement of teachers who enrich their students’ lives through art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) and the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) have named this year’s recipient of the “PAFA Art Teacher Award for Excellence.

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