Saturday Classes for Middle School Students
Events Calendar
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February 9, 2019 - 11:00am to March 30, 2019 - 1:00pm
Saturday Classes for Middle School Students: Painting
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February 16, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Sold Out | PAFA Performances: A Night with the Ballet
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February 17, 2019 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Family Arts Academy: Collaboration
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February 20, 2019 - 11:45am to 1:00pm
Visiting Artists Program | Dr. Leslie King-Hammond
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Community Education
February 9, 2019 - 11:00am to March 30, 2019 - 1:00pm
Saturday Classes for Middle School Students: Painting
Saturday classes allow budding artists the opportunity to build skills in different areas of art making, learn from PAFA’s American art collection, and meet new friends who share common interests.
Cost: $300 Non-Members/$255 Family Level Members
Location: Historic Landmark Building
Community Education
February 16, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Sold Out | PAFA Performances: A Night with the Ballet
Performers from the Pennsylvania Ballet debut new choreography in PAFA’s museum galleries, using dance to explore the themes present in PAFA’s Rina Banerjee: Make me Summary of the World exhibition. Following the performances, Brooke Davis Anderson, PAFA’s Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Museum, moderates a discussion with the dancers about the overlap between dance, visual art, and the expression of personal identities through choreography. The evening will end with a celebratory toast.
Cost: SOLD OUT
Location: Historic Landmark Building
Community Education
February 17, 2019 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Family Arts Academy: Collaboration
Work together in pairs and teams to create a giant, collaborative painting that combines all your creativity into one master artwork.
Cost: Free, no registration required.
Location: Historic Landmark Building, Hamilton Auditorium
Visiting Artists Program
February 20, 2019 - 11:45am to 1:00pm
Visiting Artists Program | Dr. Leslie King-Hammond
Artist, curator, and scholar Dr. Leslie King-Hammond comes to PAFA as part of the Visiting Art Program (VAP) series. She is the Graduate Dean Emeritus of at the Maryland Institute College of Art, as well as the founding Director of its Center for Race and Culture. King-Hammond has curated several exhibitions and received numerous fellowships and awards throughout her career.
Cost: Free
Location: Hamilton Auditorium, Historic Landmark Building
Community Education
February 23, 2019 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Points of View Speaker Series | The Mind, The Heart, and the Art
In conjunction with the Women’s Mobile Museum (WMM) exhibition, this discussion will prioritize mental and emotional well being as a sustaining principle for women seeking careers in the arts by highlighting how the inclusion of a culturally aware psychologist impacted ten women artists of different ages, ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds as they navigated Philadelphia Photo Art Center’s year-long, paid apprenticeship in media arts.
Cost: $15/ Free for Members.
Location: Historic Landmark Building, Hamilton Auditorium
Community Education
February 24, 2019 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Family Arts Academy: Fantastic Beasts
Make your own mythological creatures inspired by the fierce and funny beasts roaming the historic galleries this winter
Cost: Free, no registration required.
Location: Historic Landmark Building, Hamilton Auditorium
Arts Center
February 24, 2019 - 3:00pm
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Presents: Marinus Ensemble
Location: Arts Center Auditorium
Community Education
February 27, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Art at Lunch | Junctures: Women in the Arts
In their new book, Judith K. Brodsky and Ferris Olin investigate how art can be a catalyst for social justice by examining the lives of thirteen 20th century women ranging from Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, a member of the Salish Kootenai nation, to the legendary Anne d’Harnoncourt. Brodsky and Olin are both Distinguished Professors Emeriti, Rutgers University and founding directors of the Rutgers Center for Women in the Arts and Humanities.
Cost: Free, no registration required.
Location: Historic Landmark Building, Hamilton Auditorium
Every Day at PAFA
Docent Tour: Highlights of the Permanent Collection
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays | 1:00 and 2:00 PM
Docent-led tours of the permanent collection featuring some of American art's finest paintings and sculptures. Visitors should call on the day they plan to visit to confirm tour times.