Family Art Day
Advance registration is required.
Bring the whole family for a fun, creative afternoon at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). Family Art Day is a completely free, all-ages event designed to get everyone making art together.
Enjoy our monthly make & take art activity—perfect for budding artists of all ages. Explore the Museum, try out new materials, and take home your very own creation.
✂️ Artmaking starts at 1 PM
🎟️ Pre-registration is required
🖼️ Free Museum admission included
Come make something special with us!
Admission to the museum is included with this free program; advance registration is required.
This Month's Project
This month, we are creating beautiful collage self-portraits inspired by A Nation of Artists.
This project is based on the first theme of our landmark exhibition A Nation of Artists, Prosperity, Abundance, and Inequity. Portraiture has long tracked how we present ourselves to the world, and to each other. This theme explores how prosperity and inequality have shaped American art through depicting ourselves and others.
This September, create your own portrait by using the foundational Academy Portrait Drawing structure for teaching how to draw a face as a departure point. This cut-and-paste collage project will then use mixed materials to build your own abstract or realistic portrait.
We're so excited you're planning to visit PAFA!
Make time for art — visit us Thursday to Sunday.
Before reserving your tickets, please review helpful information about museum hours, accessibility, building access, and special admission programs.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at visitorservices@pafa.org — we’d love to help!