Pre-College Programs

Forging Identity

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The Rotunda
Historic Landmark Building
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Callie Coccia
ccoccia@pafa.org
Painting of a young person holding scissors up to their hair in a ponytail. They have several different nametag stickers on their shirt with the names crossed out. The figure is purple and the background is a bright blue.

The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Youth Council invites you to join us for Forging Identity, our upcoming free pop-up high-school art show! 

Inspired by the current exhibition, the PAFA Youth Council invited teenaged artists to consider the questions around identity in America; how has American identity shaped who you are today? How will it shape you in the future? How does your identity shape America?

All registrants also receive free admission to the PAFA Historic Landmark Building galleries showing the multi-venue exhibition Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America, a collaboration with the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Join us from 2:30 to 5:00 for our art show and light snacks. 

Youth Council is a free, para-professional museum experience for high-school aged students

Artwork Image: Rita Chen, "What's My Tune?", Acrylic on canvas, 2023. Courtesy of the artist. 

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