Events

June 2026

A museum guide explains a painting of a fox in snow to an engaged visitor. The artwork is large, set in a gold frame, with serene mountain scenes nearby.
A Nation of Artists

Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists

Cover of "The Nine O'Clock Whistle" shows a megaphone, civil rights marchers holding signs, and a brick building. Tone is empowering and historical.
A Nation of Artists

Voices of Freedom: "The Nine O'Clock Whistle" and Dr. Willa Cofield

wawa FREE day
Free & Reduced Admission Days

Wawa Welcome America’s Free Museum Day at PAFA

outdoor festival
Family Programs

2026 Family Art Festival

Students in a Portrait Painting class.
Admissions

Fine Arts Certificate Program Info Session (12pm Afternoon)

Student showing visitors their PAFA studio.
Admissions

Fine Arts Certificate Program Info Session (6pm Evening)

A cyanotype print displays white silhouettes of various wildflowers and floral blooms arranged against a deep Prussian blue background.
PAFA Shop Memberships

Cyanotype Workshop

Figure posed laying down while holding themselves up on one side, the other arm relaxed on their head
Continuing Education

The Figure in Clay Workshop with Colleen O'Donnell

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A museum guide explains a painting of a fox in snow to an engaged visitor. The artwork is large, set in a gold frame, with serene mountain scenes nearby.
A Nation of Artists

Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists

A group of children excitedly pose around large red letters spelling "PAFA" on a sidewalk, set against a brick building. They express joy and enthusiasm.
Family Programs

CSFP Student Art Showcase

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July 2026

Black and white illustration of a determined woman pointing forward, leading a group of somber people. The dramatic lines convey urgency and resolve.
Art At Noon

Elizabeth Catlett: Mentorship and Collaboration in Practice

A museum guide explains a painting of a fox in snow to an engaged visitor. The artwork is large, set in a gold frame, with serene mountain scenes nearby.
A Nation of Artists

Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists

Students in a Portrait Painting class.
Admissions

Fine Arts Certificate Program Info Session (12pm Afternoon)

Student showing visitors their PAFA studio.
Admissions

Fine Arts Certificate Program Info Session (6pm Evening)

Abstract painting depicting a kitchen island with flowers on it, on a primarily large blue background
Continuing Education

Spontaneous Abstraction Workshop (Online) with Kassem Amoudi

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A museum guide explains a painting of a fox in snow to an engaged visitor. The artwork is large, set in a gold frame, with serene mountain scenes nearby.
A Nation of Artists

Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists

A museum guide explains a painting of a fox in snow to an engaged visitor. The artwork is large, set in a gold frame, with serene mountain scenes nearby.
A Nation of Artists

Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists

Students in a Portrait Painting class.
Admissions

Fine Arts Certificate Program Info Session (12pm Afternoon)

Student showing visitors their PAFA studio.
Admissions

Fine Arts Certificate Program Info Session (6pm Evening)

Watercolor depicting a small side street in the late evening with melted snow on the ground
Continuing Education

Nocturnes in Watercolor Workshop with James Toogood

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Children joyfully run with colorful streamers near a giant paintbrush sculpture outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, exuding excitement and playfulness.
Family Programs

Family Art Day: "Firstival" — Celebrating 220 Years of American Art at PAFA

 

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