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PAFA to Launch New Pop-Up Space in Chestnut Hill

PAFA to Launch New Pop-Up Space in Chestnut Hill

'PAFA Northwest' will serve as a gallery, museum shop and education space for residents and visitors to Germantown Avenue; kick-off is October 13 

PHILADELPHIA (October 3, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the launch of…

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PAFA Presents Thomas Eakins: Photographer

PAFA Presents Thomas Eakins: Photographer

Rarely-seen photographs, along with paintings and sculpture, on view in exhibition honoring centenary of Eakins' death

October 20, 2016 - January 29, 2017

 Press preview: Wednesday, October 19, 11 a.m.

   
PHILADELPHIA (September 26, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania…

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PAFA Launches $25 Million Capital Campaign


PAFA Launches $25 Million Capital Campaign

PAFA First campaign to preserve its priceless collections and buildings, enhance growing North Broad Street corridor, increase public engagement with new partnerships and greater access, solidify its commitment to contemporary art
   

PHILADELPHIA (September…

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PAFA Announces New Partnership with SEI

PAFA Announces New Partnership with SEI

SEI is the exclusive Presenting Sponsor of Morris Gallery Exhibition Program; three-year partnership reflects shared commitment to creativity, innovation

PHILADELPHIA (August 29, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce…

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PAFA Morris Gallery Presents Fernando Orellana: His Study of Life

PAFA Morris Gallery Presents Fernando Orellana: His Study of Life

Installation includes an interactive drawing machine designed to
channel the ghost of Thomas Eakins via electromagnetic fields

August 20 - November 6, 2016
 
Opening reception: Wednesday, September 7, 6 - 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (August 2, 2016…

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PAFA Welcomes Six New Board of Trustee Members

PAFA Welcomes Six New Board of Trustee Members

PHILADELPHIA (July 13, 2016) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce six new members of its Board of Trustees, who were elected during PAFA’s June Board Meeting.

PAFA Board Chair Kevin F. Donohoe says, “We are delighted…

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PAFA Announces Latest Acquisitions to Permanent Collection

PAFA Announces New Acquisitions to Permanent Collection

Exciting works by Nina Chanel Abney, Becky Suss, Hale A. Woodruff, Ellen Lanyon, and others are the latest to join PAFA's growing collection of American art

PHILADELPHIA (June 27, 2016) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces…

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PAFA Announces Recipient of Diversity Curatorial Fellowship

PAFA Announces Recipient of Diversity Curatorial Fellowship

Kelli Morgan named the first Winston & Carolyn Lowe Curatorial Fellow for Diversity in the Fine Arts, created to enhance diversity within the major institutional museum field

PHILADELPHIA (June 20, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the…

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33 Orchard in NYC Presents Work by PAFA MFA Graduates

33 Orchard in NYC Presents Work by PAFA MFA Graduates

On view June 9 - July 3 at 33 Orchard gallery in NYC
Opening reception: Friday, June 10, 6 - 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (June 1, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in conjunction with 33 Orchard gallery is pleased to present The…

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PAFA Youth Council Curates New Exhibition

PAFA Youth Council Curates New Exhibition

Education Makes Me a Modern Girl features more than 40 diverse works from PAFA’s Linda Lee Alter Collection of Art by Women

On view through October 9, 2016

PHILADELPHIA (May 9, 2016) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce Educ…

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PAFA Holds 211th Commencement on May 13

PAFA Holds 211th Commencement on May 13

Melvin Edwards to Deliver Commencement Address,
Njideka Akunyili Crosby to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award

PHILADELPHIA (April 28, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is holding its 211th Commencement exercises on Friday, May 13, 2016 at…

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PAFA Celebrates 115th Annual Student Exhibition on May 13

PAFA Celebrates 115th Annual Student Exhibition on May 13 

A tradition for more than a century, and an annual ritual for savvy art collectors

PHILADELPHIA (April 22, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents its 115th Annual Student Exhibition, May 13 - June 5, in the Samuel M…

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About PAFA

Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the United States’ first school and museum of fine arts. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, PAFA offers a world-class collection of American art, innovative exhibitions of historic and contemporary American art, and educational opportunities in the fine arts. The PAFA Museum aims to tell America's diverse story through art, expanding who has been included in the canon of art history through its collections, exhibitions, and public programs, while classes educate artists and appreciators with a deep understanding of traditions and the ability to challenge conventions. PAFA’s esteemed alumni include Mary Cassatt, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, William Glackens, Barkley L. Hendricks, Violet Oakley, Louis Kahn, David Lynch, and Henry Ossawa Tanner.