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…

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…

PAFA Announces Preview Party
for 115th Annual Student Exhibition

Thursday, May 12, 2016, 4 - 8:30 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (April 11, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will kick off the 115th Annual Student Exhibition (ASE) with a Preview Party, hosted by PAFA's Women's Board, on…

PAFA Appoints Didier William MFA Program Chair

PHILADELPHIA (April 8, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is excited to announce the appointment of Didier William as Chair of the Master of Fine Arts program. William was selected for the position following a national search that…

PAFA Hosts The Review Panel Philadelphia on April 6

"The highlight of formal art criticism in Philadelphia" - theartblog.org

PHILADELPHIA (March 25, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the season's final lineup of The Review Panel Philadelphia, an annual series of four…

PAFA Presents Happiness, Liberty, Life?

Exhibition welcomes Democratic National Convention to Philadelphia; includes elements from the newly restored Red Grooms Philadelphia Cornucopia
June 30 - September 18, 2016

Opening reception: Wednesday June 29, 6 - 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (March 21, 2016) - The…

PAFA Announces New Acquisitions to Permanent Collection

Works by David Johnson, Harriet Hosmer, Emil Lukas, Anne Minich, and Theodore Harris Join PAFA's Growing Collection of American Art

PHILADELPHIA (March 14, 2016) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is excited to announce its latest…

PAFA Morris Gallery Presents Alyson Shotz: Plane Weave

Installation Marks Unveiling of New PAFA Commission by Influential Artist

April 21 - August 7, 2016
 
Opening reception: Wednesday April 20, 6 - 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (March 8, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is thrilled to…

PAFA Hosts The Review Panel Philadelphia on March 15

PHILADELPHIA (March 7, 2017) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the upcoming panelists and exhibitions for The Review Panel Philadelphia, moderated by artcritical.com's David Cohen.

On Wednesday, March 15 at 6 p.m., David…

PAFA Announces 2016 Fine Arts Venture Fund Recipients

$28,000 awarded to 17 PAFA students to advance their artistic goals

PHILADELPHIA (February 10, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the PAFA Fine Arts Venture Fund for 2016.

The Venture…

PAFA Hosts The Review Panel Philadelphia on February 17

"The highlight of formal art criticism in Philadelphia" - theartblog.org

PHILADELPHIA (February 5, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the lineup for the next edition of The Review Panel Philadelphia, an annual…

PAFA Hosts Annual Open Studio Night
Friday, February 19

It happens one night a year! An up-close and personal look into the creative process, and works in progress, of a new generation of emerging artists

PHILADELPHIA (February 1, 2016) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is hosting its…