Founded in 1805 as the first school and museum of fine arts in the United States, PAFA is a National Medal of Arts recipient that celebrates the transformative power of American art and art-making through its collections, exhibitions, and education programs.
PAFA Appoints Clint Jukkala As New Dean of the School of Fine Arts
PHILADELPHIA (April 7, 2015) -- Clint Jukkala has been named as the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' new Dean of the School of Fine Arts. Jukkala, who has been the Chair of Graduate Programs at PAFA since fall 2013, will start…
PAFA Hosts The Review Panel Philadelphia on April 8
"The highlight of formal art criticism in Philadelphia" - theartblog.org
PHILADELPHIA (March 27, 2015) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the final line-up of the season for The Review Panel Philadelphia, a yearly series of…
PAFA Announces Preview Party for 114th Annual Student Exhibition
Thursday, May 14, 2015, 4 - 8:30 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA (March 23, 2015) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will kick off the 114th Annual Student Exhibition (ASE) with a Preview Party, hosted by PAFA's Women's Board, on…
Tableau at PAFA features later evening hours and a larger menu, created by STARR Restaurants Catering Group
PHILADELPHIA (March 6, 2015) - Visitors to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) are in for a tasty surprise: a new full-service café with an…
PAFA Announces 2015 Fine Arts Venture Fund Recipients
Over $22,000 awarded to PAFA students to advance their artistic goals
PHILADELPHIA (February 23, 2015) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the PAFA Fine Arts Venture Fund for 2015.
PAFA Hosts The Review Panel Philadelphia on February 18
"The highlight of formal art criticism in Philadelphia" - theartblog.org
PHILADELPHIA (February 10, 2015) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the first line-ups for 2015 of The Review Panel Philadelphia, a yearly series…
Njideka Akunyili Crosby is 2014 winner of Smithsonian American Art Museum's James Dicke Contemporary Artist Prize
PHILADELPHIA (November 25, 2014) - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) alumna Njideka Akunyili Crosby on Tuesday was named the 2014 winner of…
PAFA Presents The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920
On view February 13 – May 24, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (November 24, 2014) — The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920. On…
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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.
