School of Fine Arts

open studio
Open Studio Night

Summer Low-Residency MFA Open Studio Night

Lorin Brown
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Lorin Brown

Michael A. Booker
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Michael A. Booker

Yevgeniya Baras
Visiting Artist Program

Yevgeniya Baras

Zeinab Diomande
Visiting Artist Program

Zeinab Diomande

Bryce Speed
Visiting Artist Program

Bryce Speed

Photo of the commencement speaker.

Yes I Can, and I Will: Clarity Haynes' Inspiring Words at PAFA 2024 Commencement

If you don’t see it in the world, you have to make it.

—Clarity Haynes, 2024 PAFA Commencement Address

Incredible words of wisdom and inspiration from artist and #PafaAlum Clarity Haynes (Cert. ‘03) during this year's commencement ceremony deeply resonated with the graduates, making this milestone…

Perspectives
Jayson Musson
Visiting Artist Program

Jayson Musson

Sofia Sierra ASE Image
Art At Noon
Online

Celebrate the ASE: Undergraduate Students

Annie Thompson ASE Installation
Art At Noon
Online

Celebrate the ASE: Graduate Students

CE Opening Reception

Continuing Education Annual Juried Student Exhibition

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School of Fine Arts Gallery: Gift of the Women’s Board
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Maggie Bosco (MFA 2023), Arch on Broad, 2023, 48 x 60 in., oil on linen, photographed by Adrian Cubillas.

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Opens its Annual Student Exhibition, Showcasing nearly 1000 Student Artworks

PHILADELPHIA – May 3, 2024 - The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) opens its 123rd Annual Student Exhibition (ASE), a capstone exhibition celebration of the Academy’s student artists. A unique chance to view and purchase works by the art world’s emerging talents, ASE opens with the Previe…

Press Release
Aubrie Testa
Exhibition Reception

for now

Aubrie Testa

for now

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Anne Bryan Gallery
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Kassem Amoudi, First Love, acrylic on canvas.
Continuing Education

Spontaneous Abstraction (In-Person)

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watercolor work depicting glassware and citrus
Continuing Education

The Art of Watercolor Workshop (In-Person)

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Mix media with stitching and zipper
Continuing Education

Mixed Media Collage Workshop (Online)

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portrait in pencil
Continuing Education

The Portrait in Pencil Workshop (In-Person)

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Oceanscape
Continuing Education

Land Art and Mindfulness Workshop (Online and Outdoor)

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watercolor work depicting a scene with a cab
Continuing Education

Watercolor Workshop (In-Person)

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Graphite on paper drawing depicting an apple and a jug
Continuing Education

Painless Perspective Workshop (In-Person)

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Kassem Amoudi, Shadow 3, acrylic on canvas.
Continuing Education
Online

Figure as a Point of Departure Workshop (Online)

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PAFA Sign
Student Life

BFA + Certificate Commencement Ceremony

PAFA Sign
Student Life

MFA + Post Bacc Commencement Ceremony

 

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