In November, PAFA’s School and Community Partnership Program received an enormous boost—a $300,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation. The grant will provide the Museum Education Department the opportunity to continue developing what has already become a robust educational program, both at the museum and in Philadelphia communities in need of art education. Moreover, the grant will strengthen bonds that have formed between PAFA and members of these communities, including teachers and administrators, students and their families.

Monica Zimmerman, PAFA’s Director of Museum Educa-tion, said, “The School and Community Partnership Program builds on PAFA’s history of doing outreach to underserved communities, but broadens and deepens that relationship and

will, we hope, provide a model for other cultural institutions to think about how they can use their collections and expertise to strengthen whole communities, beyond the one-time field trip experience.”

The School and Community Partnership Program began in 2013, when PAFA partnered with Isaac A. Sheppard Elemen-tary School in Philadelphia’s North Kensington neighborhood. With an initial grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and generous private support, the program has utilized art education to engage students creatively, and to overcome language barriers in schools with large Latino popu-lations, such as the Sheppard Elementary and Julia de Burgos schools.

“Art is amazing in the sense that creativity can help fulfill so

many of the things that we need,” said Diani Safdeye, PAFA’s School and Community Partnership Coordinator. “If you open that door to creativity, it can positively affect so many areas of your life.”

The program involves teaching students, both in the class-room and at PAFA, how to speak about a work of art, and to do related art-making activities. Each grade of students comes to PAFA once per semester. In addition, PAFA officially invites students’ families to the museum two or three times each semester, such as on Sundays for Family Arts Academy, which has established continuity.

The School and Community Partnership Program is not without challenges. Establishing relationships with designat-ed community partners has meant working diligently to gain

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Diani Safdeye teaching Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary students during The Artists Garden.

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Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is America’s fi rst school and museum of Fine Arts. A recipient of the 2005 National Medal of Arts pre-sented by the President of the United States, PAFA is a rec-ognized national leader in fi ne arts education. Nearly every major American artist has taught, studied, or exhibited at PAFA. The institution’s world-class collection of American art continues to grow and provides what only a few other art institutions in the world off er: the rare combination of an outstanding museum and extraordinary faculty known for its commitment to students and for the stature and quality of its artistic work.

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P E C U L I A R V E LO C I T Y C O N T I N U E S E X PA N D I N G AT PA FA Through April 3, 2016

Peculiar Velocity, which opened in December, is equal parts exhibition and thought experiment. David Dempewolf (Certifi cate 1998, MFA faculty 2011-present) curated the exhibition that highlights works by students and teachers from PAFA’s Certifi cate and MFA programs from 1992-1999, “who formed an ephemeral community through complementary aesthetic concerns.”

The exhibition’s title refers to a process used to examine the uni-verse’s ever-changing edges. While the universe continues expanding, as Hubble’s Constant suggests, the increased gravitational pull of small-er galaxies can result in other astral bodies moving at diff erent rates, resulting in their peculiar velocities.

Dempewolf draws the connection between the farthest reaches of the universe and the world of PAFA, where stu-dents and faculty interact, form professional connections, and are drawn to each other through their own gravitational forces of sorts. And just as Peculiar Velocity compels viewers

to consider the changing rates of cosmic expansion, Dempe-wolf has encouraged the alumni and faculty included in the show to change their own featured works midway through the exhibition. See Peculiar Velocity as it continues to expand and develop through April 3.Learn more at pafa.org/exhibitions/peculiar-velocity.

“Art is amazing in the sense that creativity can

help fulfi ll so many of the things that we need,”

said Diani Safdeye, PAFA’s School and

Community Partnership Coordinator. “If you

open that door to creativity, it can positively

aff ect so many areas of your life.”

the trust and support from school administrators, teachers, and students, as well as parents. Still, according to Zimmer-man, the program has given PAFA the unparalleled chance “to partner regularly with community organizations also working in the neighborhood, like cultural organizations, libraries and churches, in order to reach students and parents during out-of-school time.”

While PAFA has hosted school tours for years, the School and Community Partnership Program has added a major educational dimension. “This program is diff erent because it works not just with students, but with teachers, with parents, with community organizers, and with artists in the neigh-borhood,” Zimmerman said. “It uses art as therapy for fi rst generation immigrant parents and helps reinforce the develop-ment of English language skills. It trains teachers and adminis-trators to build visual art into classroom curricula, and installs art supplies and visual arts lessons in schools without art.” In addition, the program has enabled PAFA and its community partners to create a permanent art installation at each school, so that “the neighborhood invests creatively in the architec-

ture of their learning.” According to Safdeye, the program has already seen a great

deal of success. “Progress is seeing a kid who hasn’t been to a museum a second or third time around,” she said. “That’s when you see changes. You see details in their artwork, in how they behave in this space, how to draw a story, and you see a feeling of pride.”

As many Sheppard School students ultimately feed into Burgos School, the program is aiming to have profound, lasting eff ects on their arts education. “Many students visit PAFA as Sheppard students and then return to PAFA as Burgos stu-dents,” Safdeye concluded. “They now feel comfortable here.”

With the William Penn Foundation’s grant, the School and Community Partnership Program will continue fl ourish-ing, adding resources and partnering with more schools. As Safdeye said, it will enable the museum to continue building relationships with communities by asking, “How can PAFA be a resource to you?”

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The Festival de Primavera at PAFA.

The School and Community Partnership Program is funded by grants from the William Penn Foundation, and from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Additional support provided by Dale P. and Richard D. Levy.

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Exhibitions

After relaunching the Morris Gallery Program last fall with Mia Rosenthal: Paper Lens, PAFA has continued building upon this success with shows from Emil Lukas and Alyson Shotz. Both Lukas and Shotz continue exploring the overarching question of the 2015-2016 season of the Morris Gallery Pro-gram: How do artists make the invisible visible?

Lukas’ show, which opened in mid-January, addresses this theme by focusing on the time between seeing and under-standing what is being seen. His exhibition includes “thread” paintings—fascinating optical works consisting of thread layers intersecting over a wooden tray to create vibrant fi elds of color. In addition, Lukas features an immense, honeycomb-like sculpture that is designed to disorient and challenge concep-tions of three-dimensional forms.

“Both Lukas and Shotz are creating new large-scale sculp-tures for their respective exhibitions, which is exciting,” said

Jodi Throckmorton, PAFA’s Curator of Contemporary Art. “Lukas’ show is more about dissecting the way that we see and experience space; whereas, Shotz’s new commission is more about the eff ects of gravity and changes in natural light within the gallery.”

Shotz has become known for her large-scale abstract sculp-tures that are comprised of non-traditional materials, such as glass beads and stainless steel wire, as well as non-traditional subjects for the visual arts, like math and science. For instance, a centerpiece of Shotz’s Morris Gallery Program exhibition, which opens in late April, will be a tapestry-like sculpture consisting of thousands of laser cut aluminum octagons that she designed. PAFA students assisted Shotz in making parts of the sculpture.Learn more at pafa.org/morrisgallery.

E M I L LU K A S Through April 10, 2016

A LY S O N S H OT Z April 21 - August 7, 2016Opening Reception: April 20, 6 - 8 p.m.

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Emil Lukas, Large Lens, 2015, Cardboard, glue, and wood, 120 x 130 x 30 in.

A detail from Alyson Shotz’s work in progress for her Morris Gallery exhibition.

In 2015-16, The Morris Gallery Exhibition Program is supported by The Armand G. Erpf Fund, Marsha and Jeff rey Perelman, Angela Westwater, Sperone Westwater, New York, and an Anonymous donor.

PAFA is thrilled to announce a new three-year partnership with SEI as Presenting Sponsor of the Morris Gallery. This partnership launches in April with the Alyson Shotz exhibition, and allows the continued development of the Academy’s dynamic contemporary programming. SEI, a leading global provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions, is located in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

5 TO WATCHMarch 17 to April 15, 2016Opening Reception: Thursday, March 17, 6 - 9 p.m.Avery Galleries, 100 Chetwynd Drive, Bryn Mawr, PA

The fourth annual 5 to Watch exhibition highlights the work of fi ve exceptional PAFA graduates and puts their work in dialogue with Avery Galleries’ distinguished collection of historic American art. This show features PAFA alumni, including Mariel Capanna, Nicole Michaud, Charles Newman, Madeline Peckenpaugh, and Jenn Warpole.

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PA FA R I T E S O F PA S S A G E : O p e n S t u d i o N i g h t a n d t h eA n n u a l S t u d e n t E x h i b i t i o n

Two PAFA rites of passage go hand-in-hand for preparing generations of students for a life of art-making: Open Studio Night and the Annual Student Exhibition. This year is no dif-ferent, with preliminary work already underway in the bustling student studios of the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building.

The unofficial countdown to the Annual Student Exhibition began with Open Studio Night on February 19.

A tradition at PAFA, it is the one night each year that stu-dents enrolled in MFA, BFA, Certificate and Post-Baccalau-reate programs open their studio doors to the public. Messy workspaces are tidied up, works in progress are displayed, and PAFA’s talented student artists welcome visitors to view and discuss their work.

The feedback can spark new ideas and energize students as they develop their ideas leading up to the Annual Student Exhi-

bition, which this year will open May 13. The ASE is the largest and longest-standing exhibition of its kind, featuring works of art by PAFA’s Certificate, BFA and MFA students.

On the night before the ASE opening, which immediately follows Commencement ceremonies, the PAFA Women’s Board hosts an annual Preview Party gala. The 2016 Preview Party, which is set for May 12, offers guests the first chance to view and purchase nearly 1,000 paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and installations created by students on the verge of their professional careers.

The student artists will be present to discuss their work with guests. Students retain the majority of the purchase price of works sold, and all proceeds from the Preview Party support PAFA student scholarships.

In the lead-up to the previous ASE, Abigail Synnestvedt

(Cert./BFA ’15) said that despite the pressures that are an inextricable part of the exhibition, staying true to one’s artistic vision is imperative.

“My approach is that if I’m genuine, people will respond to the work,” she said.

Megan Webb (Cert. ’16), whose art evolved from works on paper to fabric sculpture that she showed at last year’s ASE, said it is important to keep an open mind and be willing to switch gears instead of obsessing over deadlines.

“If you have too much of a plan, you can get caught up in it, and it becomes a bit limiting,” she said.

Drawing thousands of eager art collectors each year, the Annual Student Exhibition provides an exclusive opportunity to view and purchase work by gifted young artists who may become the next big names in the ever-changing world of art.

There is no question that art has the power to brighten our lives, expand our horizons, and make us more engaged with the world.

As certified art therapist Dona Duncan has seen first-hand, art is also a powerful healing and supportive tool for people experiencing a range of symptoms from PTSD to depression.

Last fall, Duncan embarked on the second year of the ARTZ in the Studio program. It is one of two classes at PAFA offered in partnership with ARTZ Philadelphia, which provides cultural and creative outlets for people with dementia and their caregivers.

ARTZ in the Studio is an art-making class for people living with memory loss to express themselves through painting and drawing, and caregivers are invited to accom-pany them.

ARTZ at PAFA is a free series of conversations designed for visitors with dementia and their caregivers. Discussions are facilitated in the PAFA museum galleries by Susan Shifrin, founding director of ARTZ Philadelphia.

“We create a place where people come in with anxiety and feeling isolated, and they become more talkative, more present, more energized,” Duncan said. “You look in their eyes and you can see there’s someone in there – there’s a life in there.”

With increased recognition and acceptance of the power of art therapy, Duncan sees tremendous potential for this kind of programming.

Duncan, a PAFA alumna, holds a degree in art therapy from Hahnemann Medical College. In addition to her art therapy work, she builds community and camaraderie among docents as president of the museum’s Docents Program.

The Power of PAFA’s Art Therapy Program

Annual Student Exhibition Preview Party pafa.org/asepreviewThursday, May 12, 4 - 8:30 p.m.

Annual Student Exhibition Public Opening pafa.org/ase Friday, May 13, 5 - 8 p.m.

Abigail Synnestvedt (Cert./BFA ’15)

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Alumni & Faculty

Work by PAFA’s accomplished alumni can be found everywhere, from galleries and museums to books and films. You might even have creations by one alumna in your pocket right now.

Award-winning sculptor and PAFA alumna Phebe Hemphill has worked since 2006 as a medallic sculptor at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. She is one of seven people at the sprawling facility who create, design and sculpt the reliefs that end up as currency, presidential and congressional medals, and com-memorative coins.

Hemphill graduated in 1987 from PAFA with a Certificate in painting. She also studied with famed sculptor and PAFA alumnus Evangelos Frudakis and worked for many years as a freelance sculptor at The Franklin Mint.

Hemphill’s work includes many in the state quarters pro-gram, among them Yosemite, Gettysburg, the Grand Canyon, and Mount Hood. Other examples of her work can be found on the 2015 and 2013 Native American dollar coins, and dozens of special commemorative coins.

“We go to sites and do research to create the designs,” she said during an interview in her cozy workspace, located not far from the massive machines that churn out shiny currency 24 hours a day. “The designs are shown to two major committees in Washington, D.C., and they make the final approval.”

Her sculptures have been exhibited by the American Medallic Sculpture Association and the National Sculpture

Society, and at Philadelphia’s F.A.N. Gallery. She received the NSS’s prestigious Alex J. Ettel Grant in 2000 and the Franklin Mint’s celebrated Renaissance Sculpture Award in 2001.

“Things have changed so much in the sculpture world, so much of it is digital,” she said. “We have the best of both worlds at the Mint.”

She creates her coin designs using clay on dinner plate-sized plaster discs that resemble blank coins, as well as on her computer using 3-D imaging software. Unlike some of her colleagues, Hemphill continues to sculpt with both traditional and digital tools.

“The best reason to do traditional work now is the ability to see depth perception,” she explained. “Since we’re working in such shallow relief, it’s a very important and viable way to do it.”

Faculty member Michael Moore made the most of a recent invitation to host a workshop at a drawing conference in London, where he also was able to meet with an official from PAFA’s counterpart across the pond: the Royal Academy of Arts.

Moore met in November with Charles Saumarez Smith, a renowned art historian and the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy (RA), founded in 1768.

“The Royal Academy will be having their 250th anniversary celebration in 2018 and I told him that we want to be part of that celebration and participate in any way we can,” Moore said. “He said that was terrific.”

Moore said he and Saumarez Smith discussed each other’s institutions _ both esteemed museums and the oldest art schools in their respective countries _ and similar histories and philosophies of art and fine arts education.

“He was very cordial, very sweet,” Moore said. “He was excit-ed about the possibility of (PAFA) being involved somehow in their anniversary celebration.”

Moore was in London to present at the 2015 Thinking Through Drawing conference in London. The theme of the biennial conference was “We All Draw.”

At the conference, Moore led a workshop entitled “Dot, Line, Shape, Pattern, Preference, Form,” which encouraged partic-

ipants to select the subjects and objects that best facilitate their ability to draw with increased attention to the sequential process from dot to line to shape to pattern. Afterward, the participants examined and discussed each other’s work and process.

“The life of the drawing belongs to the person who made it, but the original dot and the final form belong to everyone,”

Moore explains. “No one person owns the dot, and everyone can share the form once it is concluded and released for obser-vation and interpretation.”

PAFA Alum’s Creat ionsLikely Are Right in Your Pocket

FAC U LT Y FO C U S :

MICHAEL MOORE

Michael Moore (left) meeting with a student during Open Studio Night.

For more stor ies l ike th is v i s i t pafa .org/pafastor ies

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One of the benefits of a PAFA education is its faculty com-prised of working, actively exhibiting artists. In late 2015 and early 2016, it seemed like PAFA was everywhere: Exhibitions showcasing the work of the school’s talented teachers took place at a number of galleries throughout Philadelphia, New York and beyond.

PAFA alumnus (MFA ’12) and new faculty member Doron Langberg (featured right) showed his recent paintings this fall at Danese/Corey in New York. Dean Clint Jukkala’s work was on view in the Receptive Fields show at Edward Thorp Gallery, also in New York.

Alumna (MFA ’11) and PAFA faculty member Aubrey Levin-thal, joined by current MFA student Megan Howland, recently had new paintings on view at the Nancy Margolis Gallery in New York. Levinthal also showed new paintings in her first solo exhibition, Spaghetti for Breakfast, at Gross McCleaf in Philadelphia, which The Philadelphia Inquirer called “an impressive debut.”

Faculty member Jennifer Packer had an exhibition earlier this year, Breathing Room, at Sikkema Jenkins & Co. in New York, and was praised by Artforum for “the way she constructs this state of perpetual becoming in her subjects.” Billy and Steven Dufala, both of whom are alumni as well as faculty, had an exhibition, Waste Dreams, at Fleisher Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia described by Hyperallergic as a “wry take on the dystopia of consumer culture.”

Faculty Jan Baltzell’s new work was subject of a solo exhibition at Schmidt Dean Gallery in Philadelphia, and Alex Kanevsky also showed new paintings at Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco. Faculty member Jill Rupinski had a solo exhibition of her work at Cerulean Gallery. Work by alumna and faculty member Sarah Peters was featured in two exhibitions: The Swerve at Ortega y Gasset in Brooklyn, an exhibition exploring conceptual approaches to pattern, and Foundation Barin Presents: Redeux (Sort of) at the Kai Mat-sumiya Gallery in New York.

S P R I N G ‘ 16VISITING ARTISTS PROGRAMLectures 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m., Historic Landmark Building. Free and open to the public.

February 4

JILLIAN STEINHAUER

March 17

RACHEL ROSE

February 11

HANNELINE RØGEBERG

March 24/25

PETER SAUL

February 25

ALEJANDRO ALMANZA PEREDA

April 14

ALEX PAIK

March 3

ALEXI WORTH

April 21

GARY PANTER

Faculty Exhibitions

Doron Langberg, Amy, 2015, oil on linen 24 x 18 in.

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Museum

M A X F I E L D PA R R I S H A N D D R E A M G A R D E N G A I N R E C O G N I T I O N

A n A r ra y o f P u b l i c P ro g ra m s f o r P R O C E S S I O N : T H E A R T O F N O R M A N L E W I S

Last fall, a historical marker for Maxfield Parrish was unveiled outside the Curtis Center on 6th Street. Just inside the building sits Parrish’s magnificent Dream Garden, a 15- x 49-foot jewel of a mosaic consisting of over 100,000 pieces of favrile glass.

A PAFA alumnus celebrated for commercial and graphic art, as well as his utilization of art in advertising, Parrish was commissioned by Cyrus Curtis, publisher of The Saturday Eve-ning Post, to create Dream Garden in collaboration with Louis Comfort Tiffany’s studios for the lobby of the Curtis Publishing Company Building in 1915. A century later, the historical mark-er dedication was doubly significant because PAFA also owns Parrish’s masterpiece. After the piece was put up for sale in 1998, a public outcry halted a potential sale. PAFA, through the assistance of several charitable organizations, took ownership of Dream Garden, ensuring its celebrated alumnus’ magnificent work would forever remain in Philadelphia.

“All of us at PAFA are thrilled to see one of our best-known alumni receive this recognition for his life and work,” said Harry Philbrick, PAFA’s Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Museum. “What better a place to celebrate and honor Maxfield Parrish than at the home of Dream Garden, one of his most loved works and a cherished part of PAFA’s renowned perma-nent collection.”

Philbrick spoke at the dedication ceremony along with Celeste A. Morello, the marker’s nominator, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Historical Marker Program Coordinator Karen Galle, Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla, and Keystone Property Group President Bill Glazer. They were joined by many guests who were eager to celebrate increased visibility and appreciation for one of Philadelphia’s artistic gems.

Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis, which is on view through April 3, showcases the broad range of Lewis’ artistic styles and subjects that inspired the artist throughout his prolific career. Such a range of subject matter has enabled PAFA to create a wide array of fascinating public programs to accompany this exhibition, and to enhance the museum’s cultural partnerships.

The programs have already included a trolley tour of iconic African American images in conjunction with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, an Observe and Create program on Lewis’ use of abstract expressionism, and an Educators Evening that offered teachers a free behind-the-scenes tour of the show. PAFA hosted panel discussions on art and activism (in partnership with 900AM-WURD), and the realities of being a black artist in Philadelphia during the 1960s and 1970s, which included panelists Moe Brooker, Martha Jackson Jarvis, and Charles Burwell moderated by A. M. Weaver. In addition, PAFA’s Traveling Lecture Series has added another dimension of programming, bringing museum educators to other institutions to discuss Procession.

This winter, PAFA is partnering with the Philadelphia Jazz Project, commissioning jazz musician Marcell Bellinger to compose a piece of music inspired by Lewis’ paintings, performed at a February concert. The Philadelphia Jazz Project will return to PAFA for a March event on the intersecting worlds of musicians and artists, entitled Jazz! Art! A Dialogue about Inspiration.

Norman Lewis, Masquerade, 1967, Oil on canvas, 77 x 29 1/4 in., Private Collection© Estate of Norman W. Lewis; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY

BECOME A PEALE CIRCLE MEMBERto join an exclusive tour of the Dream Garden and Washington Square galleries on April 7. pafa.org/PealeCircle.

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PA FA’ S T R A D I T I O N O F I N S TA L L AT I O N P H OTO G R A P H Y

Less than a week after the opening of Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis last November, Barbara Katus, PAFA’s Manager of Imaging Services, was methodically making her way through the exhibition with the help of her work study student, Gary Pergolini. A Hasselblad H4D digital camera was mounted on a tripod and tethered to a laptop on a rolling cart, enabling Katus to see and edit the images of Lewis’ vibrant works as she captured them on screen. This is the process of installation photography, and although the technology has changed dramatically over the years, this practice dates back to the late 19th century at PAFA.

For each shot, Katus conferred with her student apprentice, who then made adjustments on the camera and occasionally stood before a work holding a strip of colors in order to obtain an accurate reading. Katus, meanwhile, kept her eyes on the screen, using grid lines, a live video feed, and a high-powered zooming tool to focus and capture a 16 bit, 300 megabyte image file.

“The purpose of this type of photography,” said Katus, who has been doing installation photography at PAFA for the past five years, “is to document the exhibition section by section in order to create and preserve a record of the content and the way in which it was designed and installed.”

PAFA has traditionally documented both special exhibitions and its renowned Annual Exhibitions, the photos of which can be found in PAFA’s Archives. According to In the Service of Art: A Guide to the Archives of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, written by former PAFA archivist Cheryl Leibold, some of the earliest installation photographs still in existence date back to the Annual Exhibition of 1877. These photos have become a treasure trove for preserving PAFA’s storied past.

Interestingly, Katus noted that while installation photography continues to focus on creating an exhibition’s historic record, the rise of social media has necessitated these photos to be aesthetically pleasing as well. “There’s no reason the images cannot serve the dual purposes of documentation and promotion,” Katus said.

Meanwhile, storage continues to be an important issue, not only for instal-lation photography, but for all digital assets. Even the best storage devices are not foolproof, meaning that Katus and her colleagues at PAFA are faced with the challenge of finding the best possible method to store and maintain digital files and to migrate the files to better and better storage devices as technology changes and improves. “These are just machines,” Katus said, “so the challenge is the ongoing commitment to the maintenance and preservation of digital images—can we make these images last forever?”

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MAKE A NAME AT PAFA

D e s t i n a t i o n :ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH

PAFA sets goal to establish 20+ new named scholar-ships and fellowships, raising $200,000 for PAFA students in 2015-16.

Each year, PAFA awards more than $3.6 million in scholarships; this fi gure has grown by more than 200% in the last decade. Clint Jukkala, PAFA’s new Dean of the School, underscores that, “Virtually all of our students—85 %—require some kind of scholarship funding to reduce their tuition expenses. It is vital that we continue to grow and renew scholarships reserves in order to attract the fi nest caliber of students for our undergraduate and graduate programs. Scholarship dollars remain PAFA’s greatest fi nancial need.”

This year PAFA launches a new initiative—Make a Name at PAFA—to grow and sustain support for this critical area and to enhance the network of PAFA students and patrons. With gifts of $5,000 or more, donors partici-pating in Make a Name at PAFA will have the opportunity to name scholarships and fel-lowships: by area of study, degree program, or diversity recruitment initiative. Donors may also establish undesignated scholarships. In the process, supporters can develop meaning-ful lasting relationships with the students that benefi t from their generosity and receive an array of attractive benefi ts and recognition.

To learn more visit pafa.org/MakeAName or contact Elizabeth Racheva, Vice President of Major Gifts, at 215-391-4809 or eracheva@pafa.org.

In December, a dynamic group of Peale Circle supporters, PAFA Trustees, and contemporary art enthusiasts joined Harry Philbrick, Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Museum, and Jodi Throckmorton, Curator of Contemporary Art, for a curated day of cutting edge art in Miami. Guests visited the renowned private collection of Debra and Dennis Scholl, toured select booths at Art Basel to meet with leading artists and dealers, and experienced the UNTITLED art fair located directly on South Beach.

PAFA’s presence at Art Basel Miami Beach refl ects the museum’s renewed commitment to collecting contemporary art and to providing unparalleled access and creative gatherings for its patrons with an interest in art being made now.

Jodi Throckmorton, PAFA’s Curator of Contemporary Art, chats with dealer Mark Wehby of Kravets/Wehby Gallery in front of a work by artist Nina Chanel Abney at UNTITLED.

PREVIEW PARTYMay 12, 4-8:30 p.m. Hosted by the Women’s Board of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Artspafa.org/asepreview

Public Opening: May 13, 5-8 p.m.

Help PAFA nurture the next generation of great artists today. Make a Name at PAFA!

Save the date for next year’s Art Basel Miami visit, Thursday, December 1, 2016 (details to follow in summer 2016). Contact Elizabeth Racheva, Vice President of Major Gifts, at 215-391-4809 or eracheva@pafa.org to receive more information.

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Gabriel Echaveste MFA ’15., Kathryne (detail), 2014, oil on panel

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Events

MARCHArt at LunchWednesday, March 2, 12 - 1 p.m.World War I and American Art

Art in Process Wednesday, March 2, 5 - 9 p.m.5 -9 p.m.: Open hours: historic Cast Hall6 -9 p.m.: Futures Past reception and panel discussion

Visiting Artists Program: Alexi WorthThursday, March 3, 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Member Workshop: Watercolor with James Toogood*Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Family Arts AcademySunday, March 6, 2 - 4 p.m.Emojis

Art in ProcessWednesday, March 9, 5 - 9 p.m.6 - 9 p.m.: Game Night! 7 p.m.: Graffi to Works Performance

Young Professionals Night: Procession*Wednesday, March 9, 5 - 9 p.m.

Family Arts AcademySunday, March 13, 2 - 4 p.m.Kinetic Constructs

Jazz! Art! A Dialogue about InspirationSunday, March 13, 4 p.m.

Art at LunchWednesday, March 16, 12 - 1 p.m.Jazz and the Harlem Renaissance

Art in ProcessWednesday, March 16, 5 - 9 p.m.6 - 7:30 p.m.: Artist Talk with Emily and Will Brown

Visiting Artists Program: Rachel RoseThursday, March 17, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.

5 to Watch: Opening ReceptionThursday, March 17, 6 – 9 p.m.Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr

Undergraduate Open HouseSaturday, March 19, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Family Arts AcademySunday, March 20, 2 - 4 p.m.Street Prints

Art at LunchWednesday, March 23, 12 - 1 p.m.Representing the Sea in the American Imagination, 1760 - 1815

Art in ProcessWednesday, March 23, 5 - 9 p.m.5 - 7 p.m.: The Member Lounge at Art in Process *7 p.m.: Poetry reading by Micheal O’Siadhail

Visiting Artists Program: Peter SaulThursday, March 24, 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.Friday, March 25, 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Art at LunchWednesday, March 30, 12 - 1 p.m.Memory and Loss in Post-Civil War American Art

Art in ProcessWednesday, March 30, 5 - 9 p.m.7 p.m.: Art Sanctuary performance

APRILNew Student WeekendFriday & Saturday, April 1 & 2

Family Arts AcademySunday, April 3, 2 - 4 p.m.Jacobs Ladder

Art at LunchWednesday, April 6, 12 - 1 p.m.Digitization and the Preservation of the Past

Art in ProcessWednesday, April 6, 5 - 9 p.m.5 - 9 p.m.: Open hours: historic Cast Hall6 - 8 p.m.: Review Panel Philadelphia

Family Arts AcademySunday, April 10, 2 - 4 p.m.Make Music

Art at LunchWednesday, April 13, 12 - 1 p.m.Photography’s Use in the Late 19th Century

Art in ProcessWednesday, April 13, 5 - 9 p.m.6 - 7:30 p.m.: Lecture by Stuart Shils 6 - 7:30 p.m.: Review of local contemporary art exhibitions

Curator Conversation with Anna Marley, Curator of Historical American Art*Wednesday, April 13, 6 - 7 p.m.

Visiting Artists Program: Alex PaikThursday, April 14, 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.

S P R I N G 2 0 1 6 A T P A F AStudents and faculty listening to Traction Company artists during-Convocation in 2015.

A student painting from a live model in Al Gury’s class.

A bronze pour demonstration with PAFA students. PAFA’s Board Chair Kevin Donohoe enjoying a live auction held during the annual Bacchanal Wine Gala.

Students Hanna Chen (left) and Asiana Ouk (right) sell prints during the annual Student Print Sale in December.

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The Dance Place Step Team performing during the Family Arts Festival last October.

PAFA curators Jodi Throckmorton (left) and Anna Marley.

Ruth Fine (center), guest curator of Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis, speaks with exhibition lender Harmon Kelley during the VIP reception in November.

A large crowd gathered for the VIP reception of Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis.

Museum Education’s Diani Safdeye holds up a sign in support of PAFA’s Giving Tuesday campaign.

Continuing Education Open HouseSaturday, April 16, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Family Arts AcademySunday, April 17, 2 - 4 p.m.Public Postcards

Art at LunchWednesday, April 20, 12 - 1 p.m.Alyson Shotz

Art in ProcessWednesday, April 20, 5 - 9 p.m.6 - 8 p.m.: Alyson Shotz: Morris Gallery Opening Reception6 - 8 p.m.: Pricing Your Artwork: A Panel Discussion 7 p.m.: Poetry reading by Terri Witek and Cyriaco Lopes 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.: Blindfolded Art Making

Visiting Artists Program: Gary PanterThursday, April 21, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Family Arts AcademySunday, April 24, 2 - 4 p.m.DIY Legos

Art at LunchWednesday, April 27, 12 - 1 p.m.The Art of the Hunt in America

Art in ProcessWednesday, April 27, 5 - 9 p.m.5 p.m.: Brandywine Workshop lecture series

Alumni Gallery Opening: Clint Jukkala CuratesWednesday, April 27, 5:30 – 9 p.m.

MAYFamily Arts AcademySunday, May 1, 2 - 4 p.m.Printing in the Sun

Art in ProcessWednesday, May 4, 5 - 9 p.m.5 - 9 p.m.: Open hours: historic Cast Hall 6 p.m.: Philadelphia Sculptors Featuring Judy Pfaff 7 p.m.: New Collectors Series

Art at LunchWednesday, May 4, 12 - 1 p.m.Graduating PAFA Students and the Annual Student Exhibition

Family Arts AcademySunday, May 8, 2 - 4 p.m.Family Maps

Art in ProcessWednesday, May 11, 5 - 9 p.m.5 p.m.: Brandywine Workshop lecture series6 – 9 p.m.: Game night!

115th Annual Student Exhibition Preview PartyThursday, May 12, 4 – 8:30 p.m.Hosted by the Women’s Board of PAFA

115th Annual Student Exhibition Public OpeningFriday, May 13, 5 – 8 p.m.

Family Arts AcademySunday, May 15, 2 - 4 p.m.Family Arts Academy Exhibition

Art in ProcessWednesday, May 18, 5 - 9 p.m.6 p.m.: An In-Person Media Share by Team Sunshine Performance Corporation7 p.m.: Poetry reading by Terri Witek and Cyriaco Lopes

Young Collectors Series*Wednesday, May 18, 7 p.m.

Art Exploration Trip to Boston*Wednesday, May 23 - 26Contact Jenny Dutile at Jdutile@pafa.org for details.

Art in ProcessWednesday, May 25, 5 - 9 p.m.5 - 7 p.m.: The Member Lounge at Art in Process*

JUNEArt in ProcessWednesday, June 1, 5 - 9 p.m.5 - 9 p.m.: Open hours: historic Cast Hall6 p.m.: A performance by Elizabeth Jane Hill featuring Nancy Jane Small

Art in ProcessWednesday, June 8, 5 - 9 p.m.5 p.m.: Brandywine Workshop lecture series

Art in ProcessWednesday, June 15, 5 - 9 p.m.6 – 9 p.m.: Game Night!

Art in ProcessWednesday, June 22, 5 - 9 p.m.

Art in ProcessWednesday, June 29, 5 - 9 p.m.

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Museum Hours Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Closed Mondays and legal holidays.

Admission / 215-972-2060Adults $15; Senior (60+) and Students with I.D. $12; Youth ages (13-18) $8; Children (12 and under, excluding groups) FREE.

Portfolio Museum Store / 215-972-2075Closed on MondayTuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Members receive a 10% discount.

PAFA Café / 215-972-2058Monday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.Saturday & Sunday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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ToursWednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Tours are free with admission.

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Facility Rentals / 215-972-1609The Historic Landmark Building and Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building provide elegant and dramatic settings for entertaining. For information: pafa.org/rentals

TransportationThe museum is near the Jeff erson and Suburban train stations, SEPTA bus and trolley stops, and PATCO’s High Speed Line. For SEPTA information: 215-580-7800 or www.septa.org. Discounted parking is available

at adjacent Parkway Corporation parking lots. Tickets must be validated at the Museum Admissions desk.

Academic Programs / 215-972-7625PAFA off ers a four-year Certifi cate, BFA, BFA in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania, Post-Baccalaureate, MFA, and Low-Residency MFA. For information: 215-972-7625 or admissions@pafa.edu.

AccessibilityThe accessible entrance for both the Historic Landmark Building and the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building is located in the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building Lobby. Wheelchairs are available, and restrooms are accessible.

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C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N P R O G R A M S Spring 2016

Master Classes, Workshops and LecturesWoodcut Workshop with Dan Miller March 5 – 6

Painting in the Dark with Neysa Grassi March 19 – 20

The Figure in Pastel with Scott Noel April 2 – 3

Master Class with Stuart Shils April 14 – 17• Public Lecture: Wednesday, April 13, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Watercolor Workshop with Susan Van CampenApril 30 & May 1

Plein Air Painting in Bermuda with Joe Sweeney & James Toogood May 19– 25

Portrait in Pastels with Ellen Eagle June 6– 10

Still Life Workshop with Christine Lafuente June 20– 24

Master Class with Elizabeth Osborne June 25– 26

PAFA is proud to partner with ARTZ Philadelphia to off er programming for those living with dementia and their care partners, friends and family.

ARTZ in the Studio6 weeks, Fridays, April 8 – May 13, 10 – 11:30 a.m. Art-making as a creative form of self-expression. Led by Dona Duncan, registered art therapist.

ARTZ in the Galleries4 sessions, MondaysFebruary 15, March 21, April 18 & May 16, 11 a.m.m - 2 p.m. An interactive program for museum visitors with dementia and their care partners. Facilitated by Dr. Susan Shifrin, Director of ARTZ Philadelphia.

Summer Academy for High School StudentsJuly 5 – August 5A fi ve-week, college-level art-making experience for high school students. For more information, visit www.pafa.edu/summeracademy.

PAFA and Morris Arboretum PAFA members will receive a 10% discount on all Morris Ar-boretum Continuing Education classes for adults and Growing Minds classes for youth. Learn more and register at online.morrisarboretum.org/classes, or call 215-247-5777 ext. 125

Behind the Scenes at Morris ArboretumSaturday, May 14, 10 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.Free. Please RSVP: 215-972-7632

PAFA CE off ers art classes and workshops, lectures and seminars for adults and high school students at all levels of ability. For the complete spring schedule visit pafa.edu/ce.

Member Perks!Friend level members and above enjoy 10% off allcontinuing education classes at PAFA. Visit pafa.org/membership or call 215-972-2077 to join.

CE Open House | Saturday, April 16Free. RSVP 215-972-7632

Above left: Susan Van Campen, Summer Bouquet in Green Bowl, watercolor, 30 x 40 in.