Community Education
Art on the Road
Inspired by PAFA's special exhibitions and permanent collection, Art on the Road brings museum staff members to other institutions for an art-making lesson.
Cost: $200 for up to 15 students; $250 for up to 25 students
Location: Your Location
Community Education
Traveling Lecture Series
The Traveling Lecture Series, offered in conjunction with ongoing exhibitions, brings museum staff members to other institutions to give a talk about an artist or art movement.
Cost: Free
Location: Your location
Community Education
School Field Trip - Natural Wonders (K - 8th)
PAFA offers interactive, curriculum-based tours that are recommended for students in Pre-K – 8th grade. All tours are led by art educators and each visit includes three components: learning to look, discussion and response, and a hands-on project in response to the theme of the tour.
Cost: $6 Student / $3 Philadelphia Public and Charter Schools
Community Education
School Field Trip - Picturing America 1740 to 1900 (4th - 8th)
PAFA offers interactive, curriculum-based tours that are recommended for students in Pre-K – 8th grade. All tours are led by art educators and each visit includes three components: learning to look, discussion and response, and a hands-on project in response to the theme of the tour.
Cost: $6 Student / $3 Philadelphia Public and Charter Schools
Community Education
School Field Trip - Artspeaks! (4th Grade Philadelphia Public and Charter Schools)
PAFA offers interactive, curriculum-based tours that are recommended for students in grades K – 8. All tours are led by art educators and each visit includes three components: learning to look, discussion and response, and a hands-on project in response to the theme of the tour.
Cost: Free
Community Education
School Field Trip - Let's Look (Pre-K - 2nd)
PAFA offers interactive, curriculum-based tours that are recommended for students in grades K – 8. All tours are led by art educators and each visit includes three components: learning to look, discussion and response, and a hands-on project in response to the theme of the tour.
Cost: $6 Student / $3 Philadelphia Public and Charter Schools
Community Education
May 15, 2016 -
Community & Culture: Spring Festival and Family Exhibition
Free family artmaking
Cost: Free
Location: Historic Landmark Building & Lenfest Plaza
DR 601EA 5 weeks | Animal Drawing
Multi-Week Courses ,Tuesday | Weekday
May 31 2016 - June 28 2016 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Draw from live animal models in the PAFA studios and on location at the Philadelphia Zoo and other venues.
Credit Course: 0
DR 609EC 10 weeks | Portrait Drawing in Color
Instructor: Jill Rupinski
Multi-Week Courses ,Tuesday | Weekday
May 31 2016 - August 02 2016 | 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Bring your portrait drawing to the next level through the use of color.
Credit Course: 1.0
SC 601E I 10 weeks Section 1 | Metal Sculpture (1)
Instructor: Steven Nocella
Multi-Week Courses ,Tuesday | Evening
May 31 2016 - August 02 2016 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This course focuses on metal sculpture fabrication and construction, gas and arc welding, brazing, and forging.
Credit Course: 1.0
IN 604CP 5 weeks | Color for Painters
Instructor: Al Gury
Multi-Week Courses ,Tuesday | Weekday
May 31 2016 - June 28 2016 | 9:00 pm - 5:00 pm
An in-depth approach to understanding and mixing color for painting from the Chair of PAFA’s Painting Department and noted author of Color for Painters: A Guide to Traditions and Practice.
Credit Course: 1.0
SC 600E 5 weeks | Figure and Portrait Modeling
Instructor: John Horn
Multi-Week Courses ,Wednesday | Weekday
June 01 2016 - June 29 2016 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Model the human figure in clay on an armature from direct observation.
Credit Course: 1.0
PT 623EA 5 weeks | Life Painting: Mass and the Limited Palette - WAIT LIST
Instructor: Renée P. Foulks
Multi-Week Courses ,Wednesday | Weekday
June 01 2016 - June 29 2016 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
An in-depth, structured approach to figure painting.
Credit Course: 1.0
PT 600EL I 5 Weeks Section 1 | Woodcut and Relief Printmaking (1)
Instructor: Ron Wyffels
Multi-Week Courses ,Wednesday | Weekday
June 01 2016 - June 29 2016 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Printing from a drawing carved into wood or a linoleum block is the oldest and most straightforward form of printmaking.
Credit Course: 0
PT 703EL 5 week Section 1 | Painting Over the Line (1)
Instructor: Kassem Amoudi
Multi-Week Courses ,Wednesday | Weekday
June 01 2016 - June 29 2016 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Take your work to the next level under the mentoring guidance of artist/critic Kassem Amoudi.
SC 602E 10 weeks | Stone Carving
Instructor: Steven Nocella
Multi-Week Courses ,Wednesday | Evening
June 01 2016 - August 03 2016 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Explore the possibilities of stone carving by using traditional and nontraditional methods
Credit Course: 1.0