The World Premiere at PAFA will feature a screening of Art of Survival, a discussion with artists and participants from the Kensington Storefront and a performance by Ursula Rucker and Miles Orion Butler. Art of Survival is an intimate short documentary about a place and a spirit. From 2017 until early 2020, the Kensington Storefront studio offered people in Kensington a free cup of coffee, a snack and a chance...

Want to view some art over your lunch break? Why not join AAMP for Art Break? Every third Thursday for one hour at noon, the museum hosts Art Break, a monthly program encouraging visitors to unpack the layered content of a featured exhibition by engaging in informal discussions with curatorial and programming staff and invited guest speakers. Morgan Lloyd, Lead Gallery Guide/Program Coordinator will lead this month's discussion, "Emerging from...

Join us for a one-on-one conversation between Rising Sun artist Petah Coyne (PAFA) and Jodi Throckmorton, co-curator of Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America and former Curator of Contemporary Art at PAFA. The artist and curator will speak about their contributions to Rising Sun, the development of project in collaboration with the African American Museum in Philadelphia, and how the tumultuous years of the Trump Presidency, the pandemic and the murder of George...

Join us for a very special evening atop PAFA's rooftop terrace and embrace the magic of the Rising Moon. Prepare yourself for an extraordinary night filled with art, culture, and celestial wonders. As we bask in the moon's glow, you'll have the chance to mingle with talented artists and passionate curators, fostering connections with like-minded art enthusiasts. Enjoy a delightful selection of wine, beer, and cheese, curated to complement the...

Rising Sun artist, Lenka Clayton, will present an in-person gallery talk about her unforgettable installation, "The True Story Of A Stone". Lenka Clayton is an interdisciplinary artist whose work exaggerates and alters the accepted rules of everyday life, extending the familiar into the realms of the poetic and absurd. Lenka will share insights into her artistic practice as well as tell the tale of a specific stone that around 2,000 years ago was...

Join the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) as we commemorate the release of the Rising Sun: Artist in an Uncertain America Catalogue. Co-curators Dejay Duckett, AAMP, and Judith Tannenbaum, PAFA will discuss the newly released catalogue and exhibition. This conversation will be moderated by TK Smith a Philadelphia-based curator, writer, and cultural historian. The exhibition will be available to view...

The Citizenship Art Bazaar is a free, open-air market where Philadelphia visual and performing artists, civic and social justice organizations invite audiences to discover and take part in the infinite ways art informs and inspires citizenship. Join us Saturday, September 30th to make art, enjoy music, soak up stories, and learn how we can put citizenship in motion through a multiplicity of perspectives. Live music by the Eubie Nieves Band....