120TH ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION
May 14–June 6, 2021
PAFA's annual academic capstone event and the longest-standing student exhibition of its kind.
ASE PREVIEW
May 13, 2021
A PAFA tradition for art collectors and art lovers returns virtually this spring.
Eustace Mamba '22, Weighing Escape Options, (detail, 2020). Mixed media on canvas, 36 x 48 inches. Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize from the Pennsylvania Academy Annual Student Exhibition (2020.26.2).
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