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Members: Get ready for your very own Holiday Shopping Week at PAFA! Starting Sunday (11/29) through Sat., 12/5, PAFA members receive 20%
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PORTFOLIO at the Pennsylvania Academy®, on the Avenue of the Arts, is one of Philadelphia's most exciting shopping experiences!

PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Students: No classes on Thursday and Friday this week, for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Malcolm McLaren’s 86-minute video “Shallow 1-21” is on view for the first time in its entirety in the U.S. Through Jan. 3. Read a review:
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/ nov/22/many-talents-pop-culture-figure-t ackles-visual-art/entertainment/
For details on the show: http://www.pafa.org/574/
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Check our “Faculty Collects” show, which The Inquirer says “could help build an audience for art-collecting by people of modest means, and . . . enhance the status of art-collecting in the public mind.” Through Jan. 17, 2010.
See some of the images here:

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This week’s FREE Sunday Program (11/22, at 2 p.m.) is a screening of Scribe Video’s “Precious Places.” Neighborhood residents are the authors of their communities’ histories with the help of experienced videomakers. http://www.pafa.org/588/
Also written up in the Philadelphia Weekly arts calendar: http://www.philadelphi...aweekly.com/music/The-Calendar-November- 18---70327587.html
Barkley L. Hendricks FREE Sunday Programs | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Museum and Schoo
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12 weeks of Hendricks programs that engage communities through events that are fun, enriching and accessible. In addition to free museum admission, programs include hands-on workshops, films, music, dance performances, guided tours and storytelling.All programs take place Sundays at 2 pm. ...
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PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Join jazz musicians, fashion designers, and academics at Saturday’s Barkley Hendricks symposium (11/21). This day-long event explores the cultural developments that influenced Hendricks’s work. FREE if you preregister! For tickets, call 215-972-2105 or email mzimmerman@pafa.org. http://www.pafa.org/575/
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Join PAFA's curators and staff for a one day symposium that brings together experts from the fields of art, music, dance and fashion to discuss the cultural developments that inspired the work of Barkley Hendricks as well as the trajectory of influences that are visible in the present day. ...

PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Join us tonight at 6 for a Curator Talk: "An Eye for Humor: Barkley Hendricks' Excellent Adventure." Hear Trevor Schoonmaker, curator of contemporary art at the Nasher Museum at Duke and organizer of the "Birth of the Cool" exhibition. Free with pre-registration, $10 at the door. Call 215-972-0522.
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How does the sparkle of a single idea become the foundation for a painting survey or artistic retrospective? How does the first conversation between artist and curator take place? What artistic, curatorial and collaborative processes are required to move a major project like an exhibition forward?

PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts This week’s FREE Art at Lunch lecture on Weds. 11/18 is “Sources of Light: Henry Ossawa Tanner's Religious Nocturnes.” Bring your lunch and hear Hélène Valance, Visiting Scholar at Penn, discuss how this PAFA-trained painter recast traditional religious scenes under a new, radically modern light. http://www.pafa.org/418/
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Join PAFA staff and students for this series of talks on American art and culture every Wednesday at noon. Enjoy discussions and lectures with scholars and artists covering a variety of topics related to PAFA's exhibitions, collections, and areas of interest. ...

PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts The Inky deems the Hendricks show timely and "Cool, indeed":
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Barkley L. Hendricks has achieved something relatively rare among artists: He has created paintings that capture the essence of an American cultural transformation.

PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Things you might not know about Malcolm McLaren, #3: In the '80s and '90s his solo albums were major musical breakthroughs exploring Hip Hop, Opera, R&B, and Lounge Music. See his 21 “musical paintings” at PAFA through Jan. 3, 2010. http://www.pafa.org/574/
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A pop cultural icon for over thirty years, Malcolm McLaren is a visionary artist. Always at the forefront of culture and pushing boundaries, he is probably best recognized for his work in melding fashion with music.

PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts The Barkley Hendricks symposium on 11/21 ("Evolution of the Cool") is FREE if you preregister. $10 at the door. Seating is limited. For tickets, call 215-972-2105 or email mzimmerman@pafa.org. http://www.pafa.org/575/
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Join PAFA's curators and staff for a one day symposium that brings together experts from the fields of art, music, dance and fashion to discuss the cultural developments that inspired the work of Barkley Hendricks as well as the trajectory of influences that are visible in the present day. ...

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PAFA Admissions on the Road again. This Sat., 11/14, PAFA's at New York's Pratt Institute from noon to 4:00 pm. For BFA and Certificate candidates. For a list of other places we visit: http://www.pafa.org/School/Admissions/Sc hedule-a-Visit-Off-Campus-Events/PAFA-Co mes-to-You/190/
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The PAFA Office of Admissions understands that not all prospective students can meet with us in person here in Center City Philadelphia. To meet the needs of as many potential students as possible, we ...

PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Learn about the unique relationship between Chile and the U.S. during our FREE symposium on Fri. 11/13, featuring the Chilean Ambassador, a Chilean winemaker, and other panelists. 3:30-5:00 p.m. Registration required. http://www.pafa.org/604/
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Chilean-United States SymposiumThe Bi-lateral Relationship in Trade, Commerce, and CultureFriday, November 13, 20093:30 - 5 p.m.Historic Landmark Building, 118 N. Broad Street

PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Art at Lunch today, 9/11, is "In Search of Strength and Grace: Two American Sculptors," focusing on the polished steel sculptures of David Smith and the grand, compelling wood and metal horses of Deborah Butterfield. Given by Marcia Rackow and Donita Ellison, two New York artists and educators.
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Join PAFA staff and students for this series of talks on American art and culture every Wednesday at noon. Enjoy discussions and lectures with scholars and artists covering a variety of topics related to PAFA's exhibitions, collections, and areas of interest. ...

PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Broaden your horizons at a free PAFA event! Hear the Chilean Ambassador speak at a symposium that ushers in our Bacchanal gala. Reception immediately following. Fri. 11/13, 3:30-5:00 p.m. Registration required. http://www.pafa.org/604/
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Chilean-United States SymposiumThe Bi-lateral Relationship in Trade, Commerce, and CultureFriday, November 13, 20093:30 - 5 p.m.Historic Landmark Building, 118 N. Broad Street


















