PAFA is located on the Avenue of the Arts in the heart of Center City Philadelphia, home to a vibrant cultural community of world-famous museums and institutions. City Hall, the Rodin Musuem, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the newly-relocated Barnes Foundation are minutes away. A surrounding network of galleries sets PAFA in the midst of a thriving contemporary art scene.
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Facilities
Summer Academy classes share the same studios used by PAFA’s Certificate-, Bachelors- and Masters-level students. The Academy’s famous cast collection of antique and Renaissance sculpture, located in its Historic Landmark Building, allows students a unique learning opportunity. PAFA’s Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building features superb drawing and painting classrooms, state-of-the-art printmaking and sculpture shops, a rooftop painting terrace, and a spacious student lounge.
Transportation
PAFA is minutes away from SEPTA and PATCO stations. For SEPTA information: 215-580-7800 or www.septa.org. For PATCO information: www.ridepatco.org.
Lunch
Summer Academy students may visit the Academy Café, choose from a multitude of nearby eateries, or bring their own. The Student Lounge atop the Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building offers a relaxing oasis with views of the Philadelphia cityscape. PAFA's newly constructed Lenfest Plaza offers spacious seating amidst public sculpture, including Claes Oldenberg's towering Paint Torch -- a new Philadelphia landmark!