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Art in the Open: Drawn to the Water Artists of the PAFA

Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) and Art in the Open Philadelphia

June 11, 2011

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For more than 200 years, generations of PAFA students, instructors, directors and exhibitors have used our regions' waterways as sources of inspiration. Though use and management of these water resources have changed over time, the tradition of painting them continues. Drawn to the Water focuses on three areas- the Atlantic Ocean, the Delaware Bay and River and the Schuylkill River. (On view April 15 -end of year). The Museum has also created a free coloring sketchbook that visitors can use to create their own artwork, and will organize three plein air (open air) painting events where artists will create paintings that will be installed in the exhibit to show contemporary views. Visitors will be encouraged to visit locations in the three regions featured in the exhibit and create their own artwork. A coloring sketchbook of line drawings created by PAFA student Liam Hodgson will be available for free at the exhibit, as well as at public events this spring and summer.