For more than a century, the Annual Student Exhibition (ASE) at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has been the capstone academic achievement for our students. Following the Preview Party, the exhibition will be open to the public.

ASE helps students launch their professional careers. PAFA’s students have the chance to exhibit their artwork in a world-class museum, where it will be seen by hundreds of art collectors and art lovers. Becoming a sponsor of the Annual Student Exhibition Preview is not only an opportunity to support rising artists on the cusp of their professional careers, it is a chance to connect with fellow collectors and art lovers, and to purchase work by the art stars of tomorrow before the exhibition opens to the public.

The generosity of sponsors and ticket buyers along with those who purchase the amazing array of works created by PAFA’s talented graduates provides valuable scholarship support to current students. Net proceeds from ticket sales and sponsorships for the ASE Preview support student financial aid for PAFA students, and 100% of art sales sold at the Preview Party are retained directly by the student artists.

The Preview Party held on Thursday, May 9,  offered an exclusive opportunity to explore and purchase new works by student-artists before the exhibition opens to the public.

1. Co-chairs Iris Shea, Pia Halloran and Dorothy Ix paused for a photo with PAFA’s  president and CEO Eric Pryor during his remarks to the ASE preview party guests

2.  Women’s Board members Lynn Lehocky, Marianne Dean and Linda Aversa Caldwell paused for a photo

3. June Smith, Petra Halloran, John Pieper, Annika Virdone and Isabel Smith attended the preview event

4. Women’s Board member Julie Jensen Bryan (second left) was pictured with Victor Petkov,  Richard Sichel, Stephanie Cappabianca and Greg Ferris of  The Philadelphia Trust Company.  The Philadelphia Trust Company served as a Patron Sponsor

5. Al Gury, Marianne Dean, Doug Martenson and River Hennick

6. Fred Holzerman and Bill Valerio paused for a photo with artist Raffi Zarzatian (center)

7. Women’s Board members Linda Aversa Caldwell, Katie Rhodes, Iris Shea, Virginia Baltzell and Leslie Newbold gathered for a photo

8. Hayley Stout, Eloise Avery and Liz Lippman were on hand to discuss their artistic contributions

9. Delia and Bijan Khosrowshahi  and Randall Mrazik enjoyed touring the exhibit with artist Julio Galvez 

10. Keri Laign, Sarah Mazzie and Chris Merrick attended the event

11. Artist Jazlyne Sabre discussed her work with Caroline Nagy, Julia Fleischner and Nancy Finn

13. Lisa Witomski, Bobby Chen, Taz Davis and Michelle Sbrocchi toured the exhibit with Jane Allsopp

14. Rebecca Segall, Christina Graham and Lydia Ferber

15. Cathy Ward chatted with Susan Jablokov and Dianne Semingsen