PAFA Alumni

We extend our congratulations to Matt Chapman (MFA ‘15) and Nicole Duquette , owners of Curio Gallery & Creative Supply .lancaster , for the opening of Curio’s new location at 111 N Prince Street in downtown Lancaster, PA! 🎉

A growing pillar in the Lancaster art community, Curio has served not only as a creative hub for exhibitions, supplies, and workshops since 2019, but also a space for bringing people together. With their unique vision and dedication to the arts, Matt and Nicole continue to foster true, artistic heart within their creative community and beyond.

From Chestnut Street to Prince Street, we wish them an exciting new chapter in Curio’s expanding journey!

📷️ Matt and Nicole during Curio’s reopening on March 6th, 2026 💫

New year, new studio energy. Whether you’re returning to painting, drawing, sculpture, or printmaking (or exploring a new medium) PAFA’s Continuing Education program offers in-person and online art classes in Philadelphia for adult artists of all levels.

🌟 Get into printmaking with Color Woodcut Printmaking (in person), taught by Rebecca Gilbert (). Learn woodblock printmaking techniques—including reduction and multiple-block methods—to create vibrant, layered color prints from start to finish. 🔗 https://buff.ly/KHulvzm

Classes are filling fast, but a few upcoming Continuing Education art classes still have space available this February:

➤ Painting over the Line (In-Person) with Kassem Amoudi | An intuitive painting course focused on developing personal visual language through open studio practice, critique, and contemporary art principles.
🔗 https://buff.ly/tUZAjMD

➤ The Art of Natural History Illustration (Online) with Kate Samworth | An intermediate course on the history and techniques of natural history illustration combining art history with hands-on printmaking practice.
🔗 https://buff.ly/Kwm8jSG

➤ Terracotta Figure Sculpture (In-Person) with Morgan Dummitt | A beginner-friendly course focused on sculpting the human figure in clay from gesture to finished form, including proportion, structure, and surface techniques.
🔗 https://buff.ly/Q7bMPWe

➤ Oil/Acrylic Painting: Abstracting the Real (In-Person) with Frederic Kaplan | A painting course using oil or acrylic to create expressive works through color, composition, and mark-making.
🔗 https://buff.ly/CiFhMfw

➤ Portrait in Pencil Workshop (In-Person) with RA Friedman | A hands-on portrait drawing workshop focused on achieving likeness and dimension through proportion, structure, and simplified anatomy using accessible materials.
🔗 https://buff.ly/xZd6KFF

🔗 Explore all classes: pafa-ce.coursestorm.com

🖼️ Rebecca Gilbert