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Fifteen-Week Extended Studio: Principles of Illustration, DM 210 (In-Person)

$1,400

with Deon Robinson

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 5, 2026 at 1 pm, runs for 15 weeks

Mondays, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM  
Instructor: Deon Robinson  
Fifteen-Week Extended Studio Course (45 Hours)
  
Note: No class on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 19, or during Spring Break, March 2 – 8.
 

PAFA’s Extended Studio Courses offer fifteen-weeks of comprehensive instruction taught by PAFA's core faculty for an immersive fine arts experience. PAFA's selection of Continuing Education traditional-length and short courses will be coming soon! 

This course offers a survey of illustration in both function and practical application. Students will learn to analyze and visually interpret written source material while exploring a variety of ideation methods and experimenting with techniques combining traditional and digital media. Key projects will include illustrations for editorials, advertising, product packaging, picture books, and lifestyle applications. Students not pursuing a focus in illustration but interested in visual communication are encouraged to join this class. Course Modality: in-person.

Image: Deon Robinson 

Register by: January 2  
Materials
will be addressed via PAFA’s Canvas online platform (if applicable) or on the first day of class.  
Please review the 
CE Winter/Spring Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies  
Notes: Extended Studio Courses are not eligible for PAFA membership or promotional discounts. A minimum 10% fee applies to withdrawals, including same-day – students are advised to confirm their schedules before registering. 

Fifteen-Week Extended Studio: Inventive Drawing, FY 122 (In-Person)

$1,400

with Steve Nocella

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 6, 2026 at 8:30 am, runs for 15 weeks

Tuesdays, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Instructor: Steve Nocella
  
Fifteen-Week Extended Studio Course (45 Hours) 
Note: No class during Spring Break, March 2 – 8.

PAFA’s Extended Studio Courses offer fifteen-weeksof comprehensive instruction taught by PAFA's core faculty for an immersive fine arts experience. PAFA's selection of Continuing Education traditional-length and short courseswill be coming soon!

In this class, students will apply principles of drawing to invented images, both representational and abstract. Students will draw from the imagination without live, physical reference using a variety of approaches that may include using photo and found reference, narrative drawing (single and multi-panel), creating visual solutions to a brief, and constraint-based abstraction. 

Image: Chaim Gross, Sketch for Sculpture, 1980, Pen and ink, graphite and sepia wash on off-white wove paper, 12 1/2 x 17 13/16 in. Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Gift of the artist, 1985.59 

Register by:January 2 
Materials
will be addressed via PAFA’s Canvas online platform (if applicable) or on the first day of class.
Please review the CE Winter/SpringPolicy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies
Notes:
Extended Studio Courses are not eligible for PAFA membership or promotional discounts. A minimum 10% fee applies to withdrawals, including same-day – students are advised to confirm their schedules before registering.

Fifteen-Week Extended Studio: Screenprinting, PR 265 (In-Person)

$1,400

with Tony Rosati

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 6, 2026 at 8:30 am, runs for 15 weeks

Tuesdays, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM  
Instructor: Tony Rosati  
Fifteen-Week Extended Studio Course (45 Hours)
  
Note: No class during Spring Break, March 2 – 8.
 

PAFA’s Extended Studio Courses offer fifteen-weeks of comprehensive instruction taught by PAFA's core faculty for an immersive fine arts experience. PAFA's selection of Continuing Education traditional-length and short courses will be coming soon! 

This course introduces a variety of stencil systems such as paper stencils, screen filler, drawing fluid, and photo-imaging methods. Hand-drawn images, hand-cut stencils, painted images, photographic images, and digital images may be employed to create a multicolor print. Printing on a variety of materials to include textiles is included. Personal expression and proficiency with the stencil technical vocabulary are objectives. Course Modality: in-person. 

Image: Tony Rosati 

Register by: January 2  
Materials
will be addressed via PAFA’s Canvas online platform (if applicable) or on the first day of class.  
Please review the 
CE Winter/Spring Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies  
Notes: Extended Studio Courses are not eligible for PAFA membership or promotional discounts. A minimum 10% fee applies to withdrawals, including same-day – students are advised to confirm their schedules before registering. 

Fifteen-Week Extended Studio: Digital Drawing & Painting II, FY 119 (In-Person)

$1,400

with Deon Robinson

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 6, 2026 at 1 pm, runs for 15 weeks

Tuesdays, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
Instructor: Deon Robinson 
Fifteen-Week Extended Studio Course (45 Hours) 
Note: No class during Spring Break, March 2 – 8. 

PAFA’s Extended Studio Courses offer fifteen-weeks of comprehensive instruction taught by PAFA's core faculty for an immersive fine arts experience. PAFA's selection of Continuing Education traditional-length and short courses will be coming soon! 

This course introduces the computer as a fine arts tool and provides an overview of digital arts concepts and terminology. Instruction engages students in critical awareness of new media and extends fine art drawing and painting principles into the digital realm. Students will have an opportunity to solve design problems using a variety of computer software applications and gain skill in the use of tactile electronic hardware such as touchscreens and digital pen tablet technology. Course Modality: in-person. 

Image: Deon Robinson 

Register by: January 2 
Materials
will be addressed via PAFA’s Canvas online platform (if applicable) or on the first day of class.
Please review the CE Winter/Spring Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies 
Notes:
Extended Studio Courses are not eligible for PAFA membership or promotional discounts. A minimum 10% fee applies to withdrawals, including same-day – students are advised to confirm their schedules before registering. 

Fifteen-Week Extended Studio: Painting Materials and Methods II, PT 205B (In-Person)

$1,400

with Jill A. Rupinski

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 6, 2026 at 1 pm, runs for 15 weeks

Tuesdays, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
Instructor: Jill A. Rupinski 
Fifteen-Week Extended Studio Course (45 Hours) 
Note: No class during Spring Break, March 2 – 8. 

PAFA’s Extended Studio Courses offer fifteen-weeks of comprehensive instruction taught by PAFA's core faculty for an immersive fine arts experience. PAFA's selection of Continuing Education traditional-length and short courses will be coming soon! 

This course will provide hands-on experience using traditional dry media, such as graphite, colored pencils, chalk, and pastel, through water-soluble materials, such as watercolor, gouache and ink. There will be ample presentation, lecture, and demonstration of the wet/dry media techniques. Students will be guided in working from personal sketches, paintings, photography, and from recognized artworks as well as from observation. Students will be expected to provide basic materials that they already have and most paper. To ensure that all students can experience the various processes, the instructor will provide any materials that individual students do not have. Issues of form, spatial concepts, color, visual and critical thinking will be addressed through individual and group critiques. Course Modality: in-person. 

Image: Jill A. Rupinski 

Register by: January 2  
Materials
will be addressed via PAFA’s Canvas online platform (if applicable) or on the first day of class.  
Please review the CE Winter/Spring Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies  
Notes:
Extended Studio Courses are not eligible for PAFA membership or promotional discounts. A minimum 10% fee applies to withdrawals, including same-day – students are advised to confirm their schedules before registering. 

Fifteen-Week Extended Studio: Sculpture Processes II: Wood and Metal Construction, SC 202B (In-Person)

$1,400

with Steve Nocella

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 6, 2026 at 1 pm, runs for 15 weeks

Tuesdays, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM  
Instructor: Steve Nocella  
Fifteen-Week Extended Studio Course (45 Hours)
  
Note: No class during Spring Break, March 2 – 8.
 

PAFA’s Extended Studio Courses offer fifteen-weeks of comprehensive instruction taught by PAFA's core faculty for an immersive fine arts experience. PAFA's selection of Continuing Education traditional-length and short courses will be coming soon! 

This class focuses on welding and other methods of construction. Students will explore sculpture through the processes of cutting, forming, and joining metal and other construction materials. They will learn to use an array of equipment and tools, such as saws, drills, torches, welders, plasma cutter, etc., and will learn a variety of construction techniques, including MIG and TIG welding, forging, tapping, threading, bolting, etc. Course Modality: in-person. 

Image: Steve Nocella

Register by: January 2  
Materials will be addressed via PAFA’s Canvas online platform (if applicable) or on the first day of class.  
Please review the 
CE Winter/Spring Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies  
Notes:
Extended Studio Courses are not eligible for PAFA membership or promotional discounts. A minimum 10% fee applies to withdrawals, including same-day – students are advised to confirm their schedules before registering. 

Fifteen-Week Extended Studio: Building on Traditions: Independent Directions in Sculpture, SC 201 (In-Person)

$1,400

with Steve Nocella

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 7, 2026 at 8:30 am, runs for 15 weeks

Wednesdays, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM* 
Instructor: Steve Nocella
 
Fifteen-Week Extended Studio Course (45 – 90 Hours) 
Note: No class during Spring Break, March 2 – 8. 

PAFA’s Extended Studio Courses offer fifteen-weeks of comprehensive instruction taught by PAFA's core faculty for an immersive fine arts experience. PAFA's selection of Continuing Education traditional-length and short courses will be coming soon! 

This class teaches students how to individualistically develop their ideas and challenges them to create sculpture with originality and uniqueness. Students will learn how to explore and expound on their aesthetic affinities and desires, to express and affirm their personal perception of the world and their existence in it. Students will look at contemporary art, art from a variety of histories and cultures, and art from other disciplines. They will see how artist independently respond to art and culture and create context. Assignments will prompt students to approach subject matter, medium, and form, with open-mindedness and divergent thinking. Individual instruction as well as group discussion are essential to the learning objectives of the class. Course Modality: in-person. 

*Optional: This course is also available for full-day attendance (morning, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., and afternoon, 1 - 4 p.m.) for $2,800. Select length with tuition adjustment during checkout. 

Image: Steve Nocella

Register by: January 2 
Materials
will be addressed via PAFA’s Canvas online platform (if applicable) or on the first day of class. 
Please review the 
CE Winter/Spring Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies 
Notes:
Extended Studio Courses are not eligible for PAFA membership or promotional discounts. A minimum 10% fee applies to withdrawals, including same-day – students are advised to confirm their schedules before registering. 

Fifteen-Week Extended Studio: Color for Painters, PT 208 (In-Person)

$1,400

with Al Gury

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 7, 2026 at 8:30 am, runs for 15 weeks

Wednesdays, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM*  
Instructor: Al Gury 
Fifteen-Week Extended Studio Course (45 – 90 Hours) 
Note: No class during Spring Break, March 2 – 8. 

PAFA’s Extended Studio Courses offer fifteen-weeks of comprehensive instruction taught by PAFA's core faculty for an immersive fine arts experience. PAFA's selection of Continuing Education traditional-length and short courses will be coming soon! 

A comprehensive examination of the history, theories, and practices of color in painting. This hands-on course focuses on the practical understanding and application of how to use color. Included are an overview of color history in painting and how it has evolved to the present, a survey of the major theories and their practical applications in art making, a hands-on study of the most useful color charts, gradations and mixing, studio exercises implementing the use of color aesthetics and practices in artmaking and visits to the PAFA museum to study and analyze color in masterworks. Projects include color in figures, portraits, landscapes, self-portraits, glazing, color expression and color in abstraction. Open to all media and levels of experience. Course Modality: in-person. 

*Optional: This course is also available for full-day attendance (morning, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., and afternoon, 1 - 4 p.m.) for $2,800.  Select length with tuition adjustment during checkout. 

Image: Al Gury 

Register by: January 2 
Materials
will be addressed via PAFA’s Canvas online platform (if applicable) or on the first day of class. 
Please review the 
CE Winter/Spring Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies  
Notes: Extended Studio Courses are not eligible for PAFA membership or promotional discounts. A minimum 10% fee applies to withdrawals, including same-day – students are advised to confirm their schedules before registering. 





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