The Pressures of PAFA's "114th Annual Student Exhibition"

The 114th Annual Student Exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) kicks off Friday night. For weeks, 85 graduate and undergraduate students have been feverishly finishing and framing nearly 1,000 artworks in their studios, located in the upper floors of the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building. These students have been tasked with the added challenges of curating and installing their own works in Hamilton's three gallery floors, where the public will be able to view and purchase t...