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Happy Sesquicentennial! Feb. 26 of this year marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of UArts. The Pennsylvania Museum & School of Industrial Art was founded on Feb. 26, 1876.UArts used the 1876 founding date because when Philadelphia College of Art (PCA) and Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts (PCPA) merged in 1985, PCPA was legally dissolved, and UArts operated under the 1876 charter.

Check out the opening reception of ”Don’t Trash a Good Thing” at VIA on February 26th! This solo exhibition by UArts alum Kay Healy, presented with Paradigm Gallery, celebrates reuse, memory, and the artists who shape this city. The reception will run from 5-7 pm with an artist tour at 6 pm. RSVP here!