Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

Art collectors, figurative artists, and critics alike are welcome to the fourteenth annual The Art of the Portrait conference, the largest event in America today focused solely on the art of portraiture and figurative works.

The conference boasts a faculty comprised of 30 award-winning and nationally recognized artists, including Everett Raymond Kinstler, Daniel Greene, Rhoda Sherbell, and Nelson Shanks.

Educational classes such as:

"Marketing is a Verb"

"Painting for Posterity"

"The Various Paths to Success"

Some featured events include:

Awards Banquet & Gala, Saturday, May 26th at 7 pm
Executive Director and President of the Barnes Foundation, Derek Gillman, will be giving the keynote address, as well as discussing the opening of the Barnes Foundation's newest location on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Lunch & Learn - Saturday, May 26th at 1 pm
Participating faculty include: Casey Baugh, Judith Carducci, John Ennis, Rose Frantzen, David Kassan, Bart Lindstrom, Susan Lyon, Michael Shane Neal, Tony Pro, Alexandra Tyng, and Mary Whyte.

The Face-Off - Thursday, May 24th at 5 pm
Participating artists include: Casey Baugh, Ryan Brown, Ellen Cooper, Michelle Dunaway, Stephen Early, John Ennis, Rose Frantzen, David Kassan, Robert Liberace, Bart Lindstrom, Susan Lyon, Tony Pro, Alexandra Tyng, Mary Whyte, and Lea Wight.