Reflections on Teen Lounge
Michai Carlisle, a talented young artist in Fleisher’s after-school Teen Lounge program, took the initiative to interview alumni of this award-winning program as part of a paid internship at Fleisher….
Read MoreReliving South Street’s Heyday Through Art
As a preteen growing up in Philadelphia in the late 80s Phoebe Murer got involved with Prints in Progress through artist Sam Maitin, Murer’s neighbor and a former Fleisher board…
Read MoreCharlotte Rohland Receives Ella King Torrey Prize
On Thursday, June 6, during a gathering in the Bootsie Weiss Children’s Garden, Charlotte Rohland became the 10th recipient of the Ella King Torrey Young Artist Prize. Established in 2008…
Read MoreCongrats to the Annual Student Exhibition Award Winners
The closing reception and prize ceremony for the 121st Annual Adult Student Exhibition on Friday, March 24, was a lively affair, celebrating the vibrant work created by Fleisher’s adult students. In addition…
Read MoreFrom Frozen to Flourishing
When Nancy Shell first started taking classes at Fleisher, she felt frozen. Shell, who is disabled, had recently lost her job and grew up in an abusive household in which…
Read MoreEdwin Vasquez Receives 2018 Ella King Torrey Young Artist Prize
On Wednesday, May 30, Edwin Reuben Vasquez, who has attended Fleisher’s classes since age 5, received the Ella King Torrey Young Artist Prize. Vasquez, who is wrapping up eighth grade…
Read MorePrizes Awarded, Artists Celebrated at Exhibition Closing
We had a blast at the closing reception and prize ceremony for the 120th Annual Adult Student Exhibition on Friday, March 23. In addition to providing one last look at…
Read MoreFor One Young Artist, a Bounty of Scholarships
After broadening her artistic talent in our Saturday Young Artists Program, Emily Kraus and her family reached out to Fleisher to let us know that she had received a number…
Read MoreShop in Style at Reading Terminal Market
We’re happy to announce that Fleisher student Val Yoder is the winner of our second annual Reading Terminal Market bag design competition. The competition asked Fleisher students, teaching artists, or…
Read MoreFor One Young Artist, a Pathway to Discovery and Self-Fulfillment
At age five, Othello Adjepong wasn’t quite connecting with his piano lessons. When his teacher noticed his music books were filled with doodles and began making connections to music through…
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