From The Calendar
Get a double dose of 2021 Wind Challenge artist Kevin Huang this month and next as Kevin participates in two of our Fleisher From a Distance events.
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Thursday, April 8, Kevin will join us to talk about art-making at @nextfab_phl and in Fleisher’s studios. Later, on May 24, Kevin will ...
Apr 6
Kukuli Velarde has been an integral part of our creative aging program since we launched it several years ago. We’re thrilled to see Kukuli’s work featured in New Grit: Art & Philly Now, which opens at the @philamuseum on May 7.
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We hope you’ll join Kukuli on Zoom on Wednesday, ...
Apr 5
We’re thrilled to see longtime Saturday Young Artists Program teaching artist Robert “Mr. Bob” Reinhardt featured in “Embracing Nature,” opening tomorrow at @davinciartalliance. Alongside Mark S. Conti and Marie Bender, the three artists’ work celebrates the natural world through ...
Mar 31
The 42nd Annual Wind Challenge Exhibition Series remains paused until we can safely congregate again in Fleisher's gallery space. Currently, our Wind Challenge artists are taking this time to experiment and approach their work in new ways, and we look forward to seeing what they create.
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Mar 25
All of us at Fleisher are hurt and enraged at the murder of eight people, six of whom were Asian women, in Atlanta last week. We reject those who continually fan the flames of hatred and violence, and our thoughts will remain with the families of the victims in Atlanta and with anyone persecuted ...
Mar 22
Many thanks to @mjoosterbaan for sharing some student work from her winter Drawing in Color online class. We’re thrilled the class will be offered again in the spring.
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Join Michelle on Tuesday afternoons to discover the vibrancy and realism that you can achieve in your drawings by ...
Mar 18
There’s still some room available in @camposmartin030’s ever-popular Abstracting the Figure workshop. On Thursday afternoons, April 1-29, let Martin challenge your approach to the figure. You’ll create dozens of sketches as you build stronger picture-making habits. This workshop is open to any...
Mar 15
While Fleisher’s exhibitions are on pause, join us online on Mondays for compelling conversations with past and present Wind Challenge artists.
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Established in 1978, the Wind Challenge Exhibition Series has enriched the lives of countless visitors and introduced audiences to ...
Mar 12
This spring is the perfect time to learn to draw! Join @candy_alexandra1 for their Basic Drawing class, which meets online on Mondays from 1:00-3:00 p.m., and learn how to observe and draw objects in a realistic style. Building a solid foundation in this critical skill will support your explorations...
Mar 8
Over the past several months, we’ve patterned with @paballet through its Spread Your Wings program, which helps make dance both personal and accessible through creative and personal engagement.
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Adult students joined teaching artist @darlajacksonsculpture to make three-dimensional wings...
Mar 8
Ready to take your drawing to the next level? In our Drawing with Confidence class, led by Alicia Miño, you will hone your skills and explore key concepts such as atmospheric perspective, detailed rendering, intermediate perspective, use of color, and combining materials. Gain the confidence to ...
Mar 5
Shake off your winter slumber and learn how to sketch polar bears with Diane Collins tonight on Zoom.
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Beginning at 6:30 p.m., Diane will work from video references of bears as they move throughout their habitats in Churchill, Canada. This is a great program for those seeking to learn how...
Mar 4
Many thanks to John Sevcik for sharing these beautiful paintings made in the earlier iterations of his online Painting Out Your Window class.
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John's class has returned to our spring term lineup, and you can join him on Wednesdays to explore the exciting possibilities of the view ...
Mar 4
Vote for Fleisher!
Follow the link in our bio to vote for our Well City Pitch Challenge idea, Mind Your Art. This venture, a collaboration with our friends at Juntos, will connect millennial community members with the healing power of art. Voting will only be open until 6:30 p.m. ...
Mar 3
Fleisher teens have selected a new roster of workshops for Teen Lounge, our free drop-in program for young people ages 13-19. Join us this spring to get messy with wheatpaste, create RPG characters, sew yourself something to hug and define your visual identity!
Feb 26
With the sun shining and the snow finally melting, it feels like a good time to remind you that our spring term is not too far away! When it begins on March 29, we hope you’ll join us to make art in the sunshine and fresh air. We have several opportunities to do so, with space still available in ...
Feb 25
Always remembered for her infectious laugh, spontaneous second-floor hallway critiques, and encouraging her many loyal students to “dare to be ugly,” Emily Brett Lukens’ presence will always be missed at Fleisher.
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While her presence will never be replaced, the generosity of her ...
Feb 25
Tomorrow night, join us for one of two great online events, both beginning at 6:30. First up, Santiago Galeas, who led many popular painting classes while he was a Fleisher teaching artist, will demonstrate how to add a second, more-detailed layer to a loosely painted portrait.
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Santiago ...
Feb 24
Tonight, beginning at 6:30 p.m., Ahmed Salvador and Scott McMahon (a.k.a. @mcmahon.salvador) will discuss their unique, decade-long photography collaboration. While both artists live in different states, they have relied on the good-old-fashioned postal service to send one another pieces of film and...
Feb 23
Who else is as excited as we are for Pop Arts to begin tomorrow? This exciting new series of one-session virtual Saturday workshops for young artists in grades K-12 covers a wide range of mediums, from comics and manga to movement and printmaking.
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There’s still space available for ...
Feb 19
