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    • Annual Student Exhibition
    • Faculty Fellowship Exhibition
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    • Young Artists Exhibition
      • Ella King Torrey Young Artist Award
  • Community Programs
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News, announcements, and stories from around the Fleisher community.

05/25/2023
Fleisher News

The Fleisher Years Chapter 8: Form and Function: The Louis Kahn Lecture Room (1982–2022)

“Schools began with a man under a tree who did not know he was a teacher, sharing his realization with a few others who did not know they were students.”…

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04/18/2023
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The Fleisher Years Chapter 7: Dina Wind and the Wind Challenge (2005–)

Since the inception of the Challenge exhibition series in 1978, Fleisher Art Memorial has supported hundreds of emerging and mid-career artists in the region. Though the Challenge has now been…

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03/31/2023
Fleisher News

Chapter 6: Twenty Years of the Fleisher Challenge (1978–1998)

An integral part of Fleisher Art Memorial’s exhibitions and public programming—Fleisher Challenge, now known as the Wind Challenge—was established in 1978. This prestigious annual juried competition has long been committed…

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03/17/2023
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The Fleisher Years Chapter 5: The Graphic Sketch Club Becomes Fleisher Art Memorial (1944–)

In 1944, after almost 50 years of growth guided by an ambitious and dedicated founder, the Graphic Sketch Club would take on new leadership and a new name. After Samuel…

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03/02/2023
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The Fleisher Years Chapter 4: Art Sanctuary as Object Lesson (1886 – 1934) 

The art and architecture of the Sanctuary has developed in three distinct periods: its initial building as The Church of the Evangelists; its reuse by Samuel Fleisher as the heart…

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02/16/2023
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The Fleisher Years Chapter 3: A Basilica on Catharine Street Becomes an Art Sanctuary (1886-1943)

The story of the Basilica—once Church of the Evangelists, later the Sanctuary of Fleisher Art Memorial—is a remarkable chapter in the dramatic story of South Philadelphia’s transformation by 20th-century immigration…

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01/27/2023
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The Fleisher Years Chapter 2: The Expansion of the Graphic Sketch Club

Before Fleisher Art Memorial, there was the Graphic Sketch Club. It was in the Jewish Union building at 422 Bainbridge Street— the center of the then-bustling Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia—…

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01/26/2023
Exhibitions

Celebrating the 124th Annual Adult Student Exhibition

Samuel S. Fleisher founded the Graphic Sketch Club, which would later become Fleisher Art Memorial, in 1898. A self-professed believer in “bringing the influence of art whenever and wherever possible…

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01/12/2023
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The Fleisher Years Chapter 1: Samuel S. Fleisher and the Origins of the Graphic Sketch Club (1871-1898)

Over the next twelve months, in honor of Fleisher Art Memorial’s 125th anniversary, we’ll be taking a deep dive into FAM’s archives and history. Starting with the birth of founder…

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01/11/2023
Fleisher News

New Year’s Greetings from Executive Director Monica Zimmerman

Dear Fleisher Community, Greetings in the New Year! I’m so thrilled to be meeting all of you virtually and to be a new member of this remarkable creative community. It…

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Fleisher 125th Anniversary

OVER THE PAST 125 YEARS, FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL HAS SERVED OUR COMMUNITY AS A CREATIVE HUB AND A SECOND HOME.

Wherever you are in your artistic journey, Fleisher will meet you where you are, push you forward, and support your creative practice. We can do this because of supporters like you who prioritize community-driven arts programming.

Whatever part of your life Fleisher touches, let’s create the path forward together.
Make a gift today and be part of Fleisher’s exciting next chapter.

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Fleisher 125th Anniversary

SINCE 1898, FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL HAS BEEN MAKING ART ACCESSIBLE IN PHILADELPHIA.

125 YEARS LATER, WE’RE STILL GOING STRONG! THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR HISTORY.