
Dr. Constant Clayton to Receive 31st Founder’s Award
Fleisher Art Memorial will proudly honor Dr. Constance E. Clayton with the 31st Founder’s Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made a significant commitment to providing access to the…
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A Statement on the Atlanta-Area Attacks
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. Despite the police’s hesitancy in…
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Spreading Our Wings with Pennsylvania Ballet
Fleisher is proud to partner with Pennsylvania Ballet through its Spread Your Wings program. By making dance both personal and accessible, the program encourages creative and personal engagement with dance…
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The Emily Brett Lukens Scholarship Fund at Fleisher
Among the thousands of people who comprise Fleisher’s creative community, it is easy to think of our faculty as its heart. They are the ones who offer meaningful guidance and…
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Reflections of a Teen Lounge Lifer
After he and his mother noticed a room filled with teenagers at the end of Fleisher’s second-floor hallway, Oumar discovered Teen Lounge. Now, seven years later, Oumar has reflected on…
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Fleisher’s Community Safety Policies for Reopening
After many months of preparation, Fleisher is excited to welcome students back to our studios this fall. Our health and safety policies are outlined below and are the result of…
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Get Ready to Have an Adventure!
For more than 120 years, Fleisher Art Memorial has served Philadelphia’s families and young art artists through its venerable tuition-free and low-cost art programs. The emergence of COVID-19 has forced…
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Fleeing Oppression, Finding Creative Freedom
When Milt Ward arrived in Philadelphia in the late 1930s, he was fleeing the oppressive and segregated south. But what he found in his new home was a welcoming, creative…
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Our Plan for the Fall Term for Adults
The past past five months have required a significant pivot in the way Fleisher presents its programs. Those of you who have participated in our online classes for adults have…
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We Stand in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
We find ourselves in a tense, angry, and painful time. The brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of police is another heartbreaking tragedy in the plague of systemic…
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