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Past, Present, and Future Sanctuary is a four-layer screenprint on 100 lb paper. Designed and screenprinted by Philadelphia artist Ash Limés Castellana, the edition of 125 was commissioned by Fleisher Art Memorial…

In 1916, Fleisher Art Memorial, then the Graphic Sketch Club, moved into 713-715 Catharine Street after previously occupying several other buildings in the Queen Village and Bella Vista neighborhoods. The…

PHILADELPHIA, May 26, 2023—Fleisher Art Memorial (FAM) is observing its 125th birthday this year, marking the occasion with a series of onsite and satellite events including a daylong celebration in…

“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.”…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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—…