Calendar of Events

Step into the world of abstract painting. Teaching artist Mostafa Darwish will be performing a live painting demonstration from a series that he is currently working on. The demonstration will...

Carefully listening to and observing birds is an act of meditation. In this webinar we will take a few deep breaths before looking at a variety of species and noticing...

This webinar will show the experimental qualities and immediacy of this one of a kind technique.  Have fun seeing the many different effects possible achieved with such simple, freeing and...

Experience teaching artist Paul DuSold's exciting approach to drawing a portrait. By working from a photograph, Paul will walk us through the entire process of achieving a likeness. Each step...

We don't know yet what life will look like after we emerge from our COVID-19 quarantine. Will it change the way we see or make art? This lecture reviews art...

Join Fleisher teaching artist Priscilla Bell as she explains techniques and methods of acrylic still life painting. Priscilla is a figurative painter who works primarily with acrylic paint. Her work...

Join us for an exciting studio tour with photographer and mixed media artist Debbie Lerman. Debbie graduated with a degree in English from Harvard in 1991, and worked as a...

Get an early peek at and an enjoy a reading of Grid Observer, the newest graphic novel by teaching artist Pat Aulisio. Pat will discuss his influences, the different techniques...

POSTPONED until Tuesday, June 9. If you have already registered for this event, you will be able to use the same link you received to join the demonstration online. Join...

POSTPONED until Thursday, June 11. If you have already registered for this event, you will be able to use the same link you received to join the demonstration online. Join...

We believe that everyone can draw! Drawing is a skill that can be learned and achieved through practice. Join us for this demonstration with Candy Alexandra González, who will lead...

Join us for a studio visit with longtime faculty member and sculptor Christopher Smith. Christopher was born in Detroit in 1958 and currently lives and works in Philadelphia. The Detroit...

Join Darryl Smith, one of our newest teaching artists, for a demonstration of the traditional silverpoint drawing technique. Darryl will discuss the history of silverpoint drawing, also known as metalpoint...

Meet one of Fleisher's newest instructors, Inga Kimberly Brown, in this exciting webinar that will explore the genre of self-portraiture through drawing. Inga will discuss her personal approach to drawing...

For the last four years, Ada Trillo has been using the practice of photography to document the immigration journey of folx along the U.S./Mexico border. Join Ada as the Leeway...

Explore the rich process of wax fabrication for jewelry and wearable art with Fleisher teaching artist Hratch Babikian. Hratch will discuss techniques, tools, and the process of carving a wax...

Want to learn more about abstract watercolor? Join teaching artist Amy Miller as she demonstrates several introductory techniques. Using bold patterns from her vintage clothing collection as a source of...

Discover the great printmaking treasures in the Free Library Print and Picture Collection. We will look at the robust collection of WPA posters and fine art prints that used screenprint...

During this webinar, Darryl Smith will introduce various ways artists strived to achieve excellence in representing the human body through the study of anatomy. He will also discuss the benefits...

Join us for a demonstration and a conversation about the medium, technique, and philosophy of Chinese brush painting and calligraphy with Josephine Tsai. We will discuss the basic brushwork, the...

Join us for an exciting studio tour of our long time teaching artist Paul DuSold, whose primary interests are still life, portraiture, and figures in landscape. Paul's paintings have been...

Discover teaching artist Doah Lee's approach to painting intuitively. We'll discuss materials, acrylic and oil paint, and several techniques and approaches for tapping into your intuition and working abstractly. Doah...

Join us for a visit with longtime faculty member and renowned artist James Dupree. Last year James took a visual art residency in the small village of Teotilan de Valle...

Join us for a painting demonstration of abstract figuration with teaching artist Martin Campos. We'll discuss the process of abstracting the realism of the figure, the composition and design elements...

Explore the art of sculpting in clay with our longtime teaching faculty member and prolific artist Darla Jackson. We'll discuss the fundamentals of working with clay as a medium, building...

Join us for a demonstration of monoprinting with Dianne Hricko. We'll discuss the process and materials Dianne uses in her own work and get a sneak peek of her studio...

Please join us for a spoken word and live painting performance with artist, poet, and Fleisher faculty member Bernard Collins. The performance will showcase works that explore several forms of...

Join in on this webinar to explore a variety of ways to turn wool into felt for sculpture and wearable items. Hanna will demonstrate needle felting for small-scale sculpture and...

Join us for a figure drawing demonstration with teaching artist Bernard Collins. We'll discuss Bernard's approach to drawing the figure, explore anatomical proportions, gesture, and achieving a likeness. Bring a...

Explore the fascinating world of color and paint mixing with teaching artist Lara Cantu-Hertzler. We'll delve into the properties of different colors, and discuss the color spectrum and a variety...

Want to improve your photos? Join our teaching artist Nicole Schwartz and learn a few tips for making beautiful photographs. We'll go over compositional rules, basic camera functions, and a...

Join Nicole Donnelly for Sculptural Papermaking Techniques. In this one-hour presentation, you will see how sheets of paper are made by hand and then can be transformed into 3-dimensional sculptures....

Following on the success of Fleisher From a Distance, a series of online learning and community building events that launched in the spring, Fleisher will roll out an additional series...

The art of street photography has a wonderful and deep history, with myriad successful practitioners. Join photographer and Fleisher darkroom instructor Rick Wright for a portfolio lecture on six such...

Fleisher's series of online events focused on the intersection of social activism and art continues with a Zoom talk and presentation with teaching artist Katie Kaplan. All events are open...

Únase a nosotros para una demostración de técnica básica de pintura al óleo con el artista Henry Bermudez. Discutiremos cómo preparar el lienzo para pintar al óleo con aplicación de...

Explore the rich medium of pastel drawing with artist and Fleisher faculty Katie Knoeringer. We'll discuss the specific attributes of pastels and best practices for working with the medium. We'll...

Join us for a discussion about the traditional practice of Nigerian and Ghanaian Pottery with teaching artist Robin Williams Turnage. We'll look at the history and traditional practice of handbuilding...