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All events are open to the public and held at Fleisher Art Memorial (719 Catharine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147) unless otherwise noted.
Registration for Fleisher's spring classes and workshops for adults will begin on Tuesday, February 18. The spring term runs March 28 to June 8. Adult classes Fleisher’s low-cost classes for...
The New York Academy of Art presents its annual drawing marathon in Philadelphia on Friday, February 21, from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For eight hours, we’ll have live figure...
Registration for winter tuition-free classes for adults will open at 8:00 a.m. Monday, February 24. Tuition-free classes fill quickly and are in high demand, so it is recommended students register...
Through the Common Space initiative, Fleisher is partnering with One Book, One Philadelphia, the signature program of the Free Library that promotes literacy, library usage, and civic dialogue by encouraging...
ARTZ at Fleisher is a partnership between ARTZ Philadelphia and Fleisher Art memorial that provides free monthly art experiences for people living with dementia and their caregivers, made possible by...
Due to the health risks posed by the coronavirus, the Annual Adult Student Exhibition closing reception has been canceled. The health and welfare of our students, faculty, and staff is...
Join us Wednesday, April 1, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. as Fleisher launches its series of online learning and community building programs, Fleisher From a Distance. We’ll begin with an...
Please note, Wind Challenge 3 has been postponed and will be a part of the 2020-2021 slate of exhibitions. We are currently working on confirming the dates the exhibition will...
We are currently working on rescheduling GLAZEWORKS for early June. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Join us for GLAZEWORKS to celebrate ceramics and get an introduction to glazing...
As a precaution due to the health risks posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19), ARTZ is suspending all of its in-person programming until further notice. For more information, please visit artzphilly.com...
Please join us for another installment of Fleisher From a Distance, our series of online learning and community building programs. Discover the energy of alla prima painting, a traditional technique...
Please join us for another installment of Fleisher From a Distance, our series of online learning and community building programs. Take a tour of Kay Healy's studio, where her elaborate...
Please join us for another installment of Fleisher From a Distance, our series of online learning and community building programs. Curious about mosaic? Here is your chance to see the...
Join us for a figure drawing demonstration led by Fleisher faculty member Jotham Malavé Maldonado that will cover the basic relationship of proportion from the human figure. By simplifying the...
Join us for an exciting tour of faculty member Henry Bermudez's studio. You may have seen Henry's work at his recent solo show, Wilderness in Mind, at Taller Puertorriqueño before...
Join fiber artist and Fleisher faculty member Marie Elcin for an evening stitch meditation. Discover the calming practice of moving needle and thread and the joy of being part of...
Watch the magic happen and learn how teaching artist Maureen Duffy designs and creates engagement rings. Observe the step-by-step process and discuss design, materials, costs, and techniques. Maureen is a...
Join us for a studio visit with Fleisher faculty member Fran Gallun. Fran is a proud Fleisher lifer. She first came to classes while in high school and has continued...
Curious about botanical art? Join us for a brief introduction to the medium and a demonstration of how to illustrate a shitake mushroom led by teaching artist Margaret Saylor. We...
Experience the art of painting with the versatile and expressive medium of watercolor. This demonstration with longtime teaching artist Bernard Collins will focus on techniques in creating a watercolor portrait,...
Join us for a studio tour and conversation with teaching artist and board member Bill Brookover. Bill is a printmaker and photographer whose work is based in his training in...
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...
The summer term for adults will begin Monday, June 22, and end Friday, July 31, and will feature nearly 50 online classes. In addition, three landscape painting classes will be...
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...
Ready to take your drawing to the next level? Discover the vibrancy of drawing in color with a variety of media in this demonstration with teaching artist Michelle Oosterbaan. We...
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...
Bienvenidos al seminario de los elementos del dibujo! En este seminario usted podrá aprender en forma amena y divertida acerca de los elementos fundamentales del dibujo: linea, forma, textura, espacio,...
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...