Calendar of Events

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...

Take the first steps to painting the figure with teaching artist James Dupree. We'll look at a step by step approach to the art of figure painting with a live...

Join us for a demonstration of a very unique technique the artist Claes Gabriel uses to make his colorful and bold sculptural paintings. We'll learn his process in building a...

Come learn the intaglio print process of silk aquatint with teaching artist Elaine Erne. This process achieves the same rich and velvety surface as etched aquatint or mezzotint but without...

Join us for a conversation and demonstration of creating your own herbal remedies with community herbalist Martha O'Neill. This webinar is all about kitchen medicine and the herbal remedies that...

Philadelphia-based curator and cultural worker James Claiborne is joined by visual artist Dara Haskins for a conversation exploring Haskins' 2019 series of paintings, entitled Havana Time. This dialogue centers on...

The Print Center is a 105-year-old non-profit institution in Philadelphia dedicated to expanding the understanding of photography and printmaking as vital contemporary arts. Join Fleisher printmaking instructor Bill Brookover for...

Fleisher’s annual art and craft market, HANDMADE, is going virtual this year! In the spirit of social distancing, this year’s event will be focused on our online platform, which opens...

Please join us as artist and plant-lover Catzie Vilayphonh hosts a special zoom session on taking care of the house foliage that you are (re)quarantining with. Through slideshow presentations, memes,...

Explore the soft beauty of atmospheric landscape painting with Fleisher's teaching artist John Sevcik. John will show us some approaches to landscape painting he employs, using atmosphere, distance, and stress...

Explore the whimsical world of art environments, from the Watts Towers in Los Angeles to the Rock Garden in India to Philadelphia's own Magic Gardens. Learn about the characteristics of...

Join us for a demonstration with teaching artist Sasha Budayev of painting the figure in the manner of the Russian Academic School. Sasha will cover the conception of choice-making, one...

In this Zoom event, Fleisher student David Greene will discuss his journey as an artist through social activism. As a longtime activist and educator, David understands that art has the...

Video is a regular part of our lives and used by a wide variety of artists today. But, when did video art come on the scene? What was the difference...

Join us for a demonstration with mosaic artist and Fleisher teaching artist Claire Brill. Claire will demonstrate a way to make mosaic medallions including the base, and some of the...

During this interactive, cross-disciplinary event, learn about The Fabric Workshop and Museum’s current exhibition, Samara Golden: Upstairs at Steve’s. Led by museum tour manager Katie Parry and University of Pennsylvania...

Pennsylvania Ballet Spread Your Wings Program celebrates the beauty of movement through a variety of artistic disciplines and experiences. Through community partnerships, including Fleisher Art Memorial, Spread Your Wings equips...

Learn how to screenprint on fabrics at home with Miriam Singer! Participants will be introduced to the steps in the screenprint process for printing on fabric using stencil-based screenprinting techniques....