Calendar of Events

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...

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...