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The Bootsie Weiss Children’s Garden, a special place on Fleisher’s campus, has provided young artists with an inspiring creative space to learn and grow for more than a decade. The…

The closing reception and prize ceremony for the 121st Annual Adult Student Exhibition on Friday, March 24, was a lively affair, celebrating the vibrant work created by Fleisher’s adult students. In addition…

Rob Buscher, a film and media specialist, educator, and civil rights advocate, will assume the role of program director at Fleisher Art Memorial on February 25, 2019. Previously, Buscher was…

This year’s Día de los Muertos artist, Alexis Nutini, was born in Mexico and moved to Pittsburg at age 12. Later relocating to Philadelphia, he has been a South Philadelphia…

The Fleisher Art Memorial family and the Calaca Flaca committee are deeply saddened by the early departure of Ana Guisell Palma, who transitioned from this life on the evening of…

The National Guild for Community Arts Education in partnership with Lifetime Arts began a program to train and facilitate the development of creative aging programs at community art organizations throughout…

When Nancy Shell first started taking classes at Fleisher, she felt frozen. Shell, who is disabled, had recently lost her job and grew up in an abusive household in which…

On Tuesday, June 19, Fleisher welcomed new board president Mark B. Goodheart, a trial lawyer, counselor, and principal of Philadelphia’s The Goodheart Firm, P.C. Goodheart has long been a student…

On Wednesday, May 30, Edwin Reuben Vasquez, who has attended Fleisher’s classes since age 5, received the Ella King Torrey Young Artist Prize. Vasquez, who is wrapping up eighth grade…

We had a blast at the closing reception and prize ceremony for the 120th Annual Adult Student Exhibition on Friday, March 23. In addition to providing one last look at…