Call for Submissions: 2026 Faculty Fellowship Awards
Applications Open: March 15 – May 26, 2025
The Dene M. Louchheim Fellowship
The Louchheim Fellowship was created in memory of Dene Louchheim, former Chairperson of the Fleisher Art Memorial from 1964 to 1980, and spouse of Stuart Louchheim, Samuel Fleisher’s nephew. The Louchheim Fellow is selected biannually through a juried process with an award amount of $1000*.
*This award is for all faculty except painters.
The Fred and Naomi Hazell Award
The Fred and Naomi Hazell Art Award was established by artist, musician, poet and craftswoman Naomi Hazell to support the artistic growth and excellence of painters working in oils. The Hazell Awardee is for oil painters only and selected biannually through a juried process with an award amount of $1,000.
Application Instructions
Applicants must submit the following through the appropriate Submittable link.
– Current Resume
– Statement
– Images of up to 10 works made within the past two years
– List of works including title, medium, size and year
Important Dates
Saturday, May 15: Application Opens
Monday, May 26: Deadline for receipt of applications
Winners notified the first week of June
Submissions that do not follow guidelines, or those received after the deadline will not be considered.
Questions may be directed to Gerard Silva, Director of Exhibitions by email at gsilva@fleisher.org.
Award Criteria
Applicants should have been employed as Fleisher Faculty at least during the previous 24-month period (June 2023– June 2025) and taught a minimum of two courses.
Awardees shall use the funds to support investment in artist’s materials, the hiring of models, professional development, or work-related travel.
Former recipients are not allowed to apply.
In conjunction with the award, each artist shall exhibit a current or recent body of work at Fleisher between August 31 and September 26, 2026 and available to install the exhibition between August 24 and August 28, 2026.
Applicants may only apply for one of the two awards, the Dene M. Louchheim Fellowship or the Fred and Naomi Hazell Award.
Previous Awardees
The Dene M. Louchheim Fellow
Hanna Vogel is an artist, writer, and teacher living and working in Philadelphia. Born and raised in rural northern California, she received an MFA from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a BFA from the California College of the Arts. She has shown her work nationally and internationally, and has presented at conferences and published papers internationally.
The Louchheim Fellowship was created in memory of Dene Louchheim, former Chairperson of the Fleisher Art Memorial from 1964 to 1980, and spouse of Stuart Louchheim, Samuel Fleisher’s nephew. The Louchheim Fellow is selected biannually through a juried process with an award amount of $1,000.
Image credit: Hanna Vogel, Elsewhere, Steel wire, paper pulp, rust, sealant, 54” x 62” x 108”, 2017
The Fred and Naomi Hazell Awardee
Mark Dilks is a multidisciplinary creator and collaborator. As a trained painter with a background in collage, physical touch, materiality, and accumulated sampling play strongly in Mark’s life and work. They have organized happenings, hosted group shows, and created environmental experiences. Ventures in sounds include analog collages, abstract songs and modular synthesizer patches. In May 2023, The Pottery Gym hosted Mark’s first solo painting show, May For by Fours Witness Cherry’s Blossoms Ring. The work is a result of a passionate concern for tactility and reverberation within the everyday. Mark is an alum of the University of Pennsylvania (MFA ’13) and of Hampshire College (BA ’05).
The Fred and Naomi Hazell Art Award was established by artist, musician, poet and craftswoman Naomi Hazell to support the artistic growth and excellence of painters working in oils. The Hazell Awardee is for oil painters only and selected biannually through a juried process with an award amount of $1,000.
Image credit: Mark Dilks, Loyal Lion Broken Bench (detail), oil/denim, 25 x 20 inches, 2021.