Teen Lounge at Fleisher Art Memorial is now accepting workshop proposals for our Winter and Spring terms from January to May until Sunday, October 20 at 11:59 PM. 

Teen Lounge is a free, drop-in after school arts program providing young people ages 13-19 with opportunities to meet and collaborate with working Philly artists. Past workshop topics have included sewing plush monsters, rug tufting, Nerikomi ceramics, character design, figure drawing, and more!  

Workshops meet once a week for four weeks at Fleisher Art Memorial, on either Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 4:00-6:00pm. Artists are compensated at $595 via stipend.  

Proposals should offer young people an exciting opportunity to explore a theme or medium of relevance to their age group. Experimental proposals are encouraged, and teaching artists have any studios/facilities at Fleisher at their disposal including printmaking, darkroom and ceramics. Participating teens will evaluate and select your proposals through our RFP process.  

After submitting a proposal, 15 artists will be invited to attend a mandatory Proposal Fair on Thursday, November 14 from 4 to 5 PM. to meet Teen Lounge students and share their workshop idea (compensated w/ $25 gift card). Teens will then vote to choose which projects to run.  

15 - 20 young people attend our workshops daily, from a variety of levels in art making experiences -- however, due to the drop-in structure of the program, the class group can vary from session to session. Please keep this in mind when designing your workshop!  

Teen Lounge is a wheelchair accessible space. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tessa Kennamer, Manager of Children & Youth Education, cy@fleisher.org 

Teen Lounge seeks to be an inclusive and generative learning space for youth and adults of all identities and backgrounds - people of color, women, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and others who may contribute to the diversification of ideas are strongly encouraged to apply! 

 
Faculty and Teaching Artist  
Rolling submissions 

Overview of Fleisher Art Memorial: As the oldest tuition-free arts education program in the nation, Fleisher is both a community-based arts center and a regional presenter of contemporary art, fostering access to professional arts education, artistic excellence, and cultural exchange. Programs at the Fleisher Art Memorial are inspired by its founder, Samuel Fleisher, who over 100 years ago invited “the world to come learn art.” 

Fleisher’s Mission Statement: To make art accessible to everyone, regardless of economic means, background, or artistic experience.  

Fleisher Art Memorial offers classes including, but not limited to, the following areas of study: 

- Still life sketching & painting 

- Live model sketching & painting 

- Portrait sculpture 

- Mosaics 

- Darkroom photography 

- Digital photography 

- Ceramics 

- Jewelry 

- Lithography 

- Screen Printing 

- Collage and Papercutting 

- Digital Animation 

- Pastels, Watercolors, Charcoal 

At this time, we are not actively recruiting faculty or teaching artists. However, we welcome hearing from individuals who want to share their interest in teaching at Fleisher. If you are a practicing artist and/or arts educator interested in running classes or workshops that share your creative process and techniques with adults or children, please share the following details and as we recruit for positions, we will reach out to candidates that meet our criteria. 

Please respond to this posting with your Resume/CV, including three references, and be sure to answer the following questions:  

Name:   

Email: 

Phone Number: 

Teaching Medium:  

Teaching availability: (Daytime/Nighttime/Weekends) 

Are you willing to substitute teach a class, if needed: Y/N?  

Age range preferences (children, teens, adults) 

If chosen to work in our Children and Youth program, are you able to furnish your required clearances to work with children before your first day of work? 

Link to a personal website/ online portfolio (if available) 

Fleisher’s core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain a diverse and inclusive environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position. 

Fleisher strongly encourages individuals from marginalized and underrepresented groups to apply. Fleisher is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. 

No phone calls, please.
 

Thank you for your interest in teaching at Fleisher!

Please note: As we are not actively hiring new faculty or teaching artists, we are unable to reply to every inquiry.

FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL FACULTY EXHIBITION 2024

For 126 years, the Annual Faculty Exhibition has celebrated the vibrant artwork created by our diverse and talented community of teaching artists. The exhibition provides our faculty the opportunity to showcase their work and in the process, promote their workshops and skills. We celebrate you and we thank you for being part of our mission of making art accessible to everyone. 

Artwork Drop Off: September 23-28

Exhibition: October 5th - November 8

Closing Reception: November 8

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Who is eligible to submit? Fleisher faculty that taught between Fall 2023 and Fall 2024 are eligible to participate in the exhibition.

How many pieces can I submit? 1

How large can my piece be? Your artwork should not exceed 40" in any direction.

When can I submit? The week of September 23-28, 2024. Drop-off hours are the same as our lobby hours. To make this process easy on our staff, we ask you to clearly label your work with your name and title of the work.

Questions? Please get in touch with Gerard Silva at gsilva@fleisher.org

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Fleisher Art Memorial Gallery Loan Agreement:

GENERAL CONDITIONS GOVERNING LOANS 

• Under this agreement Fleisher Art Memorial will exercise the same care and respect to loans as it does in safeguarding its own property of the same or similar nature. 
• This loan agreement transfers no copyright of Artist/Lender unless specifically stated in this agreement. 
• Unless otherwise noted in writing, the loan will be delivered and picked up at Fleisher Art Memorial physical address of 719 Catharine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127. 
• Work left at Fleisher after November 15, 2024 at 5PM, will cease to be insured by the Fleisher Art Memorial. 
• Fleisher Art Memorial will cover this loan while it is in its possession under its fine arts insurance policy for the amount indicated against all risks, including theft and physical damage while on location during the period of this loan which extends from the drop off date September 23, 2024 through November 15, 2024. 
• For works that have been industrially fabricated and can be replaced to the artist's specifications, Fleisher’s liability shall be limited to the cost of the replacement.  
• Fleisher retains 30% of each sale.

DOCUMENTATION 

• Fleisher Art Memorial may obtain photographs for catalogue and publicity purposes. 
• Unless it is refused in writing, it is understood that this loan may be photographed and reproduced solely as permitted by Section 107 and 108 of the United States Copyright Law for publicity purposes connected with any distribution for educational use.