• The Dene M. Louchheim Fellowship is available to all faculty except painters.
• Applicants should have been employed as Fleisher Faculty at least during the previous 24-month period (June 2021– June 2023) 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.

• The Fred and Naomi Hazel Award is for oil painters only.
• Applicants should have been employed as Fleisher Faculty at least during the previous 24-month period (June 2021– June 2023) 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.

Position Title: Adult Faculty (painting and drawing) 

Reports to: Manager of Adult Education 

Position Classification: Part-Time Faculty 

Wage Classification: Hourly, Non-Exempt 

Start Date: Monday, June 20, 2023 

End Date: TBD 

Job Description: 

Fleisher is seeking faculty to lead weekday evening courses for adults including Drawing Fundamentals, Drawing Organic Forms, and Portrait Painting.  

Qualifications:  

• Experienced teaching artist with a solid artistic skill set, and a minimum of two years teaching experience instructing technique to a broad adult population 
• Experience developing a thoughtful, fun, creative, and culturally appropriate lesson plan and a class curriculum spanning from 5 to 10 weeks.   
• Can provide clear and thoughtful feedback to students, both in group and one-on-one settings. 
• Flexible, can work in a variety of studio environments with large and diverse groups of people. 
• Punctual, organized, communicates in a timely fashion with Fleisher staff 
• Language skills in Spanish, Indonesian, Khmer, Mandarin or Cantonese a plus 

Key Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Design and implement a well-planned lesson 
• Communicates with Adult Programs Manager about basic supply needs, curriculum development, model requests, and lesson plans 
• Arrives 30 minutes before class to set up 
• Manages classroom time to appropriately clean the studio space with students before end of class  
• During the class, is respectful of students, models, and Fleisher staff 
• Inform Fleisher of any changes to your schedule which preclude you from instructing your committed class in a timely manner  

 
Benefits for Part-time Faculty Include: 

• $35 paid per hour (including half an hour per session for set up and clean up) 
• Annual Fleisher Faculty Exhibition  
• Tuition waived for one class or workshop per semester 
• Free admission to the Philadelphia Museum of Art 
• Annual Membership to Fleisher Art Memorial 

To apply:  

If this position seems like a good match for your personality, skills, and career goals, please submit your cover letter, resume, and three references (all in one document) via Submittable. No phone calls, please. Applications for this position will be accepted until April 21st, or until filled. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. 

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. 

ABOUT FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL 

Founded by industrialist Samuel S. Fleisher in 1898 as one of the nation’s first community-based art centers, Fleisher Art Memorial is renowned for its long-standing mission of making art accessible regardless of economic means, background, or artistic experience. In 2023, Fleisher will celebrate its 125th anniversary as the center continues to provide free and low-cost studio art classes along with opportunities for emerging and seasoned artists to exhibit their work. Extensive arts education and community-based programming also reflects the organization’s commitment to serving and strengthening communities in Philadelphia by developing, sharing, and promoting creative resources. To learn more, visit fleisher.org. 

 

Teen Lounge at Fleisher Art Memorial is now accepting workshop proposals for our Fall term (September - November)!

APPLY BY JUNE 23, 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, beatmaking, character design, figure drawing, wheatpaste street art, and more! 

Workshops meet once a week for four weeks at Fleisher Art Memorial, on either Mondays, 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, July 13 4-6pm to meet Teen Lounge students and share their workshop idea (attendance compensated w/ $25 gift card). Teens will then vote to choose which projects to run. 

8-12 young people attending 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 Layla Ehsan, Teen Lounge Coordinator: lehsan@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!