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At the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial

The Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial is best known as the country’s oldest and largest free and low-tuition visual arts program for adults and children. Founded as the Graphic Arts Sketch Club in 1898, Fleisher has been a vital educational resource that includes instruction in the visual arts, exhibitions, concerts, and interpretation of its historic buildings and permanent collection. The Fleisher Art Memorial has been administered by the Philadelphia Museum of Art since 1945.

Gallery Hours at Fleisher
Monday–Friday, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m
Additional hours when school is in session:
Monday–Thursday, 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m

Gallery TalkAbouts
Contemplate and converse about the work in the Challenge exhibitions as artist/teacher Mary Murphy moderates these informal and informed discussions that offer a chance to learn, exchange, and express different opinions. All are invited to attend these free events.

Challenge 1
September 8 – October 6, 2007

The first exhibition of the thirtieth season features works by photographers Walter Plotnick, Roger Matsumoto, and Richard Ryan.

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 8, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
TalkAbout: Saturday, September 29, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Location: 719 Catharine Street
The Art of the Book Exhibition
September 21 - November 10, 2007

This exhibition will feature four artists whose works employ a variety of book formats and aesthetics. On view will be books that emphasize text, books that call attention to the materials from which they are made, and books the examine the nature of the book as an object. In conjunction with the exhibition there will be a bookmaking workshop and artist lecture.

Opening Reception: Friday, September 28, 5:30-7:30.
Location: The Suzanne Fleisher and Ralph Joel Roberts Gallery, 705 Christian Street
Challenge 2
October 19 – November 17, 2007

The second of the four-part series of exhibitions features drwaings by Gregory Brellochs, landscape paintings by William Gannotta, and abstract paintings by Rebecca Saylor Sack.

In the Faculty Gallery: Robert Reinhart
Opening Reception: Friday, October 19, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
TalkAbout: Saturday, October 27, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Location: 719 Catharine Street
Annual Young People’s Exhibition
December 1 - December 15, 2007

This show features the work of students from the Saturday young people’s classes (ages 5 through 18) and their parents. Opening receptions and awards ceremonies will be held during class times on Saturday, December 1. Performances by Cambodian Classical Dance students will be held on Saturday, December 15, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

In the Faculty Gallery: Robert Reinhart
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 1.
Location: 719 Catharine Street
Neapolitan Presepio Installation
December 16, 2007 - January, 2008

The Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial celebrates the yuletide season with an installation of a traditional Italian presepio in the lobby window of 719 Catharine Street.

Location: 719 Catharine Street
Challenge 3
January 11 — February 9, 2008

The third of the four-part series of exhibitions includes sculpture/installation by artist team Steven Dufala and Billy Blaise Dufala, installation by Laura M. Haight, and ceramic sculpture by Jury Smith.

In the Faculty Gallery: John Sevcik
Opening Reception: Friday, January 11, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
TalkAbout: Saturday, February 9 , 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Location: 719 Catharine Street
Challenge 4
February 15 — March 15, 2008

The forth of the four-part series of exhibitions features photographs by Judy Gelles, sculpture/installation by Erica Zoe Loustau, and sculpture by Shelley Spector.

In the Faculty Gallery: Nancy Sophy
Opening Reception: Friday, February 15, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
TalkAbout: Saturday, March 1, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Location: 719 Catharine Street

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest museums in the United States, with a collection of more than 227,000 works of art and more than 200 galleries presenting painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, decorative arts, textiles, and architectural settings from Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Its facilities include its landmark Main Building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Perelman Building, located nearby on Pennsylvania Avenue, the Rodin Museum on the 2200 block of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and two 18th-century houses in Fairmount Park, Mount Pleasant and Cedar Grove. The Museum offers a wide variety of activities for public audiences, including special exhibitions, programs for children and families, lectures, concerts and films.

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