Discovering Your Creativity (tuition-free)
Adult Tuition-Free Class | FULL (Membership Required)
Are you known for saying, I can't draw a straight line? Have you looked at art and thought, I wish I could do that? Well, you can! This workshop helps students discover their hidden artistic talents through guided exercises that introduce a wide range of techniques and concepts. You will get an introduction to materials such as ink, pencil, charcoal, collage, oil pastel and acrylic paint.
No prior art experience is necessary!
• Participants must have a valid Fleisher membership.
No materials required, everything is provided as part of your studio fee; however, if you would like to bring your own scissors or brushes, please feel free
Emilio Maldonado
Emilio Maldonado is a Dominican-Puerto Rican artist living in Philadelphia. Received an MFA from Savannah college of Art and Design, A BFA from Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico and an AAS from Escuela de Diseño Altos de Chavón in the Dominican Republic. Has been featured in group shows both locally and abroad including the Santo Domingo 23rd Modern Art Museum Biennial (2013), Saint Louis Fashion Week, Philly Fashion week, Vox Populi’s Make/Shift exhibition, as well as multiple group and solo shows throughout Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the United States. He has been a resident artist at Elsewhere Residency in Greensboro, NC (2013) and Tiger Strikes Asteroid in Philadelphia, PA (2020). In 2021, he was named part of the 2nd cohort of the Mural Arts grant for Philadelphia black Artists and as one of the 20 emerging black artists to watch by the Philadelphia inquirer .He is also a member of Tiger Strikes Asteroid in Philadelphia, where he lives since 2017.