Heroes, Home and Me:
Community Partnerships in the Arts
7th Annual Exhibition of In-School and After-School Artist Residency Projects

MAY 9 – JUNE 7, 2008
Suzanne Fleisher and Ralph Joel Roberts Gallery,
Center for Works on Paper, 705 Christian Street, Philadelphia PA

This exhibition features children's artwork from Community Partnerships' artist residency programs created in partnership with the following schools: George Washington,Jackson, Kirkbride,Meredith, Nebinger, & Bok High School — and Southeast Philadelphia Collaborative Partners: United Communities, George Washington, Variety–The Children's Charity, Youth Leadership Council, SEEMAAC, and Fleisher's Teen Lounge.

An opening reception will be held Friday, May 9th, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM., with Student & Artist presentations beginning at 5:30 P.M. Admission to the exhibition and reception is free and open to the public.

Gallery hours for this exhibition are: 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. (Tuesday and Thursday), and — with the exception of May 20 through June 5 — 6:30 to 9:30 PM (Monday through Thursday). Special viewing hours may be arranged by appointment (please call 215.922.3456).

The Fleisher Art Memorial's Center for Works on Paper is located in South Philadelphia at 705 Christian Street.

Community Partnerships in the Arts School Residency Programs are supported by a generous grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

Image: The Earliest Roadmap (detail) by Nebinger Elementary School students

Fleisher's exhibition programs are supported in part by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Independence Foundation, the Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program of The Pew Charitable Trusts, and donations from more than 2,000 student members and friends.