Dear Fleisher, 4 x 6 Inches of Art:
2006 edition

The Women's Work Committee of the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial will present the second biennial invitational exhibition and sale of original art to benefit Fleisher's education and exhibition programs. Dear Fleisher 2006 will feature original art in postcard size (4 x 6 inches) in a range of media. In keeping with Fleisher’s mission of access for all, each piece will be priced at $50.00 and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis — with no presales. Each postcard will be signed on the back, keeping the artist's identity a surprise until after the sale and allowing viewers the pleasure of focusing on the strength of the work itself. A list of participating artists is available below and during the exhibition and sale. The exhibition will remain on view until Wednesday, October 18.

The first installment of Dear Fleisher held in 2004 featured 570 pieces of art created by 350 artists. This year's event will be just as grand!

A $5 contribution at the door is suggested. Refreshments will be served and a cash bar will be open.

This year — for the first time — a special preview will take place on Saturday, October 14, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. For tickets and sponsorship information for the preview, please contact Meg Wise at 215.922.3456 ext. 311 or mwise@fleisher.org.

Fleisher is indeed "dear" to many of us. This event is intended as a fundraiser and a celebration of a great community resource. For 108 years the Fleisher Art Memorial has offered art instruction to children and adults, free of charge. More recently, Fleisher has committed resources to provide artist residencies in public schools, most of which have no art teachers on staff. Fleisher has also been a leader in supporting professional artists at all points during their careers, and for many artists the renowned Wind Challenge Exhibition Series has provided critical exposure. Fleisher's dual mission of access and education benefits everyone, regardless of background, skill level, or ability to pay. The success of Dear Fleisher will support all of these programs and help increase Fleisher's role in Philadelphia's arts and culture community.

As of October 9th, the following artists have agreed to participate:

William Daley, Honorary Chair · Susan Abrams · Jane Adriance · Michael Ajero · Martha Aleo · Elizabeth Alexander · Dorothy Alig · Lee Alter · Warren Angle · Christopher Archer · Robert Asman · Leslie Atik · Eliza Auth · Tony Auth · Marcia Bailey · Andrea Baldeck · Jan Baltzell · Bo Bartlett · Betsey Batchelor · Jody Beck · Bill Becker · Joan Becker · Peter Begley · Joe Begonia · Beverly Smith Benson · Perry Benson · Ellen Berenholtz · Lanny Bergner · Steven Berkowitz · Alyse C. Bernstein · Rita Bernstein · Elisabeth Berry · Stanley Bielen · Ava Blitz · Rosalind Bloom · Tina Bobb · Jill Bonovitz · Elena Bouvier · Astrid Bowlby · Rebecca Brame · Elizabeth Breakell · Linda Brenner · David Brewster · Heather Briceson · Joan Bromley · Ed Bronstein · Moe Brooker · Mark Brosseau · Cynthia Brown · Emily Brown · Karen Brown · Diane Burko · Charles Burwell · Caitlin Butler · James Caplan · Jeffrey Carr · Giovanni Casadei · Salvatore Cerceo · Pamela Chapman · Rosemary Chatin · Jennifer Chernak · Maria Christopher · Wanda Chudzinski · Sharon Church · Maureen Ciaccio · Michael Ciliberti · Richard Ciocco · Virginia Clark · Hunter Clarke · Matthew Clowney · Ben Cohen · Nic Coviello · Adam Crawford · Elaine Crivelli · Elliott Curson · Deborah Curtiss · Elizabeth Dailey · Ann Price Davis · Eleanor Day · Kip Deeds · Paul de Francesco · Candy Depew · Elizabeth Doering · Michael Doyle · Anda Dubinskis · Thom Duffy · Nicole Patrice Dul · Tom Durnell · Paul DuSold · Alice Dustin · Les Dutton · Reinhold Edelstein · Sally Eisenberg · Linda Elias · Gilda Ellis · Charlotte Elsner · Elaine M. Erne · Brian Falk · Virginia Falk · Fallon and Rosof · David Fertig · Mark Fields · Janet Fish · V. Susan Fisher · Sasha Fletcher · Michael Flight · David Foss · Eileen Foti · Bill Freeland · Sienna Freeman · James Fuhrman · Kathleen Gallagher · Mary Galgon · Frances Galante · Fran Gallun · Frank Galuszka · Michael Garrity · Judy Gelles · Mike Geno · Felix Giordano · P. Timothy Gierschick · Lorraine Glessner · Mira Gohel · Eileen Goodman · Robert Goodman · Sidney Goodman · Gail Gosser · Marjorie Grigonis · Al Gury · Leigh Gustafson · Nadja Gustafson · Peggy Gyulai · John Haas · Kathy Halton · Steven Harvey · Timothy Hawkesworth · E. Sherman Hayman · Alden Heck · Hollis Heichemer · Bobbie Heisman · Angela Heithecker · Stacey Hendricks · Daniel Heyman · Jane Hilles · Geoff Hindle · Maryann Matlock Hinkle · Rebecca Hoenig · Sandra Hoffman · John F. Hollis · Marilyn Holsing · Warren Holzman · Mei-ling Hom · Marc Howard · Susan Howard · Diance Hricko · Joseph Hu · Lydia Hunn · Patricia B. Ingersoll · Susana Viola Jacobson · Beth Ann Johnson · James Johnson · Phillip Johnson · Cavin Jones · Alex Kanevsky · Amy Kann · Carol Kardon · Carl Karsch · Audrey Kennan · Daniella Kerner · John Kindness · Elizabeth Kinzie · Gloria Klaiman · Alan Klawans · Barbara Klein · Susan Jo Klein · Lucartha Kohler · Sherry Koppel · Dianne Koppisch · Trudy Kraft · Harry Lynn Krizan · Mary Ann Krutsick · Robert Kulicke · Anna Kuo · Christine Lafuente · Diane Lachman · Marilyn Lavins · Stanley Lechtzin · Mel Leipzig · Victoria McNeil LeVine · Bonnie Levinthal · Elaine Moynihan Lisle · Robert Lipartito · Rachel Lomazoff · Benjamin Long · Miguel Luciano · Emily Brett Lukens · William Lukens · Jerome Lukowicz · David Lynch · James Lynes · Jenny Lynn · Deryl Mackie · Gwen Maleson · Magda Martinez · Babette Martino · Eva Martino · John Maruskin · Max Mason · Roger Matsumoto · Sarah McEneaney · Kathryn McFadden · John McGiff · Elizabeth McGiff · Rebecca McKillip-Thornburgh · Kitty McTaggart · Arlene Gail Milgram · Nancy Bea Miller · Barbara Mimnaugh · Marianne Mitchell · Walter Moleski · Connie Moore · Jan Morgen · Patricia Moses · James G. Mundie · Kate Kern Mundie · Lisa Murch · Mary Murphy · Meredith Mustard · Don Nakamura · Hitoshi Nakazato · Lisa Naples · Kathryn Narrow · Eileen Neff · Wally Neibart · Stuart Netsky · Edith Newhall · Libby Newman · Isaac Nichols · Doris Nogueira · Mary Nomecos · Colleen O’Donnell · Sam Olshin · Jim Oppecker · Elizabeth Osborne · Arthur B. Ostroff · Claire Owen · Joseph Painter · Robert Andrew Parker · Charles Parness · Gary Pelkey · Doris Peltzman · Laurie Beck Peterson · Diane Pieri · Jody Pinto · Dolores Poacelli · Bruce Pollock · Leslie Pontz · Charlotte Price · Liz Price · Laura Pritchard · Carolyn Pyfrom · Donald Pywell · Jack Ramsdale · Jeffrey Reed · Kathie Regan · Bob Reinhardt · Leah Reynolds · Jennifer Brinton Robkin · Clair Shenk Rogers · Stuart Rome · James A. Rose · Eileen Rosen · Barbara Rosin · Val Rossman · Ron Rumford · Brigitte Rutenberg · Nathan Rutkowski · Richard Ryan · Anne Saint Peter · Linda Sanders · Paul Santoleri · Nancy Sarangoulis · Rona Cordish Satten · Barbara Schaff · Charlotte Schatz · Charles Schmidt · Cate Schneider · Julie Saecker Schneider · Hinda Schuman · Michael B. Schwartz · Bill Scott · Frances Scott · Angela M. Scully · Anne Seidman · Karen Segal · Sheba Sharrow · Pam Sheehan · Karen Segal · Diane Shearon · Stuart Shils · Francine Shore · Carol Sivin · David Slovic · Christopher Smith · Joan Smith · Michael Smith · Rita Siemienski Smith · Tremain Smith · William Smith · Ann Snyder · Alan Soffer · Libbie Soffer · Linda Conley Soffer · Kurt Solmssen · Nancy M. Sophy · Larry Spaid · Joe L. Speight · Marion Spirn · Joanne Stafford · James Stewart · Hester Stinnett · Carol Stirton-Broad · Frances Storey · Craig Stover · Julia Stratton · Shane Stratton · Louise Strawbridge · Ken Sutherland · Joseph Sweeney · Stephen Talasnik · Elsa Tarantal · Stephen Tarantal · Ron Tarver · Shelley Thorstensen · Rochelle Toner · Vesna Todorovic · Carla Tudor · Gerry Tuten · Alex Tyng · Valletta · Peter Van Dyck · Sarah Van Keuren · Jim Victor · Nury Vincens · Magda Vitale · Sally Walker · Harvey Weinreich · Bootsie Weiss · David Wiesner · Janice Wilke · Signe Wilkinson · Michael Williamson · Alison Willse · Michael Willse · Ann Hopkins Wilson · Roy Wilson · Dina Wind · John Wind · Robert Winokur · Graydon Wood · Joni Woods · Nancy W. Wright · Ronald Wyffels · Ken Yanoviak · Jo Yarrington · Burnell Yow! · Charlotte R. Yudis · Isaiah Zagar · Mauro Zamora · Steve Zettler · Joan Zylkin · (list incomplete)

Dear Fleisher: 4 x 6 Inches of Art is sponsored by the kind folks at Flying Fish Brewing Company and Philadelphia Weekly.