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From the exhibition Common Ground
William A. Harper
American, b. Canada, 1873–1910
French Landscape, (detail), ca. 1905–09
oil on canvas
13.625 x 11.125 inches
Collection of Flint Institute of Arts, Gift of
the Founders Society, 2000.65
from The Director
Dear FIA members,
Happy New Year everyone. I hope
you were able to spend the holidays
with family and friends and that your
plans included a visit to see The Art of
Video Games, which is on view through
January 18th. This visual extravaganza
traces the increasing role of the artist
in the development of what is, by all
measures, one of the most popular
and influential art forms of the past half
century. Don’t miss it.
Looking forward to 2015, we will
begin the year with two exhibitions in
honor of National African American
History Month. The first is an exhibition
drawn from the FIA’s collection, by
photographer James Perry Walker,
featuring his years following and
documenting the work of an itinerate
preacher Reverend Louis Cole through
African American communities in rural
Mississippi and Tennessee. In this
series, his photographs are intuitively
narrative: joining a writer’s vocabulary
and a photographer’s vision to create
pictures that are extravagant in
their beauty and unaffected in their
simplicity. His camera wanders into
people’s lives as easily as a family
member entrusted with private,
personal moments. And, like all great
photographs, his have the irreducible
elements of seeming public and
familiar yet private and unique.
Also on view, and in collaboration
with two other Michigan museums,
the FIA will present Common Ground:
African American Art from the Flint
Institute of Arts, the Kalamazoo
Institute of Arts, and the Muskegon
Museum of Art. This exhibition, which
traces the aesthetic evolution of African
American art from the 19th century
to the present day, highlights the
strengths of all three collections. While
the museums in Flint, Kalamazoo,
and Muskegon have been actively
collecting works by African American
artists, this exhibition will be the first
time these works will be assembled
in one place. This unique occasion
allows our audiences the opportunity
to examine familiar works in a whole
new context while seeing others for the
first time. Collectively we are able to
demonstrate the compelling history of
African American art through works by
over 50 artists in a variety of mediums,
including painting, sculpture, and
works on paper.
Both exhibitions will be on view
during the 8th Annual Gala Celebration
which will be held on Saturday,
February 7th. Please plan to attend.
There is always a lot to see and do
at the FIA. I look forward to seeing you
here very soon.
John B. Henry
Director
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Exhibitions
The Art of Video Games
through 1.18.15
Hodge Galleries
Film
1.3.15 – 1.17.15
Lecture
1.16.15 6p
Video Games: The Movie
Video Games as an Art Form
FIA Theater
FIA Theater
(U.S., 2014) Directed by Jeremy
Snead, 105 min., not rated
Don’t miss your last chance to view The Art of
Video Games! This exciting exhibition explores
the 40-year history of video games and the
role artists play in gaming. The chronological
installation demonstrates the increasing role
artists have had in gaming from the very
beginning where artists were only involved in
designing supplemental materials to today where
artists are the key players in design, overseeing a
game from concept to final rendering.
The exhibition has 20 interactive kiosks
that analyze 80 groundbreaking video games
and 20 major at-home gaming consoles. In
addition, there are 5 playable games for visitors
to enjoy on larger-than-life screens: Pac Man,
Super Mario Bros., The Secret of Monkey Island,
Myst, and Flower. Be sure to check out original
character and landscape concept sketches and
interviews with gaming industry leaders.
The Art of Video Games is organized by the Smithsonian
American Art Museum with generous support from the
Entertainment Software Association Foundation; Sheila
Duignan and Mike Wilkins; Shelby and Frederick Gans;
Mark Lamia; Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk; Rose Family
Foundation; Betty and Lloyd Schermer; and Neil Young. The
C.F. Foundation in Atlanta supports the museum’s traveling
exhibition program, Treasures to Go.
Playstation 3
Heavy Rain, 2010
Written and Directed David
Cage
Sony Computer Entertainment
America LLC
From executive producer
Zach Braff (TV’s Scrubs)
comes a new pop documentary about the history of video
games—from Atari to Xbox,
featuring a veritable who’swho of the industry. You’ll find
interest in this crowd-pleasing
film whether you’re a hardcore
gamer or haven’t touched a
controller since the original
The Movie
Mario Bros.
Screenings
Sat: Jan 3, 10 & 17 @ 2p
THU: Jan 8 @ 7p
Admission
Free to the public
Tournament
1.15.15 6p–9p
Isabel Hall
Exhibition
Signature Sponsor
Additional Sponsors
Super Smash Bros.
Eric Cordier
This tournament is a double
elimination competition. The
top eight players will each win
a $20 GameStop gift card.
In addition, the top three will
compete for GameStop gift
cards of $100, $50, and $20.
Register
flintarts.org/videogames or
810.234.1695
Admission
$20 per player, free to spectators
This lecture will explore
video games as an art form.
Professor Eric Cordier will
compare and contrast the
perception that people
have of video games versus
common traditional art
forms. It will also explore
the structural and relevant
reasons for why video games
are recognized as an art form.
He currently serves as the
President for the International
Game Developers Association
in Detroit as well as being a
college professor teaching
video game production at
Eastern Michigan University
and the College for Creative
Studies. With over 20
years of experience in the
entertainment industry,
from advertising to film,
television and video games,
Cordier is often viewed by
his professional peers as a
multimedia visionary with
a creative and distinctive
combination of skills and
talent.
Admission
Free to the public
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exhibitions
Cutting It Close
The Art of Carving
through 2.22.15
Decorative Arts Gallery
Cutting It Close explores the art of carving from
prehistoric times to present day. This ancient
art form is one that has spread cross-culturally
and spanned across time. While many cultures
use similar media in carving, the end results are
drastically different. Explore this exhibition on
carving and get a glimpse into a multitude of
societies including our own. Art on view ranges
from stone and wood to more precious materials
including ivory, jade, and emerald. From the
ancient Maya and Egyptians through several
Chinese dynasties to African tribes still thriving
today, this exhibition explores carving from
around the world. Objects vary from those of
utility including, weaponry, cutlery, and writing
tools to sculptures created for aesthetic or
spiritual purposes.
Artist Unknown
African, Angola and
Democratic Republic of
Congo, Kasai Occidental
Chokwe Mask, early 20th
century
wood, fiber, and metal
13 x 9 inches
Museum purchase with
funds from the Collection
Endowment, 2002.48
James Perry Walker
American, 1945–2014
Praying Woman, Lagoshen,
Lagoshen Church,
Rossville, TN, 1978
gelatin silver print
14.875 x 14.875 inches
Museum purchase,
2000.31.19
Labyrinth
The Circuitous Life of a Miniaturist
through 1.4.15
Graphics Gallery
In this reflective installation, artist Carl
Demeulenaere explores the development of
his art over the past 30 years. Demeulenaere
designed a maze-like room that takes the viewer
on a twisting and winding adventure. In the end,
viewers will end up back where they started,
paralleling Demeulenaere’s self-proclaimed
circuitous life as an artist working on a miniature
scale.
With over 120 works on view, Labyrinth
includes many styles and themes common in
Demeulenaere’s oeuvre. Highly influenced by
his personal experiences, Demeulenaere’s art
often deals with topics of religion, sexuality, and
global/cultural events.
Graphics Gallery
is sponsored by
Carl Demeulenaere
American, b. 1956
Nan Wood Graham and
Carla DeWild II, 2014
colored pencil and mixed
media
6 x 5 inches
Collection of the Artist
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Exhibitions
James Perry Walker
The Preacher & His Congregation
1.17.15 – 4.4.15
Graphics Gallery
The photographs of James Perry Walker tap an
emotional key, giving witness to a deep faith.
Growing up in Marshall County, Mississippi in
the 1950s and 1960s, Walker witnessed life in
an isolated, impoverished, and rural community.
Following his graduation from college, he spent
the summer of 1967 working in Marshall County
as a teacher at Gatewood Baptist Church,
whose pastor was the Reverend Louis Cole.
One fall morning Walker attended a revival
service at Gatewood and experienced a sermon
unlike any he had heard before. He moved
away shortly afterward, but the memory of that
sermon stayed with him.
Nearly a decade later, Walker began a sixyear project to produce a photographic essay
about Reverend Cole and his congregation.
He spent countless hours with the preacher
at church and at his home. In addition, Walker
met with and photographed members of the
congregation, with whom he became friends.
This exhibition will also serve as a tribute to the
artist who passed away earlier this year.
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Common Ground
African American Art from the Flint
Institute of Arts, the Kalamazoo Institute
of Arts, & the Muskegon Museum of Art
2.8.15 – 4.26.15
Charles Henry Alston
American, 1907–1977
Untitled (Couple), ca. 1945–50
oil on canvas
20 x 23.5 inches
Kalamazoo Institute of
Art. Purchase: Acquired
through the generosity of an
anonymous donor
Chakaia Booker
American, b. 1953
India Blue, 2001
rubber tires and wood
73 x 43 x 38 inches
Flint Institute of Arts. Bequest
of Russell J. Cameron, by
exchange, and partial gift from
the Friends of Modern Art,
2002.11
Hodge Galleries
Common Ground will highlight
some of the most important
African American artists from
the 19th century to present day
through the collections of three
Michigan museums: Flint
Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo
Institute of Arts, and
Muskegon Museum
of Art. The selections
will survey the history
of African American art
through more than 50 works
in various mediums, including
painting, sculpture, and works on
paper.
The exhibition is divided into
thematic areas that give a broad
overview of the history of African
American art, showing its diversity
as well as its commonality.
Section one, Gaining Access,
spans from the 19th to the early
20th century, with artists such
as Joshua Johnson and Henry
Ossawa Tanner. Section two, New
Self-Awareness, focuses on the
early 20th century when many
African American artists began
to form their own artistic identity.
In the third and fourth sections
of the exhibition, Political and
Social Expressions and Examining
Identities, respectively, the works
deal with overcoming injustices
and gaining equality in the late
20th and into the 21st century.
Section five, Towards Abstraction/
Exhibitions
Community Gala
Saturday 2.7.15 6p–9:30p
Abstraction,
highlights
African American
artists, such as
Chakaia Booker, who will be a
special guest at the FIA for the
days leading up to the exhibition
opening.
The coming together of these
Michigan collections will allow
visitors to see works in a new
context. With several artists in the
exhibition being from Michigan,
this exhibition encourages
engagement with art and fosters
a sense of community in diverse
areas of the state.
Belinda Tate
Guest Lecturer
The Flint Institute of Arts will celebrate the opening of
the exhibition Common Ground with the eighth annual
Community Gala.
The Gala will feature a lecture at 6:00p by Belinda
Tate, Executive Director at the Kalamazoo Institute of
Arts, who is one of the country’s leading experts in
African American art. Following the lecture, view the
new exhibition, enjoy a reception with live music, heavy
hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, and meet special guest
artist Chakaia Booker. Admission for this event is $35
for members and $50 for non-members (includes a
complimentary one-year Family Membership to nonmembers). Look for your invitation in the mail soon.
Funds raised support FIA exhibitions and programs.
For more information or to
make a reservation, please call
810.234.1695 or visit flintarts.org.
Chakaia Booker
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art on loan
The following artworks are on loan from the FIA to the following exhibitions:
William Beckman
Drawings: A
Retrospective, 1967–2013
William Beckman
American, b. 1942
Portrait Study of Gregory Gillespie, 1993
Charcoal on paper
29 x 25 inches
Gift of the American Academy of Arts and
Letters, New York; Hassam. Speicher,
Betts and Symons Fund 1996, 1996.1
Exalted Nature: The Real
and Fantastic World of
Charles E. Burchfield
Charles E. Burchfield
American, 1893–1967
Nighthawks at Twilight, 1917–49
Watercolor on paper
34.375 x 48.5 inches
Gift of the Viola E. Bray Charitable Trust,
1964.3
10.24.14 – 2.1.15
The Arkansas Arts Center
Little Rock, Arkansas
12.12.14 – 2.22.15
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Buffalo State College
Buffalo, New York
In Ictu Oculi
Charles E. Burchfield
American, 1893–1967
North Woods in Spring, 1951–64
Watercolor on paper
56 x 40 inches
Bequest of Mary Mallery Davis, 1990.31
Spain, 2009, by Greta Alfaro, 10:37 min.
In Ictu Oculi (in the blink of an eye) is concerned with the
experience of time. The work’s title, which alludes to the
brevity of human existence, is shared with a number of
vanitas paintings from the 17th century. A dinner table, laden
with plates of food and wine bottles, its chairs waiting to
be occupied, stands in a semi-mountainous landscape, a
breeze flickering its tablecloth. The table’s placement, in
the center of the frame alludes to the Last Supper. From
nowhere, vultures descend, bringing instability to the implied
order of the scene. The meal’s duration, and its strange
quietness lend it a human quality. The Birds act out a
travesty of human vanities—gluttony, selfish aggression, and
the coveting of what will quickly pass away.
Morrice & Lyman in the
Company of Matisse
Henri Matisse
French, 1869–1954
Petite Odalisque, draperie verte
(Concubine, Green Drapery), 1921
oil on canvas
9.5 x 15.25 inches
Gift of Mrs. William B. Heaton, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Johnson, Sr.,
2006.62
Van Gogh to Kandinsky:
Impressionism to
Expressionism, 1900–1914
Alexej von Jawlensky
Russian, 1864–1941
Portrait of Marie Castel (Landscape on
verso), 1906
oil on board
20.8125 x 19.375 inches
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome O. Eddy,
1940.8
10.10.14 – 1.4.15
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
10.11.14 – 1.25.15
Montreal Museum of Fine
Arts
Montreal, Québec, Canada
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featured acquisitions
acquisitions
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
French, 1704–1778
Henri-Claude, Comte D’Harcourt,
1760
terracotta
22.25 x 15.25 x 12 inches
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler
Foundation, New York, 2014.20
Artist Unknown
Chinese, Shang dynasty, 1600–1046
BCE or Zhou dynasty, 1046–256 BCE
Taotie mask with incised designs,
n.d.
bronze
8 x 8 x .125 inches
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler
Foundation, New York, 2014.25
Andrew Dasburg
American, b. France, 1887–1979
Ranchos Valley I, 1974
lithograph on paper
20.5 x 24.75 inches
Gift of Dr. Harry and Margaret
Meisner, 2014.30
Artist Unknown
Chinese, Shang dynasty, 1600–1046
BCE
Double-owl vessel (YOU) with lid,
n.d.
bronze
8 x 8 x 6.25 inches
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler
Foundation, New York, 2014.26
Artist Unknown
Chinese, Early Western Zhou
dynasty, 1046–256 BCE
Vessel (GUI) with a body
decorated with conical bosses and
two taotie-head handles, n.d.
bronze
6.25 x 9.25 12.75 inches
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler
Foundation, New York, 2014.27
Artist Unknown
Chinese, Northern Wei dynasty,
386–535
Figure: A warrior on horseback,
n.d.
gray body, painted
10.75 x 9.25 x 3.5 inches
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler
Foundation, New York, 2014.21
Artist Unknown
Chinese, Tang dynasty, 618–907
Pillow with painted decoration of
three flowers and vegetation, n.d.
stoneware
3.1875 x 5.375 x 4 inches
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler
Foundation, New York, 2014.22
Artist Unknown
Chinese
Head: Stone head of Bodhisattva,
ca. 500 AD
limestone
16 x 8.5 x 3.75 inches
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler
Foundation, New York, 2014.23
Artist Unknown
Chinese, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
Head of Buddha, n.d.
cast iron, paint
18.5 x 13 x 13 inches
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler
Foundation, New York, 2014.24
collections
Al Held
American, 1928–2005
Cubes, 1969
lithograph on paper
35 x 24.25 inches
Gift of Dr. Harry and Margaret
Meisner, 2014.28
Vincent Longo
American, b. 1923
Frontal, 1970
etching on paper
30 x 22.25 inches
Gift of Dr. Harry and Margaret
Meisner, 2014.29
Harold Edgerton
American, 1903–1990
Bullet Through King of
Diamonds, 1964
dye transfer print
9 x 11 inches
Gift of Arlette and Gus Kayafas,
2014.31
Harold Edgerton
American, 1903–1990
Moving Skip Rope, 1952
dye transfer print
9 x 11 inches
Gift of Arlette and Gus Kayafas,
2014.32
Adolph Gottlieb
American, 1903–1974
Germination III, 1969
lithograph on paper
22.25 x 30 inches
Gift of the Estate of Herbert J.
Booth, 2014.33
Robert Rauschenberg
American, 1925–2008
Hand-Drawn, Light-Printed, 1980
off-set lithograph on mylar
23 x 18 inches
Gift of Max Lepler and Rex L.
Dotson, 2014.34
Louis Comfort Tiffany
American, 1848–1933
Stained Glass Window, n.d.
glass
46 x 30 inches
Gift of the Bellairs-Bishop-Miner
Family, 2014.35
Sackler Gift to the FIA
Since 2008, eight works from the
Arthur M. Sackler Foundation have
been on loan to the Flint Institute
of Arts. In 2014, these works were
generously donated to the museum by
the Foundation.
Arthur M. Sackler, M.D. (1913–
1987) established the Arthur M.
Sackler Foundation in 1965 to
make his extensive collections
(consisting mainly of the
arts of Asia) accessible to
scholars, students, and the
general public. Lending
art from its collection to
museums, the foundation
also organizes traveling
exhibitions and publishes
scholarly catalogues. An M.D.
by training, Sackler amassed
a fortune by gaining the rights
to import and sell Valium in
the United States. Sackler was
also a scholar and patron of the
arts, endowing galleries at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and
Princeton University, the Arthur M.
Sackler Museum at Harvard University
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the
Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and
Archaeology at Peking University in
Beijing, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
of the Smithsonian Institution, in
Washington, D.C., and the Jillian &
Arthur M. Sackler Wing at the Royal
Academy, London. He also established
a wide range of medical institutions
bearing his name.
The collection of eight objects
given to the FIA spans 3,600 years,
representing various mediums and
subjects and includes both Chinese
and European works. The earliest
objects come from Shang Dynasty
China (1600–1100 BCE), including
Artist Unknown
Chinese, Shang dynasty, 1600–1046
BCE or Zhou dynasty, 1046–256 BCE
Taotie mask with incised designs, n.d.
bronze
8 x 8.125 inches
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler
Foundation, New York, 2014.25
a taotie bronze mask with incised
designs and a double-owl vessel
(YOU) with lid. Other works from China
cover various dynasties such as the
Zhou Dynasty (ca. 1046–256 BCE)
with a bronze vessel (GUI) and the
Northern Wei Dynasty (4th–6th century)
with a ceramic figure of a warrior on
horseback. A monumental Buddha
head made of cast iron dates to the
Ming Dynasty (17th–19th century).
Lastly, the Foundation donated an
important 18th-century terracotta
portrait bust of Henri-Claude, Comte
d’Harcourt by French artist JeanBaptiste Lemoyne that was recently
featured in the About Face: Portraiture
Through Time exhibition at the FIA.
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Films
Films
foma films
Screenings
Fri & Sat @ 7:30p
Sun @ 2p
Best of FOMA Screening
Thu @ 7:30p
Admission
$5 members
$6 non-members
$4 FOMA members
$2 “Best of FOMA”
Films are supported by
January 2, 3, 4
Ivory Tower
(U.S., 2014) Directed by Andrew
Rossi, 90 min., rated PG-13
Is college worth the cost?
A documentary about the
lofty growth—and soaring
expense—of American
higher education asks this
and other tough questions.
“Endlessly stimulating
and provoking… a solid
overview of an urgent
problem,” writes The
Hollywood Reporter.
January 9, 10, 11
Love Is Strange
(U.S., 2014) Directed by Ira Sachs,
98 min., rated R
Preview sponsor
Additional sponsors
Ben (John Lithgow) and
George (Alfred Molina) tie
the knot after decades
together, only to be forced
to live apart by job and
family problems. Marisa
Tomei also stars in a
drama praised as “like
a true story shared by
close friends” (Variety)
and “a warm, humane,
resplendent romance”
(Entertainment Weekly).
January 16, 17, 18
The Disappearance of Eleanor
Rigby: Them
(U.S., 2014) Directed by Ned
Benson, 123 min., rated R
James McAvoy and
Jessica Chastain are
vividly portrayed as a
troubled couple whose
story is viewed in both
good times and bad. Viola
Davis, Bill Hader, Isabelle
Huppert, and William
Hurt also appear in an
“elegantly wrought tale of
anguish” (New York Post).
January 23, 24, 25
Birdman
(U.S., 2014) Directed by Alejandro
González Iñárritu, 119 min., rated R
Michael Keaton excels
in a “comeback” role as
a washed-up actor—a
former superhero in
the movies—out to
reclaim past glory. Zach
Galifianakis, Edward
Norton, Emma Stone, and
Naomi Watts co-star in a
dark comedy from director
of 21 Grams and Babel.
January 30, 31 &
February 1
The Blue Room
(France, 2014) Directed by
Mathieu Amalric, 76 min.,
subtitled, rated R
French actor Mathieu
Amalric, seen most
recently at the FIA in
Venus in Fur, wrote,
directed and co-stars in
a sexy, intricate thriller—
described as “a film noir
gem” (Boston Herald)—
about a man, a woman…
and the prospect of a
serious crime.
February 6, 7, 8
Dear White
People
February 13, 14, 15
A Five Star Life
(Italy, 2013) Directed by Maria
Sole Tognazzi, 85 min., subtitled,
rated R
In a thoughtful romantic
comedy that is “tinged
with melancholy and
yearning,” according to
the Philadelphia Inquirer, a
middle-aged professional
hotel critic tries to come
to terms with her place in
the world as she travels
through much of it.
February 20, 21, 22
Whiplash
(U.S., 2014) Directed by Damien
Chazelle, 107 min., rated R
Miles Teller (Divergent, The
Spectacular Now) plays
a young drummer under
This social satire about
the tutelage of a jazz
African-American students maestro (J.K. Simmons)
at an Ivy League college
in a musical drama that
was inspired by a realwon top audience and
life controversy over a
grand jury awards at the
blackface party. “Talks
Sundance Film Festival.
about race with strong
“A funny, exhilarating
feeling, common sense,
drama—bordering on
and good humor,” writes
psychological thriller,”
The Playlist.
writes Film.com.
(U.S., 2014) Directed by Justin
Simien, 108 min., rated R
February 27, 28 &
March 1
The Skeleton
Twins
(U.S., 2014) Directed by Craig
Johnson, 93 min., rated R
Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader
portray twins whose
reunion after 10 years
apart prompts them to
reconsider their mistakes
and reinvigorate their lives.
Luke Wilson also stars in
a seriocomic tale boosted
by RogerEbert.com as “a
small, intimate gem.”
The Best of FOMA
In a monthly Thursday night
series, we show classic titles
you might have missed.
February 5 The Graduate
(U.S., 1967) Directed by Mike
Nichols, 106 min., not rated
In remembrance of
recently deceased director
Mike Nichols, we offer his
groundbreaking comedydrama. This won Nichols
an Oscar—and made
Dustin Hoffman a star.
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February
calendar
1 TH Closed Holiday: New Year’s Day
2 FR 7:30p FOMA Film: Ivory Tower
3 SA 2:00p Special Screening: Video Games: The Movie
7:30p FOMA Film: Ivory Tower
4 SU 1:00p Art Sales & Rental: Artist Reception: Valorie J. Horton
2:00p FOMA Film: Ivory Tower
7 WE 12:15p Art à la Carte: Matisse/Picasso: Twin Giants of Modern Art
8 TH 7:00p Special Screening: Video Games: The Movie
9 FR 7:30p FOMA Film: Love Is Strange
10 SA 2:00p Special Screening: Video Games: The Movie
7:30p FOMA Film: Love Is Strange
11 SU 2:00p FOMA Film: Love Is Strange
14 WE 12:15p Art à la Carte: North Star: Mark di Suvero
15 TH 6:00p Art of Video Games Tournament: Super Smash Bros.
16 FR 6:00p Exhibition Lecture: Video Games as an Art Form
7:30p FOMA Film: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
17 SA 10:00a Exhibition Opening: James Perry Walker: The Preacher & His Congregation
2:00p Special Screening: Video Games: The Movie
7:30p FOMA Film: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
18 SU 2:00p FOMA Film: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
19 MO 4:00p Family Activity: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Freedom Frame
21 WE 12:15p Art à la Carte: California Clay in the Rockies
23 FR 7:30p FOMA Film: Birdman
24 SA 7:30p FOMA Film: Birdman
25 SU 2:00p FOMA Film: Birdman
28 WE 12:15p Art à la Carte: Potters at Work and The Leach Pottery 1952
30 FR 7:30p FOMA Film: The Blue Room
31 SA 7:30p FOMA Film: The Blue Room
1 SU 2:00p 4 WE 12:15p 5 TH 7:30p 6 FR 7:30p 7 SA 6:00p 7:30p 8 SU 10:00a 2:00p 11 WE 12:15p 3:00p 13 FR 7:30p 14 SA 7:30p 15 SU 2:00p 18 WE 12:15p 1:30p 20 FR 7:30p 21 SA 1:00p 7:30p 22 SU 2:00p 25 WE 12:15p 27 FR 7:30p 28 SA 7:30p FOMA Film: The Blue Room
Art à la Carte: Rap Therapy
FOMA Film: The Graduate
FOMA Film: Dear White People
Community Gala: Common Ground
FOMA Film: Dear White People
Exhibition Opening: Common Ground
FOMA Film: Dear White People
Art à la Carte: Rocka My Soul, 1967 and Jonathan Green’s Seeking: A Documentary
Founders Travel: South Pacific Powerpoint Presentation
FOMA Film: A Five Star Life
FOMA Film: A Five Star Life
FOMA Film: A Five Star Life
Art à la Carte: Birmingham Black Bottom: The First All-Black Cast Talkies
Book Discussion Part I: The House Girl: A Novel
FOMA Film: Whiplash
Youth Membership Activity: Calder’s Big Fish
FOMA Film: Whiplash
FOMA Film: Whiplash
Art à la Carte: The Black List, Volume 2
FOMA Film: The Skeleton Twins
FOMA Film: The Skeleton Twins
News & Programs
fia 2014 annual appeal
Ignite the Imagination
Stimulate Thought
Provide Enjoyment
Whether it is exhibitions, lectures,
films, or classes that you most enjoy
at the Flint Institute of Arts throughout
the year, please take this opportunity
to invest in your favorite program by
making a designated contribution to
this year’s Annual Appeal.
Your gift may be directed to
Ignite the Imagination
support a specific program or given in
the name of a family member, friend or
colleague. This gift is over and above
annual membership and is wholly tax
deductible. Whatever your preference,
these funds make the important
difference in the quality of programs
offered at your museum.
Stimulate Thought
Provide Enjoyment
I would like to give my 2014 Annual Gift to:
o Art School
Scholarships
o Educational
Programs
o Exhibitions
o Endowment
Address_______________________________________________
Enclosed please find my 100%
tax-deductible gift for:
City________________________ State_______ Zip__________
o $50
o Check payable to “Flint Institute of Arts”
o $250
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o Visa o MasterCard o Discover o AMEX
Account #_____________________________________________
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Signature _____________________________________________
o $75
o $100
o Other ____________
Or make a gift online by visiting FlintArts.org
Note: This is not your membership renewal.
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News & Programs
Plan Your Special Event at the FIA
Guests are dazzled when they visit
FIA’s premier event space and are
surrounded by magnificent works
of art on their special occasion.
Isabel Hall is located at the main
entrance and directly adjacent
to the expansive lobby. It offers
a versatile venue for cocktail
receptions, seated dinners or
special presentations. The state-
News & Programs
take-a-seat
of-the-art Theater is also available
with plush seating for 330 and
advanced technical capabilities.
Weather permitting, the Hurand
Sculpture Courtyard is another
magical space. To arrange for a
site visit and for more information
contact Events Coordinator Sherren
Sandy at [email protected] or
call 810.234.1695.
Show your support of the FIA by having
an inscription of your choice engraved
on a seat in the Theater. Sponsoring
a seat is a unique way to support the
Endowment Campaign and to honor
or remember a special individual. As a
seat sponsor, you will receive:
• Selection of an available seat of
your choice
• 100% tax deduction
• Your selected message engraved
on a bronze plaque that will be
permanently affixed to the arm of
a theater seat
Please complete and send in the form below with your designation.
1 Payment Options
Saturday
4.25.15
7p–9p
16th Annual Wine Tasting Event
save the date
3 Method of Payment
Seat - $1,000
Name__________________________________________________
o A one time payment
Address_______________________________________________
o A pledge of $500 per year for two years
City________________________ State_______ Zip__________
o Instead of sponsoring a seat, I would
like to make a gift to the Endowment Fund of $ _____________________
2 Brass Plaque Inscription
Please clearly print the text as you would like
it to appear on your brass plaque. It can be
your name, a family name, a business name
or a tribute to another person (three lines
maximum, one character per box, blank
spaces count as one character).
o Check payable to “FIA Endowment Fund”
o Visa o MasterCard o Discover o AMEX
Account #_____________________________________________
Expiration Date _______________________________________
Signature _____________________________________________
Return form to:
Take-A-Seat
Flint Institute of Arts
1120 E. Kearsley St.
Flint, MI 48503
For more information:
contact Kathryn Sharbaugh at 810.234.1695 or [email protected].
Your contribution is tax deductible in accordance with current law.
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News & Programs
grant
flint print club
April Gornik
American, b. 1953
Forest Gathering Light, 2014
charcoal on paper (model for
lithograph)
lithograph will be 22 x 27 inches
Each year, the Flint Print Club commissions an
artist to produce a print to augment both the FIA’s
collection and the pursuit of personal collecting.
The Club is limited to 100 members in good
standing at the Family level or above. Flint Print
Club dues are $250 annually, which provides each
participating member with a selected print and
related programs.
The FIA is very
excited to announce that
April Gornik is the artist
chosen for the 2014
commissioned print.
For nearly 40 years, her
intuitive relationship to
nature has offered a fresh
look at the landscape that
seems ever threatened,
distant and disappearing.
You can learn more
about the artist and her
work on her website:
aprilgornik.com.
Yes, I want to be a member of the Flint Print Club 2014–2015.
Membership Information
Circle:
Dr.
Mr.
Mrs.
Ms.
Miss
______________________________________________________________________________
Name
______________________________________________________________________________
Address
______________________________________________________________________________
City
State
Zip
______________________________________________________________________________
Phone
______________________________________________________________________________
Email
Method of Payment
o Check payable to “Flint Print Club”
o Visa o MasterCard o AMEX
______________________________________________________________________________
Account #
Exp. Date
______________________________________________________________________________
Signature
e d u c at i o n o I am currently an FIA
member at the $50 level or higher (see page 27 for levels).
o I would like to upgrade
my membership or join
the FIA at the $50 level or
higher with an additional:
PNC Program Support
The FIA recently received a three-year
grant from the PNC Foundation in
support of START (Success Through
ART), the FIA’s early childhood
program. Components of the program
Left to Right, Wayne Barber, VP
& Commercial Banking Regional
Manager and Jennifer Morris, VP
Director of Client and Community
Relations for PNC Bank, PNC Financial
Services Group for the Saginaw
region present a check to Monique
Desormeau, FIA Curator of Education
and John Henry, FIA Director.
book discussion
FIA book discussions focus on works of
fiction and non-fiction related to art, art
museums, or FIA collections. The first
meeting for each book sets the stage by
exploring artists and artwork related to the
selected book. Two weeks later, the book
is discussed. These free programs are
offered on Wednesdays at 1:30p.
The House Girl: A Novel
by Tara Conklin
$____________
Part I: Art Lecture
+ $250 Flint Print Club dues
Part II: Book Discussion
March 4 • 1:30p, Isabel Hall
=$____________ Total
Payment
For more information,
contact Valarie Allen
at 810.234.1695 or
[email protected].
include looking at and talking about
works of art, listening to children’s
literature, and making art, which
provides students with opportunities
to build literacy and develop the math,
science, problem solving and
visual expression skills they
need to be successful in school
and in life.
February 18 • 1:30p, Isabel Hall
The House Girl, the historical
fiction debut by Tara Conklin, is an
unforgettable story of love, history, and
a search for justice, set in modern-day
New York and 1852 Virginia. Weaving
together the story of an escaped
slave in the pre-Civil War South
and a determined junior lawyer, The
House Girl
follows Lina
Sparrow as
she looks for
an appropriate
lead plaintiff
in a lawsuit
seeking
compensation
for families of
slaves. In her
research, she
learns about
Lu Anne Bell, a renowned prewar
artist whose famous works might have
actually been painted by her slave,
Josephine.
Our first meeting will set the stage
by exploring African American art.
Two weeks later, we’ll meet to discuss
the novel. Books are available in the
Museum Shop.
Free to the public.
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Ed u c a t i o n
e d u c at i o n art à la carte
Art à la Carte is a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. It is offered free
of charge on Wednesdays at 12:15p. Participants are encouraged to bring lunch or
pick up something from The Palette café. Coffee, tea, and cookies are provided. All
programs are held in the FIA’s Isabel Hall.
January 7
Now available in Isabel Hall,
Art à la Carte $5 lunch special
(vegetarian option available).
Matisse/Picasso: Twin Giants of Modern Art
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso
are the acknowledged twin giants of
modern art. This film is an encounter
with the two pioneers who opened new
frontiers. 60 min.
January 14
North Star: Mark di Suvero
Directed by Francois de Menil, written
by art historian Barbara Rose, and
featuring an original musical score by
Philip Glass, this newly redigitized film
first released in 1977 is an illuminating
portrait of Mark di Suvero, one of the
most important sculptors of the 20th
century. 56 min.
January 21
California Clay in the Rockies
California Clay in the Rockies
is an assemblage of interviews,
demonstrations and performances
showcasing the seminal artists of this
innovative movement. 50 min.
Art à la Carte Sponsors:
The Merkley-Elderly
Charitable Trust
February 4
Rap Therapy
January 28
Potters at Work
This program presents four scenes
from the daily work of traditional
rural craftsmen. Filmed in Onda at
the workshop of Kumao Ohta, and in
Koishibara at the workshop of Shigeki
Sakamoto. 30 min.
The Leach Pottery 1952
Bernard Leach, with his friend
Japanese potter Shoji Hamada,
founded The Leach Pottery in St.
Ives, Cornwall, England in 1920. This
program, restored from scratched
and torn 16mm films, provides an
especially intimate look at The Leach
Pottery during the years of its greatest
influence. 32 min.
By using the art of creating song,
dance, poetry, and rap a group of
Salvation Army foster children open up
about their experiences. 75 min.
February 11
Samples from the Alvin Ailey dance
company’s repertory of traditional and
contemporary Negro music derived
from jazz, spirituals, blues, and gospel
songs are included. This historical
recording from the National Archives
may contain variations in audio and
video quality based on the limitations
of the original source material. 29 min.
Jonathan Green’s Seeking: A Documentary
Filled with the spiritual sounds
of famed singer, Marlena Smalls,
Jonathan Green’s Seeking celebrates
and acknowledges the significant
contributions and sacrifices that
African Americans made throughout
American history. 30 min.
February 18
For additional information
on Education programming,
contact the Education
Department at 810.237.7314
or [email protected].
Willie Birch
American, b. 1942
Woman Reading Magazine, 1999
acrylic and charcoal on paper
60 x 60 inches
Collection of the Flint Institute of Arts.
Museum purchase, 2011.1
Rocka My Soul, 1967
Birmingham Black Bottom:
The First All-Black Cast
Talkies
Teapotgeorge Leach, Leach Pottery-Soup Bowl
From the exhibition Common Ground
The groundbreaking comedies
presented on this video are from the
first series of talking pictures written
and conceived for black performers,
rare shorts from 1929 made available
here for the first time. 75 min.
February 25
The Black List, Volume 2
In this program, a remarkable group
of African-American notables share
candid stories and revealing insights
into the struggles, triumphs and joys
of black life in the United States.
Activist and artist Majora Carter, actor
Laurence Fishburne, filmmaker Tyler
Perry, singer Charley Pride, and artist
Kara Walker are among those featured.
60 min.
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Art School
bishop gallery
Join FIA Art School students, faculty,
and guests in the Bishop Gallery
to view works of art created in Art
School studios and programs. Light
refreshments will be served.
Pre-College Portfolio
Development Program
Exhibition
December 9 – January 11
FIA Art School Faculty
Exhibition
January 26 – February 22
Reception
January 29 • 5p–6:30p
family activity
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day: Freedom Frame
January 19 • 4p–6p
Art School Studios
Capture
a peaceful
moment in time
and display it
with a freedom
frame inspired
by Martin
Luther King
Jr’s powerful
message of
peace, love,
and tolerance. Designed for kids 5–12.
In Isabel Hall, enjoy a performance
by Gamma Delta Kudos and the Kappa
Leadership League with live music
by Mama Sol and Tha N.U.T.S. Light
refreshments provided.
Free to the public.
For additional information
on Art School programming,
contact the Art School at
810.237.7315 or [email protected].
class highlight
workshop
highlights
Sampling & Remixing the Masters youth
membership
activity
Calder’s Big Fish
February 21 • 1p–3p
Art School Studios
A wizard with wire, Alexander Calder
created mobiles, portraits, jewelry,
and even toys. Throughout his life,
Calder was inspired by and used the
solar system and nature as recurring
themes in his artwork. His signature
use of primary colors and balanced
simple shapes in motion make his
mobiles highly recognizable feats of
engineering. Calder’s fish mobiles glide
and sparkle in space catching light
and casting shadows. Using wire and
found objects, Youth Members will
draw, design and create a big fish of
their own.
Free to Youth Members or become
a Youth Member for $20 (includes
three events per year).
Art School
Film Appreciation 101:
The Art of Hitchcock Join FIA Associate Curator of
Film Ed Bradley in a weekly look
at Alfred Hitchcock’s films, both
famous and obscure, as the
“Master of Suspense.” We’ll view
one movie per session in the FIA
Theater and discuss it in advance
and afterward.
This class provides students with the
opportunity to manipulate iconic imagery
from art history and reimagine recognizable
subject matter into new combinations. After
constructing a design for a painting using
Xeroxed imagery from art history, students
will paint over the collaged paper copies
and invent new versions of art made by
the “masters.” Imagine Degas’ ballerinas
set against Van Gogh’s Starry Night… the
range of possibilities combining unlikely
subjects and settings using acrylic paint
are endless!
Rachel Reynolds, Instructor
FR (1 day) 3/13 11a–5p
$90 Members $108 Non-Members
(beginners, intermediate, advanced)
Ed Bradley, Instructor
TU (6 wks) 2/24-3/31 6:30a–9:30p
$88 Members $108 Non-Members
(beginners, intermediate)
Let’s Try the Pottery Wheel This workshop will introduce the basics
of working with clay on the pottery wheel,
no previous experience required. Through
instructor demonstrations and hands-on
exploration, students will throw functional
works of art. Pots will be glazed by the
instructor with your glaze choice and will
be available for pickup May 11–15, 2015.
Karyn Konkel, Instructor
TU (1 day) 4/28 6p–9p
$53 Members $64 Non-Members
(beginners)
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Contributions
contributions
contributions
The Flint Institute
of Arts gratefully
acknowledges the
generosity of the
following donors
who have supported
the Institute with
contributions.
The following are
gifts received from
9.10.14 – 11.12.14
Additional Event
Sponsors
Since 9.10.14 – 11.12.14
Sponsor of Holiday Walk 2014
The Children’s Office - Dr. Kienan
Murphy
Sponsors of Art on Tap 2014
Mr. & Mrs. David Doneth
Kathy & Harry Eiferle
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Ryan
Sapphire Blue Investment
Partners
Mrs. Helene J. Streich
The Torch Bar & Grill
Sponsors of Art of Video Games
exhibition
Hurley Medical Center
Kettering University
To benefit Art of Video Games
Level Up Opening Reception
Mr. William J. Hentgen
Eric & Nancy Smith
Sponsor of 2014 Community
Gala
Loving Hands, Inc.
Endowment Gifts
Individual Gifts
Dr. Jamile T. Lawand & Mr. Barry
J. Carr
Flint Print Club
Members 14/15
Since 9.10.14 – 11.12.14
Ms. Valarie Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Andrews
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Bessert
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan & Tracy Bessert
Ms. Barnie Bishop
Ms. Sarah Christensen
Mr. Bryan Christie
Mr. Joseph Coriaty
Mr. & Mrs. F. James Cummins
Mr. John V. Dempsey & Ms. Margo Lakin
Michael Farrell & Marc Herrick
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Garrett
Mr. Thomas M. Gervasi
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Glab
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Griffin
Mr. Mark Hamel & Mr. Mike
Green
Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Harris
Samuel & Graciela Harris
Mr. Louis A. Hawkins
Mr. & Mrs. Neal Hegarty
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Henry
Ms. Valorie Horton
Ms. Ann Howard
Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Hurand
Mr. & Mrs. Josh Hurand
Ms. Lynne Hurand
Ms. Sara Hurand & Mr. Elie Weiss
Judith M. & Robert J. Irwin II
Ms. Heather Jackson
Mr. & Mrs. James N. Johnson
Ms. Jimmye Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher S. Kelly,
Sr.
Ms. Donielle Keyes
Dr. Samasandrapalya Kiran & Dr. Mona Hardas
Mrs. Jennifer Lane & Family
Dr. Jamile T. Lawand & Mr. Barry
J. Carr
Dr. Valerie Ann Leeds
Ms. Martha Lockhart
Tiffany & Bob Lovett
Mr. Michael Martin & Mr. Bryan
Paris
Mr. & Mrs. Sean McCormick
Mr. & Mrs. David S. McCredie
Mr. Thomas J. Mitchell
James R. & Helen Sue Morgan
Drs. Bobby & Nita Mukkamala
Dr. & Mrs. Kienan F. Murphy
Mr. Patrick Murray & Mr. James
Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Myers
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Ogul
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ott
Ms. Natalie Pelavin
Mr. Wayne Pickvet & Mr. Bruce
A. Barrett
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Piper
Mr. Robert S. Piper
Mrs. Kristen Poploskie
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Renaud
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Rolf
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy C. Sanford
Ms. Grayce Scholt
Ms. Yvette Shufford
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Stolpin
Dr. David Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Ridgway H. White
Mr. William S. White
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Yeotis
Ms. Trish M. Zito-Smith
Gift of a Print Club 14/15
Membership
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Henry for Jeff
& Megan Rolf
Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Hurand for
Josh & Ashley Hurand
Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Hurand for
Sara Hurand & Elie Weiss
Mr. William S. White for Bob &
Tiffany Lovett
Mr. William S. White for Shannon
& Ridgway White
Film Society
Sponsors 14/15
In Honor
In honor of Peter Ott to benefit
Collections
Mrs. Fouad Rabiah
In Memory
In memory of Florence
Fugenschuh
Art Sales & Rental Gallery
In memory of Nancy Hardy Rajala
to benefit Endowment
The Art Class
Frankie & Robert Hardy
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Henry
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Kelly III
Albert & Barbara Koegel
Mrs. Ellajane S. Rundles
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Ryan
Kathryn Sharbaugh
Supporting Player ($500)
Drs. Michael & Virginia Rucks
In memory of Dolores Fialka to
benefit the Film Program
Jack & Peggy Irwin & Stephanie
Irwin
Film Society
Members 14/15
In memory of Claire White to
benefit Art School Endowment
Fund
Mrs. Marilyn Kopp
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beauchamp
Ms. Marilyn Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Tom E. Butts
Sam & Bonnie Chambers
Ms. Nora G. Fisher
Ms. Jane Garside
Ms. Kathleen George
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Gorton
Ms. Helen R. Hoyt
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lutgens
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Marshall
Dr. Juan E. Mestas
Mr. Shai M. Brosh & Ms. Christine
Mieloch
Ms. Suzanne Owen
Mr. Robert S. Piper
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Riha
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Sabo
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Schwartz
Ms. Sandra K. Smith
Mr. Mark A. Walters
Purchased the Gift of an FIA
Membership
Ms. Pam Folts & Ms. Lisa Land
for Connie Kale & Christie Healy
Joanne and Bob Fuller for Trent &
Jennifer McEntire
Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Hurand for
Joshua & Ashley Hurand
Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Hurand for
Sara Hurand & Elie Weiss
Mrs. Fouad Rabiah for Victoria
Ybarra
Ms. Jolyn Vita for Jannell Tillman
Mr. William S. White for Tiffany &
Bob Lovett
Ms. Katharine Wright for Teresa
Wright
Ms. Katharine Wright for Myra
Wright
To benefit the Film Series
Robert S. & Judy W. Piper
Family Fund of the Community
Foundation of Greater Flint
To benefit the Art School
Endowment Fund
Kerstin Lawrence
Mr. Christopher Carr
Since 9.9.14 – 11.12.14
Special Gifts
To benfit General Operating
Mr. Scott Romanowski
Grant to sponsor College Town
Membership Program 2014–15
Katharine B. Miner Trust
Grant to benefit START (Success
Through ART) Education Dept.
Ruth Mott Foundation
Grant to benefit General
Operating
Viola E. Bray Charitable Trust
To benefit the FIA Library
Mr. Martin Magid
Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Smith
To benefit the Art School
Dr. & Mrs. John S. Isaac
Ms. Carol Payne
To benefit Roof Replacement
Fund - Phase 2
Mrs. Marilyn Kopp
Grant to benefit Roof
Replacement Fund - Phase 2
Whiting Foundation
Grant to benefit Pre-College
Portfolio Development Program
James A. Welch Foundation
To benefit the Digital Projector
Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Riha
To benefit the Pauline Angle
Endowment Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Ring
Sponsor of FirstMerit Free
Saturdays
FirstMerit
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Renewing Members
Renewing Members
membership
Membership
contributions are a
significant part of the
Flint Institute of Arts
operating income.
The following are
members who have
renewed from
9.9.14 – 11.12.14
Rubens Society
($1,000 & above annually)
Business
Baker College
Main Manufacturing Products
Levels
Youth (2.5–12)
$20
Student (13 to college)
$20
Individual$30
Dual†$40
Family†† $50
Sustainer††$100
Sponsor††$250
Donor††$500
Rubens Society††$1,000+
†2 adults
Individual
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Bessert+∆
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Burton*
Falding B. Gadola
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Higgins*
Mrs. Bess Hurand+∆
Ms. Lynne Hurand+∆
Mrs. Nancy Kleinpell
Mr. Wayne W. Knecht*+∆
Mrs. Virginia R. Landaal
Mrs. Linda LeMieux
Mr. Max Lepler & Mr. Rex L.
Dotson
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Moeller*
Drs. Bobby & Nita Mukkamala
Mr. Randolph P. Piper & Mrs. Susan I. Stuewer+
Mr. William H. Piper
Drs. Michael & Virginia Rucks+
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Ryan+
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy C. Sanford+∆
Ms. Grayce Scholt+∆
Ms. Susan E. Thompson+
†† 2 adults + children 18 & under
Business Members
asterisk indicates the
* An
names of those who have
upgraded their memberships
with a larger contribution.
+A plus indicates the names of
Friends of Modern Art (FOMA)
members.
∆ A triangle indicates the
names of Founders Society
members.
Business Supporter
($250 annually)
Piper Realty Co.
Individual Members
Donor
($500 annually)
Mr. & Mrs. Tom B. Doherty+
Mr. Dallas Dort & Mrs. Sharon A.
Peterson Dort
Byron & Margie Latter+
Sponsor
($250 annually)
Mr. Harry L. Eiferle III*
Mr. Earl E. Gravlin & Ms. Julia
Sullivan+∆
Mr. & Mrs. T.W. Heitman*+∆
Mrs. Agape Kallis
Ms. Mary Lazar
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence F. Piper*
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F.
Wagonlander
Mr. & Mrs. John Walter &
Family+∆
Mr. & Mrs. Erik Warren*∆
Dr. Martin W. Werschky*+∆
Sustainer
($100 annually)
Ms. Mary Bajcz*∆
Mr. William L. Bennetts+
Ms. Dolores Borrow
Mr. Thomas Calhoun+∆
Mr. & Mrs. William Courneya*
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. DeGraaf
Mrs. Margaret E. Diener+∆
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Duetsch*
Mr. Chris & Dr. Jean Dundas+∆
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eastman*
Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Ebbott
Miss Judith M. Ebner
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Fizell
Mrs. Louise A. Friesen
Dr. & Mrs. David A. Fultz+
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Garrison+∆
Ms. Anne-Marie Gierens & Mr. Curtis Johnson
Ms. Dianne Gregory*
Ms. Sandra L. Haldy
Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Harris+
Mr. Louis A. Hawkins+∆
Ms. Annetta Hendrickson
Ms. Elizabeth Ireland-Curtis∆
Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Johnston
George & Christine Jones∆
Mr. & Mrs. Hal Keim
Ms. Linda C. Keller & Mr. Donald
J. Mosher+∆
Mr. & Mrs. W. Matthew Kelley*+
Mrs. Bella Kritz-Doebeli
Miss Kerstin Lawrence
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Lendvoyi+∆
Mr. & Mrs. Laurence E.
MacDonald+
Mr. & Mrs. Trent McEntire
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Melet+∆
Ms. Wanda Merrell & Mr. Harry
Garrison*
Mr. Patrick Murray & Mr. James
Edwards*
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Myers+∆
Mr. & Mrs. George Nassif*
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Newbill+
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Northrup+∆
Mrs. Wilaine V. Northway
Mrs. Patricia Noyle
Schoenherr+∆
Mr. Don Olmsted
Dr. & Mrs. James Owen+∆
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Parish+
Ms. Mary Parks+
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Pfaff∆
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Piper
Judge & Mrs. Robert M.
Ransom+
Richard & Ramona Ranville
Ms. Sally L. Reigle+
Mr. & Mrs. A. Davison Rice
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Sabo+
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Stolpin
Mr. & Mrs. Dayne Walling
Mr. Harry Walters
Dr. & Mrs. Stuart B. Weiner
Mrs. Janet Williamson*+
Ms. Marta Wyngaard-Tavakoli
Family
($50 annually)
Mrs. Joellen Arvoy
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Baker
Ms. Lea Brandon & Mr. Joshua
Brandon
Mrs. Jodi Bufford
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Chaffee+∆
Mrs. Aisha Changezi & Family
Mrs. Diana Cholakova & Mr. Boyan Dimitrov
Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Cossman
Dr. & Mrs. Clifford J. Cox II
Mrs. Cheri Dickinson
Mrs. Elizabeth Dix+
Ms. Nancy Hagle-Duffy
Mr. John Eagan*
Ms. Pam Folts & Ms. Lisa Land*
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gallinat, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Gonzales
Mrs. Susan Hagen
Mr. & Mrs. James Hallem+
Mr. & Mrs. Gabe Hays
Dawn Hibbard, Ray Rust &
Family+∆
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Himelhoch
Ms. Valorie Horton
Ms. Ann Howard
Ms. Helen R. Hoyt
Mr. & Mrs. Josh Hurand
Ms. Sara Hurand & Mr. Elie Weiss
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Jarosz*+
Dr. Gary K. Johnson
Dr. Michael J. Kirby
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Koch
Mrs. Jennifer Lane & Family
Tiffany & Bob Lovett
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lutgens
Mr. & Mrs. Sean MacIntyre
Mrs. Susan Marr
Mr. Michael Martin & Mr. Bryan
Paris
Mr. & Mrs. David McAuliffe
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McDonough+
Mr. & Mrs. James Migan∆
Mrs. Linda Murphy
Ms. Sandra L. Murphy*
Mr. Lauren Myslicki & Mrs. Susan
Gehl
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Nemitz
Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Nielsen+
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Ogul
Ms. Lizabeth Orr
Ms. Jacquie Osborn & Mr. Jim
Osborn
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ott
Ms. Diana Perris
Mr. Wayne Pickvet & Mr. Bruce
A. Barrett
Ms. Cherie Preville
Ms. Christine Pyles
Dr. Paul J. Racine
Mrs. Vanessa Robar
Mr. Jeff Stoney*
Mrs. Matilda Szaroletta & Mr. Howard Szaroletta*
Mr. & Mrs. A. Paul Walling
Mr. & Mrs. M.A. White
Mr. & Mrs. David Withey*+∆
Dr. Kerry Zubke
Mr. & Mrs. Clair Ward*
Dual
($40 annually)
Mr. John Bach & Ms. Mary Alice
O’Malley+
Ms. Dawn M. Bentley*+
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Blakeley
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Burdick
Mr. & Mrs. Nick A. Calandro, Jr.
Mr. John D. Cherry & Ms. Teresa
Villacorta Grandez
Mr. & Mrs. John Clothier
Rob & Kathy Cojeen∆
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Corrigan+
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Crandell
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Crichton
Mr. Edwin D. Custer & Mr. Andrew Custer*
Mr. & Mrs. Stu Davis∆
Ms. Claudia DeMonte & Mr. Ed
McGowin
Ms. Rita Mary DesArmier+
Ms. Shelia Dirrim & Mrs. Bonnie
M. Griffin+
Mrs. Brenda Eisele
Ms. Suzanne French & Mr. Dennis Lenz
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Renewing Members
Dr. Donna Fry & Dr. Eric
Freedman+
Mrs. Julie Ganfield
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Gustafson
Mr. Fred Hall & Ms. Mary Boyer+
Mr. & Mrs. Edward G. Henneke+
Mrs. Mary Jo Hobart-Parks
Mr. & Mrs. Gurdon Hobson
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Jackson+∆
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Johnston*
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Loviscek
Claudia & Richard Mach+
Ms. Katherine Maitland & B.
McGhan
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Marshall
Ms. Susan Martin & Mr. Dan
McClain
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Molnar
Mr. Derek Ray & Mrs. Kelly Baty
Dr. & Mrs. N. N. Reddy∆
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Roetter+
Mrs. Cheryl A. Rogers∆
Mr. & Mrs. Derald Schnepp+
Amy & Wes Sutkowi
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Talarico
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Thompson
Ms. Ellen Waara*+
Mrs. Elizabeth Wise*
Ms. Cynthia Zack*+∆
Mr. Ray Zbiciak+
Individual
($30 annually)
Ms. Judith Alexander+
Ms. Anna Allison
Ms. Ida B. Barron
Ms. Diane Boegner+
Mrs. Connie Borrie
Mrs. Bonnie Brown
Mrs. Kimberly Brown+∆
Ms. Donna Champagne
Mrs. Judith A. Clippard
Ms. Patricia Colthurst
Miss Vanessa Dendy
Ms. Joan E. Dowler+
Mrs. Rosemary Emerton+∆
Ms. Nancy Epstein
Mrs. Sue A. Faley
Dr. Colleen Ford
Ms. Julie Ford
Mr. Richard Gaffield
Ms. Judi Generous+
Mrs. Alicia Geromel
Ms. Julie Griess
Mr. Patrick Hardin+
Ms. Jennifer Harris
Mr. James L. Harrow+
Mr. Paul F. Hauth+
Mrs. Barbara G. Hayes
Ms. Anne M. Heidel+
Mr. Ramon Hill
Ms. Melissa S. Hill+
Mrs. Gloria A. Hines
Mrs. Linda M. Hoover
Mr. Steven Izzo+
Ms. Kathy Jackson
Mr. Kristopher Johns+
Ms. Mary Kachman
Mrs. Rachel Kerr
Ms. Carroll Kinkade
Mr. Tracy Krumm+
Ms. Ruth Kunka
Mr. Lawrence LaFountain
Ms. Betty Leavitt+
Mrs. Yvonne Liggett
Mr. Doug Lynn
Ms. Nancy Matson
Ms. Katherine McAuliffe
Mrs. Mary Grace McFarlane
Mr. Philip J. McKeachie
Ms. Kim McKerracher
Mrs. Donna Misener
Mrs. Annamarie Mondelli
Ms. Laurie Nagy
Ms. Patsy Noffsinger+
Dr. Shirley Owens
Mrs. Betty J. Pearson+
Mrs. Jan Plymale
Mr. Michael Post+
Ms. Mary K. Rayner
Mrs. Sharon Rickard
Mrs. Kathy A. Ridley
Mrs. Mary Schiros+∆
Ms. Marsha V. Schwarz+
Mrs. Ruth O. Sharpe+
Dr. Janice Shimoda+
Mr. Raymond Solack*
Mr. Thomas Springer+
Mrs. Josephine Sredich+
Mrs. Marel L. Staisil
Ms. Suzanne Stasiak
Ms. Audrey E. Stephens+
Mrs. Betsy Yarrow Stevens+
Rev. Frederick H. Taggart+∆
Miss Susan M. Thompson
Mr. Mick Thompson
Ms. Jolyn Vita
Ms. Victoria Ybarra
Mrs. Michelle Tock York
Student
($20 annually)
Ms. Aria Pierson*
Youth
($20 annually)
Kennedy Dean
Elliot Sanford
Aceil Shamieh
The following are
members who have
joined from
9.9.14 – 11.12.14
Individual Members
Sustainer
($100 annually)
Mrs. Antonia Paxton
Ms. Lori Sherman
Family
($50 annually)
Mr. & Mrs. John Adams
Mr. & Mrs. Chad Amoss
Mr. Erik Anderson
Ms. Ami Anderson
Ms. Christine Anderson
Mrs. Michelle Armbrust
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Ault
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Belill
Mr. Ryan Bell
Mrs. Theresa Benner
Mrs. Brenda Bessolo
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Bingaman
Ms. Julie Bird
Mrs. Angela Blondin
Mrs. Rachel Bock & Mr. Michael
Bock
Mrs. Sherry Bohms
Mrs. Catherine Boss
Ms. Julie Bowers
Ms. Susan Lee Boyd
Mrs. Linda Cannon
Mr. Bill Christensen
Mr. and Mrs. David Collins
Ms. Megan Craig
Mrs. Cynthia M. Cromwell
Mrs. Barbara Davis
Mrs. Amy Deloney
Mrs. Michelle Drury
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fox
Mrs. Stephanie Frank
Ms. Laura Friesen
Mr. & Mrs. Troy Garrison-Hazel
Mrs. Deborah Gillespie
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gillman
Mrs. Heather Gillmer
Ms. Kerri Gilmore
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Glowney
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Goff
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Good
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Hancock
Mr. & Mrs. John Henry
Mrs. Jamie Hershberger
Mrs. Kimberly Hill+
Mrs. Crystal Hill
Kazuko Hiramatsu
Mr. Karl Hoff
Ms. Alana S. Hoff
Mrs. Rachel Holland
Mrs. Kimberly Honnen
Mrs. Lisa Hughes
Mrs. Becky Illian
Mrs. Gina Jacoby
Ms. Connie Kale & Ms. Christie
Healy
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Keast
Mrs. Kim Keisel & Mr. Scott
Keisel
Mrs. Sara Kreger & Family
Ms. Kerry Landon
Mrs. Ellen Lerner-Hardin
Mrs. Beverly Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Lewis
Ms. Nicole Lewis
Ms. Patricia Lewis
Mrs. Theresa Lewis
Mrs. Kristina Lipe
Mr. Kenneth Litwin
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Luethy
Ms. Crystel Mackey
Mrs. Carolyn Mansfield
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Mrs. Shelby D. Mayberry
Mrs. Amanda McAbee
Ms. Jennifer Mervyn
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Miller
Mrs. Laura Mortimer
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Mulhollard
Mrs. Amanda Myers & Mr. Greg
Myers
Mr. Cecil Neighbarger
Mrs. Lynn North
Ms. Gwendolyn V. Pace
Ms. Lisa Padilla
Mr. Everette Parker & Ms. Kathy
Parker
Miss Sarah Parker
Mrs. Patty Pattee & Mr. Mark
Pattee
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Peters
Mrs. Charlene Pierson
Ms. Pamela J. Pinti
Mrs. Autumn Porter
Mrs. Shalonda J. Pyles
Ms. Bernadette Rainear
Mrs. Christine Rainwater
Ms. Shanna Ranch
Ms. Jennie Rauch
Mrs. Amber Rich
Mr. & Mrs. Josup Rodriguez
Ms. Jennifer Rohde
Mrs. Kim Rouvelin
Mrs. Judy Sanford
Ms. Kim Seifferly
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Semrau
Mrs. Becky Shipp
Mrs. Shawnna Shorkey
Mrs. Helen Shuttleworth
Mrs. Marie Slater
Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Smith
Mr. Reginald Smith
Ms. Tina Springer
Mr. & Mrs. John Straw
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sullivan
Mrs. Ashley Swords
Ms. Constance Terry-Morris
Dawn, Jim & Darby Thomason
Mrs. Dana Voss
Miss Judith Wallace
Miss Stacey Wallace
Mr. & Mrs. James Waner
Ms. Julianne Westbrook
Ms. Nancy Wickman
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Wilcox
Ms. Antoinette Williams
Ms. Laura Wilson
Daryl & Jodie Wingfield
Mrs. Cindy Wittke
Mrs. Emmalie Wittock
Mr. Nathan Wittock
Mrs. Diana Woolworth
Mrs. Kelly Woznek
Ms. Myra Wright
Ms. Teresa Wright
Mr. Thomas Yonan
Dual
($40 annually)
Ms. Sarah Dunne & Mr. Patrick
Mullane
Ms. Polly Gaitskill
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hicks
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Lloyd
Mrs. Leann Nygaard
Mrs. Tinsi Olds & Mr. Keith Kline
Mr. Todd Slisher & Ms. Valerie
Harrison
Mr. Luke Truesdail & Ms. Lauren
Corker
Mr. Jose Vargas & Mrs. Dalila
Sagastume
Individual
($30 annually)
Ms. Jan Bourcier
Mr. Leo Brennan
Mrs. Norma Burrow
Mr. James E. Crawley
Ms. Lynn Gibbs
Mr. Robert Hentgen
Mr. John Kennedy
Ms. Melody Lumsden
Mrs. Beverly McCann
Ms. Shanna McDonough
New Members
Mrs. Teri Miller
Ms. Amanda Miller
Ms. Maryanne Naegele
Mr. Gregory Nolan
Ms. Brandy Rickens
Ms. Tamara Sanders
Mr. Dennis Souter
Ms. Jannell Tillman
Mr. Daniel Turner
Ms. Katharine Wright
Student
($20 annually)
Ms. Anna Bakhador
Miss Morgan Brezzll
Miss Aliah Davis
Ms. Erin Hunt
Miss Kaylee Jaksa
Mr. Brad J. Keen
Mr. Joseph B. Meleca
Mr. Sushant Wagley
Miss Arlie Wisenbaugh
Youth
($20 annually)
Blake Banninger
Masai Clayborne
Hope Garner
Carson Haffajee
Avie Hancock
James Jaquith
Grace Keech
Lukas Neff
Rohan Patel
Sydney Place
Emily Revord
Parker Roeser
Addison Wilson
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Founders Society
art sales & rental gallery
January/February
Featured Artist
Valorie J. Horton
founders travel
Valorie J. Horton
Incredibly Blue
1.25 x 14x 16 inches
white stoneware
Gallery Contact
810.237.7321
Gallery Hours
Mon–Wed & Fri–Sat, 10a–5p
Thu, 10a–9p
Sun, 1p–5p or by appointment
Marshall M. Fredericks
Sculpture Museum
April 30, 2015 • 10a–4p
$30 per person (lunch included)
Artist Reception
January 4 • 1p–3p
Flint artist, Valorie J.
Horton began working
in ceramics in the
fall of 1995 at the
FIA Art School. She
states “clay has now
become a part of who
I am. The one-on-one
involvement with clay
gives me endless challenges.
Throughout my many years of
creating art, I have tried to define
my potter’s voice, my integrity, my
honor, and my life’s passion.”
Horton is a graduate of Central
Michigan University with a MA in
Management of Human Resources.
She worked for General Motors for
30 years where she spent most of her
career as a manager of Skilled Trades
and Quality.
“That path between the technical
reality and the imagination of my
spiritual self is the language that
I choose to express in clay. In my
work I am driven to embellish, incise,
and manipulate the forms. I enjoy
manipulating the viewer’s eye to
explore subtle changes and repetitive
patterns within my work. You will see
technical aspects included in function
and utility in my work. I believe to be
Founders Society
The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture
Museum features a unique collection
of more than 2000 works that span
the 70-year career of Detroit-based
public sculptor Marshall M. Fredericks
(1908–1998). He is known nationally
and internationally for his impressive
monumental figurative sculpture,
public memorials, fountains, portraits,
and medals. The museum is located
on the campus of Saginaw Valley
State University in the Arbury Fine Arts
Center, Saginaw, Michigan.
successful, my work must awaken the
viewer’s response to look beyond the
surface of the object. Through clay I
search for a direct link to the soul.”
Horton served two six-year terms
on the Flint Institute of Arts Board
of Trustees, she now works as the
Coordinator for the Visitor Services
Department at the FIA. Horton is very
active in the Flint community serving
on numerous boards, The Chosen
Few Arts Council, and the Friends
of Berston Field House. She is also
a past board member of The New
McCree Theater and The Pierians Inc.
Horton has exhibited before in the
Art Sales and Rental Gallery at the FIA,
and the Greater Flint Arts Council.
The round trip motorcoach will
depart from the FIA at 10:00a and
return at 4:00p.
For reservations or more info,
contact Billie Fisher at 810.232.6867.
A Taste of the South Pacific
October 26 – November 7, 2015
13 days • air & hotel • 16 meals
Regular Rates
Per Person
$5,349 (double)
$6,249 (single)
$5,319 (triple)
Book Now & Save
$
400
off regular rates
per person
$250 tax deductible per person
Highlights
• Cairns
• Great Barrier Reef
• Tjapukai Aboriginal Culture Park
•Hartley’s Crocodile Farm
•Sydney Opera House
•Sydney Harbor Cruise
•Fiji
Powerpoint Presentation
February 11, 2015 @ 3p
FIA Board Room
RSVP to Billie Fisher at 810.232.6867
For reservations or more info,
contact Diane Roberts at
810.629.4270, ext 201 or Billie Fisher
at 810.232.6867.
Have you ever wanted to take in
the sights during a delightful dinner
cruise of Sydney Harbor, dreamed of
discovering the underwater rainbow
of coral and fish as you explore the
Great Barrier Reef from aboard a glass
bottom boat, or wanted to relax during
a three-night stay at a beautiful Fijian
Resort? Now you can experience some
of the most magnificent sights the
South Pacific has to offer.
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bookworm… and proud of it
The hustle and bustle of the
holiday season is over and
winter is fiercely upon us.
What better way to spend
a cold, dreary day than
curled up with a good book?
Whether your passion for
books involves reading them,
writing them, doodling in
them, or just being inspired
by looking at the pictures,
the Museum Shop has a
large selection of titles that
are sure to be the perfect
winter companion.
Mission: to advance the understanding
and appreciation of art for all through
collections, exhibitions, and educational
programs.
The FIA Art School offers fall, winter and
summer sessions for ages 2.5 through
adult. Drawing, painting, sculpture,
ceramics, weaving, and photography are
among the classes offered. Non-members
may call to receive a class brochure at
810.237.7315.
Members always receive a 10% discount
on Museum Shop purchases.
Benefits and privileges of FIA
membership include 10% discount in
the Museum Shop and The Palette; a 20%
discount and early registration privileges on
Art School classes, discounts on ticketed
events, free admission to temporary
exhibitions; invitations to opening
receptions, lectures, and special events;
FIA Magazine subscription; recognition in
the FIA Magazine and Annual Report; and
inclusion in two reciprocal membership
programs for members at the $100 level
and above.
Rubens Society Members are individuals
and businesses supporting FIA membership
at the $1,000 level and higher and are
invited to three exclusive events each year.
Board of Trustees
Lynne Hurand, President
Dean Yeotis, First Vice-President
Louis A. Hawkins, Second Vice-President
Marilyn Kopp, Secretary
Diane Lindholm, Treasurer
Michael J. Behm
Kathryn C. Boles
Susan Steiner Bolhouse
Eleanor E. Brownell
F. James Cummins
James D. Draper
Shannon Easter White
Katharine W. Eiferle
Chris Flores
Mona Hardas
Janice T. Harden
Armando Hernandez
Jimmy King
Thomas B. Lillie
Thomas J. Mitchell
Elizabeth Murphy
Robert S. Piper
Ira Rutherford
Elisabeth Saab
The Flint Institute of Arts is a
non-profit, equal opportunity
employer and provides programs and services without
regard to race, color, religion,
national origin, age, sex or
handicap.
Mon–Wed, Fri & Sat: 10a–5p
Thu: 10a–9p, Sun: 1p–5p
Open until 9p on Fridays during The Art of Video Games exhibition
Operating support for the Flint
Institute of Arts is provided in
part by the Charles Stewart
Mott Foundation.
FIA Exhibitions and Programs
are made possible in part with
the support of the Michigan
Council for Arts and Cultural
Affairs, a partner agency of
the National Endowment for
the Arts.
Grayce Scholt
David T. Taylor
D.J. Trela
Michael Wright
Honorary Trustee
Elizabeth Neithercut
Administration
John B. Henry, Director
Michael A. Melenbrink, Assistant Director of Finance & Administration
Kathryn K. Sharbaugh, Assistant Director of Development
Tracee J. Glab, Curator of Collections &
Exhibitions
Monique M. Desormeau, Curator of
Education
Jeff Garrett, Assistant Director of the Art School
This magazine, made possible through a generous
donation by Lynne Hurand, is published five times
per year for mailing to FIA members, museums
and libraries around the country.