WINTER 2018/19 fiamagazine Board of Trustees 1 Thomas J. Mitchell From the Executive Director CONTENTS President Elizabeth S. Murphy First Vice-President executive director 1 founders travel 27 Mark Lippincott Membership Second Vice-President exhibitions 2–9 education 28–31 Kathryn C. Boles Becoming a member of the Flint Institute Genesee County voters granting everyone Secretary of Arts has always been a popular way in the county free admission to the FIA art on loan 10–11 art school 32–35 Martha Sanford Treasurer for people to support the museum while galleries for the next 10 years. Although we acquisitions 12–13 contributions 36–37 Dean Yeotis Immediate Past President also receiving a benefit. For example, avid films 14–16 membership 38–40 Eleanor Brownell travelers join at the $100 level and above Ann K. 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Others use their our community has always had to support the libraries around the country. membership eligibility to join one or both arts. cover image of the FIA’s auxiliary groups, the Friends of As always, thank you for your continued The FIA is a non-profit, equal FIA Exhibitions and Programs are Vanessa German Modern Art and the Founders Society, for the support of the FIA, and I look forward to opportunity employer, and made possible in part with the American, born 1977 added benefits their organizations offer. And seeing you soon. we are the animals are us (detail), provides programs and support of the Michigan 2017 some people just like receiving the quarterly services without regard to Council for Arts and Mixed-media assemblage FIA Magazine with timely announcements of John B. Henry, Executive Director race, color, religion, national Cultural Affairs, a partner 81 x 48 x 36 inches origin, age, sex or handicap. agency of the National Collection of the Figge Art upcoming events. Operating support for the Endowment for the Arts. Museum, Davenport; museum purchase with funds provided FIA is provided in part by by the Friends of Art Acquisition In the last issue of the FIA Magazine, I the Charles Stewart Mott Fund and Linda and J. Randolph announced the passage of a millage by Foundation. Lewis, 2017.27.2 2 CLOSING SOON 3

Art of Collecting Impressionist through 1.6.19 Hodge and Henry Galleries Prints of Exhibition is The Art of Collecting, organized by the FIA, is sponsored by an exhibition of paintings, prints, drawings, and Childe Hassam sculptures on consignment from galleries in New York, through 1.13.19 Chicago, and Detroit, selected based on comparisons of price and quality. All artworks are available for Graphics Gallery purchase. Each object represents an outstanding You may be familiar with Childe value in the art market and an excellent opportunity Hassam’s impressionist oil paintings, for seasoned, as well as novice, collectors to purchase such as Newport Waterfront, which high quality artwork with confidence. Prices range from hangs in the FIA’s Rabiah Gallery. This $200 for prints to more than $400,000 for works by exhibition explores another side of master artists. Hassam’s artistic output—his works on paper. He began producing etchings in 1915, turning away from oil paintings to experiment in a different medium. Breaking with Tradition Still impressionist in style, his etchings Contemporary Ceramics demonstrate his fascination with city and country landscapes, as well as through 1.27.19 figures. Harris - Burger Gallery

EXHIBITIONS Breaking with Tradition features EXHIBITIONS work by artists who have bent the rules and subverted ideas Kathryn Kennedy Sharbaugh about traditional ceramics with American, born 1948 Night Jump, 1999 unconventional subjects, experimental Porcelain techniques, and manipulations of 8 × 5 × 2 inches Gift of Jane M. Bingham in historical and traditional forms. memory of Grayce M. Scholt, Like the other artists in this exhibition, 2018.42 Kathryn Kennedy Sharbaugh took an unconventional approach to a traditional subject: the teapot. In 1999, Sharbaugh created Night Jump, imbedding her own symbolic language based on geometric Childe Hassam forms. The emblematic language of Night American, 1859–1935 New England Barroom, 1917 Jump comes from Sharbaugh’s personal Etching on paper 3 1 experience with looking at the night 7 /8 × 18 /8 inches Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam, sky through a spotting scope she had 1940.26 purchased for bird watching. She became fascinated with the rings of Saturn, Graphics Gallery which prompted her to think about the is sponsored by type of night jumps soldiers took with parachutes. Saturn’s rings and the shape of the parachute make up the body of the design. 4 ON VIEW OPENING IN JANUARY 5

Small Worlds The Drama of Japanese Prints through 5.26.19 1.19.19 – 4.14.19 Ann K. Walch-Chan Gallery Graphics Gallery Small Worlds features paperweights Most of the classic weights in the This exhibition features woodblock spanning from the mid-19th century, the exhibition were collected by FIA patron, Viola prints by Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869–1927), classic period of paperweight production, Bray and gifted in 1969 by her family. Also on from the private collections of Dr. David through present day. By comparing classical view are classic and contemporary weights Weinberg and Dr. Sheldon Siegel. Each with contemporary weights, you will see collected by Genevieve Shaw given to the work depicts scenes and characters from how they have stayed true to tradition, as FIA by her husband, Richard, shortly after her Japanese Noh theatre, which combines well as evolved stylistically over the last 150 death in 2007. The contemporary weights acting, singing, dancing, and elaborate years. Flowers are a design motif that has on loan are from two private collections costuming to tell stories of romance, remained in the vernacular of paperweight including Tennessee collector Gordon Park, revenge, adventure, and salvation. Noh artists still today. The language of flowers, who generously lent a selection of aquatic theatre is a traditional aristocratic form of known as floriography, became popular in works by Rick Ayotte to the exhibition. Japanese performing arts, is considered France in the early 19th more refined than the popular Kabuki century and by mid- theatre. The stage decorations are sparse, century was embraced by drawing the audience’s attention to the Victorian society. Flowers actors in their lavish, colorful costumes. symbolically represent The Drama of Japanese Prints features different meanings, such prints from two major series by Kōgyo: as a red rose for passion Nōgaku zue (pictures of Noh plays) and and a yellow rose for Nōgaku hyakuban (One Hundred Noh friendship. Although not Plays). After experiencing a performance EXHIBITIONS all contemporary artists in 1883, he developed a deep interest EXHIBITIONS utilize the symbolism of in the Noh theatre. Because he wanted floriography when creating to evoke the experience of the plays on their design, the use of the paper, his prints feature vibrant, dynamic flower is still widely used. figures against a minimalistic background.

Tsukioka Kōgyo Japanese, 1869–1927 Kinatsu, 1923 Woodblock print 7 1 14 /8 × 10 /16 inches Collection of David R. Weinberg

Tsukioka Kōgyo Japanese, 1869–1927 Okina, n.d. Woodblock print 7 14 /8 × 30 inches Baccarat Baccarat Collection of Sheldon and French, founded 1764 French, founded 1764 Heather Siegel Pansy and Bud with Circle of Concentric Millefiori, ca. 1850 Canes on Star-Cut Base, ca. 1850 Glass 11 Glass Diameter 2 /16 inches 1 Diameter 3 /16 inches Gift of Genevieve and Richard Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Shaw, 2008.246 Graphics Gallery Richards, 1969.75.90 is sponsored by 6 OPENING IN JANUARY 7 Vanessa German Engaging Miracles and Glory Abound African Art 1.27.19 – 4.20.19 Highlights from the Henry Gallery y gala Horn Collection This exhibition explores the power of stories. Community How do tales that pass from generation to communit 1.27.19 – 5.26.19 generation change with each retelling? How do Gala the alterations of truth affect our understanding Hodge Gallery 1.26.19 • 6:00p–9:00p of history and shape current ideologies? This exhibition features African artworks When the story of George Washington leading The Flint Institute of Arts celebrates from the Dr. Robert Horn collection. Dr. Continental army soldiers across the Delaware the opening of the exhibitions Vanessa Horn began collecting African art more River on December 25, 1776 is told, most German: Miracles and Glory Abound and than 50 years ago and the collection Americans think of the painting depicting an Engaging African Art: Highlights from contains more than 60 African cultures, heroic Washington standing in a small, crowded the Horn Collection with the 12th Annual primarily from countries in Western boat thrusting forward through icy water. The Community Gala. The gala features and Central Africa. This collection large Emanuel Leutze painting (now in the a performance by Vanessa German. includes masks as well Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City) Following the performance, view the two as small-to-medium- has been reproduced in history books, adorned exhibitions and enjoy a reception with live sized figures made of classroom walls, and illustrated the story of that music, strolling supper, and a cash bar. wood, bone, metals, fateful winter night for more than 150 years. See page 17 for additional information. clay, and beads, Despite its iconic status, Washington Crossing Vanessa German is a multidisciplinary representing various the Delaware (1851) contains many visual artist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. spiritual, social, EXHIBITIONS fabrications, mythologizing rather than portraying She is the founder of Love Front Porch and ceremonial EXHIBITIONS an accurate retelling of the historical incident. and ARThouse, a community arts initiative messages. From for the children of her neighborhood. ritual to status- German’s work, which she terms “power related objects, figures,” is rooted in spirituality and Engaging African ritual, most notably the central African Art demonstrates tradition of nkisi nkondi or minkisi the rich diversity figures, characterized by protrusions of of African visual nails, signifying awakening and healing. expressions and Drawing on her experience living in cultures. Homewood, the historic African American neighborhood in Pittsburgh, German sees herself as a citizen artist and activist and creates her work in response to the ricochet of systemic, institutionalized Vanessa German at ARThouse, Homewood, Pittsburgh. Photo: Brian Cohen racism, violence, and brutality facing her community. Vanessa German Lega Peoples Miracles and Glory Abound draws from both American, born 1977 Africa, Democratic the visual and emotional concept of the iconic oh for the healing of the blues, 2016 Republic of Congo Mixed-media assemblage Lega Four Face Figure, painting. Using her own power-figures to imitate Meet the Artist 73 x 26 x 44 inches 19th–mid 20th century Leutze’s composition, Vanessa German creates Collection of the Figge Art Museum, Wood, patina 3 1.27.19 • 1:00p–2:00p 4 a conversation about public memory and the Davenport; museum purchase with funds 11 / inches provided by the Friends of Art Acquisition Collection of Dr. rewriting of history through the lens of privilege. Henry Gallery Fund and Linda and J. Randolph Lewis, Robert Horn The exhibition explores the complicated, 2017.27.1 nuanced history of the United States and how Meet and chat with artist Vanessa German that history relates to our current suffering in the in her exhibition. Free to the public. echoes of violence, hate, and materialism. 8 OPENING IN FEBRUARY MEDIA ARTS GALLERY 9 Hybrid December Brilliant Noise Glass + Metal Brilliant Noise takes us into the data vaults of solar astronomy. After sifting through hundreds 2.16.19 – 6.16.19 of thousands of computer files made accessible Harris - Burger Gallery via open access archives, Semiconductor has brought together some of the sun’s finest unseen moments. These images, kept in their most raw form, reveal the energetic particles and solar wind as a rain of white noise. NASA, usually hiding the processes and mechanics in action behind the capturing Semiconductor English procedure, routinely cleans up the black-and-white grainy quality of Brilliant Noise, 2006 footage. Satellites orbiting the Earth have collected most of the imagery 5:47 minutes as single frames, or files of information, that are then reorganized into spectral sequences. The soundtrack brings to light the hidden forces at play upon the solar surface, by directly translating the intensity of the brightness into audio manipulation.

January The Sea is History The Sea is History, made in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is a free adaptation of the poem of the same name by Derek Walcott, EXHIBITIONS a Saint Lucian poet. This film is a critique of EXHIBITIONS the monumentalization of European colonial history, reading the past as something intimately entangled within the present—as a living thing made up of the living and the dead. The footage Howard Ben Tré American, born 1949 is from Santo Domingo, the first capital of the Two, 2002 New World located in the Dominican Republic, and of Lago Enriquillo, Louis Henderson English, born 1983 Cast glass, lead, pigmented waxes a hyper-salinated lake, once part of the Caribbean sea, that is flooding 60 × 29 1/2 × 15 1/2 inches The Sea is History, 2016 Courtesy of the Isabel Foundation, the border of Haiti due to the drastic rise in sea temperature currently 28:00 minutes L2017.15 affecting the global ocean deeply.

Glass and metal are an unexpected pairing—one fragile, and February the other formidable—but they’re not as different as you may think. Both are formed with heat and cool into a fixed position. They are fundamental elements in our everyday life, from the Paillon d’amour gadgets we use to the buildings we inhabit. Both have been By subjecting fragments from Akira Kurosawa’s used in the creation of art for thousands of years. film Rashomon to a mirror effect, Provost creates Contemporary artists like Howard Ben Tré, Albert Paley, a hallucinatory scene of a woman’s reverse Mary Shaffer, and Michael Glancy have explored the vast chrysalis into an imploding butterfly. This physical possibilities of combining the two materials, from cast to audiovisual experience produces skewed blown glass and forged to electroformed metal. Through reflections upon love, its lyrical monstrosities, and a wounded act of disappearance. Albert Paley the union of glass and metal, each object in this exhibition American, born 1944 embodies a dynamic synergy unachievable if the materials Half Twist, 2001 were used independently. Many of the works in Hybrid: Steel, hot-worked glass Nicolas Provost 89 3/4 × 19 × 14 inches Glass + Metal are part of the Sherwin and Shirley Glass Glass Belgian, born 1969 Courtesy of the Isabel Collection, on loan from the Isabel Foundation, and on view Images copyright of the artist, courtesy of Video Data Bank, Papillon d’amour, 2003 Foundation, L2017.5 www.vdb.org, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 4:00 minutes for the first time at the FIA. 10 COLLECTIONS from theFriends of © 2018 20 Gouache onpaper South African GoldMiners, American, Jacob Lawrence 9.28.18 –1.12.19 Asheville, North Carolina Center Black MountainCollege Museumand Arts Black MountainCollege Perspectives on Jacob Lawrence and Between Form andContent: © 1963 Gift of 60 x30inches Oil andpencilonposterboard Wanted Poster Series#17, American, Charles White 3.3.19 –6.9.19 Los Angeles,California Los Angeles CountyArt Museumof 10.2.18 –1.13.19 New York,New York Modern TheArt Museumof Charles White: A Retrospective Bequest of 73 x4348inches Rubber tires and wood India Blue, 2001 American, Chakaia Booker 9.28.18 –1.6.19 Charleston, SouthCarolina ArtGibbes Museumof Fensterstock, andKate Gilmore Nevelson withChakaia Booker, Lauren Dreams:A DarkPlaceof Louise 36 Oil oncanvas Dynamo, American, Edmund Lewandowski 9.16.18 –1.6.19 Dallas, Texas ArtDallas Museumof American Art theMachine:PrecisionThe Cultof in The followingartworks are onloan from theFIA Seattle / Artists RightsSociety(ARS), New York Gift of Mr.Gift of andMrs. Harold L. Frank, byexchange, 1993.38 Museum purchase withagrant from theHarvey Charitable Trust,1991.23 ART ONLOAN 1 1 / / 4 8 x19 x30 Mr. The The Charles 1948 7 1 andMrs. 1917–2000 1918–1979 born1953 1914–1998 / / Russell 8 2 Jacob andGwendolyn KnightLawrence Foundation, inches inches J. White Modern B. Cameron, MorrisPelavin, Archives 1971 1946 Art, byexchange, 2002.11 1971.43 andpartial gift J. Mallery

tothefollowingexhibitions: 54 Oil oncanvas the Garden StudyVickers of Children, Gift of 18 3/4x223/8inches Oil oncanvas Old SleepyHollowChurch , ca. 1850 American, Thomas Chambers 6.1.19 –9.8.19 Doylestown, Pennsylvania James A. Michener Art Museum 2.9.19 –5.12.19 Yonkers,New York Hudson RiverMuseum The theMoon Color of 24 Oil oncanvas The TajMahal, ca. 1850 American, Erastus SalisburyField 11.23.18 –3.24.19 Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum &Fondation Corboud US-American CenturiesArt of Once Upona Time in America: Three © 2018Estate of Courtesy theIsabelFoundation, of InlanderCollection, L2003.80 26 x32inches Oil oncanvas Slum Lad, American, Hughie Lee-Smith 5.25.19 –9.19.19 Bentonville, Arkansas American Crystal BridgesMuseumof Art 2.2.19 –5.5.19 Salem, Peabody Essex Museum 10.13.18 –1.6.19 Princeton, Princeton University Art Museum Environment Nature’s Nation: American Art and American, John SingerSargent 10.4.18 –1.13.19 Stockholm, Nationalmuseum John SingerSargent William L. the GiftViola of E. Bray Charitable Trust viaMr. andMrs. Gift of 1 1 / / 4 2 x34 x36inches Edgar Edgar Massachusetts 1 Richards, ca. bornEngland, 1805–1900 1915–1999 bornItaly, / 8 Germany inches New 1960 William andBernice ChryslerGarbisch, William andBerniceChryslerGarbisch, Sweden HughieLee-Smith /Licensedby 1972.47 Jersey 1856–1925 1808–1869 1884 VAGA at 1968.18 1968.20 ARS, NY Foundation. the FIA byIris &B. Gerald Cantor Rabiah Gallery, generously lentto parts.and reuse of his imagination, individual shadesbecame fodderfor how Rodin worked, eventually the Michelangelo. As wastypical of all speak toRodin’s interest in their muscles, are The ThreeShades. poses, Their hope, and whichtheywarnof Hell,of whichtheyare abouttoenter looking downward intothemorass turning toeach other, pointing, and Hell were three muscularfigures, Removed from atop Gates of Rodin’splaster castsof Gates. the includes initscollectiononeof today istheMuséed’Orsay, which instead. Ironically, thetrain station the designated siteforatrain station commission whenitdecidedtouse the French governmentcanceledthe cast inbronze duringhislifetime; monumental sculpture wasnever theirsinsonEarth.the result of Rodin’s people condemnedtoHellforeternity, cathedral doors, work, written inthe14thcentury. Dante’s epicpoemThe DivineComedy, Rodin decidedtodepictThe Infernoof decorative artsof tobebuiltinParis. design entrance doorsforamuseum French governmentasked himto major commission. The HellwasRodin’s Gates of first Rodin ARTWORK VISITING Cantor, L2018.2 On loanfrom Iris 41 x3821inches Bronze MR cast10in1981 The ThreeShades, French, Auguste Rodin This sculpture isonviewinthe 1840–1917 itsformbasedonthat of allyewhoenterhere.” andtheirexpressions fuelinghiscreative use provides imagesof In1880, “Abandon Rodin’s the These typical

COLLECTIONS 11 12 COLLECTIONS 36 x54 Oil oncanvas Untiled; Sonia, Israeli, born1958 Yigal Ozeri Susan P. Meisel, 2018.25 LouisGift K. of Meiseland Estate of LouisGift K. of Meiseland 20 Oil oncanvas Red Lightning, 2002 American, Tom Blackwell Meisel, 2018.21 LouisGift K. of andSusanP. 60 ×40inches Oil oncanvas Swiss Miss, 2008 American, Tom Blackwell mother, traveler, devotedwifeand J Barbara donated inhonorof Museum purchase withfunds 17 x18 Glass beads sewnontofabric My Father’s Spirit, South Ntombephi “Induna” Ntobela ACQUISITIONS 24 x36 Oil oncanvas Ate YourNavy Life, 2009 American, Ron Kleemann Meisel, 2018.23 LouisGift K. of andSusanP. 10 Watercolor onpaper ‘68 DodgeCoronet, 2012 American, Mark Goings Meisel, 2018.22 LouisGift K. of andSusanP. White, 3 1 / / 8 8 x20 x30 African, 1 inches inches 2018.20 / lifelongartist, Ron Kleeman, 2 1 1 inches born1938 born1938 1937–2014 born1954 / / 2 8 inches inches born1966 2017 2017 avid 2018.24 Barbara K. Adelson, 2018.31 Gift of 33 and tin construction, glass withsolidzincchannel Clear andflashedopal Glass, n.d. Midway Gardens Dancing Esser Studios Manufactured byOakbrook American, Wright Designed byFrank Lloyd Endowment, from theCollection Museum purchase withfunds 14 ×158inches Fiber Yam Mask, n.d. Region Papua NewGuinea, EastSepik Abelam People Endowment, from theCollection Museum purchase withfunds 27 ×20inches Wood andvine Ceremonial Axe, n.d. Artist Unknown Endowment, from theCollection Museum purchase withfunds 20 ×18inches Wood andvine Ceremonial Axe, n.d. Artist Unknown Endowment, from theCollection Museum purchase withfunds 19 ×388inches Mixed media assemblage A Neo-MinoanLandscape , American, Kris Kuksi 10 Glass Snow Flake II, 1980’s–1990’s Japanese, Saburo Funakoshi Barbara K. Adelson, 2018.30 Gift of 1 1 / / 4 2 x32 inches Dr. Dr. 1 Seymourand Seymourand born1931 1867–1959 born1973 / 2 inches 2018.29 2018.28 2018.27 2018.26 floated withsilver

2017 Gift of 8 Aquatint etchingonpaper Moonlight onBox Cars, American, James Torlakson 2018.38 19 paper Hand colored lithograph on Chief, Pes-Ke-Le-Cha-Co, APawnee American, Charles Bird King 2018.39 Gift of 87 x35 Steel Figure 1000, German, Horst Antes Gift of 24 inches Silver andglass silver chainandholder, n.d. Roman glassnecklacewith Israeli Sharon Sadan Gift of 35 inches Glass Necklace, n.d. Italian Paola 2018.35 Hyland, Monterey, California Gift of 20 ×24inches Oil oncanvas 1994 Still Life with Rock andLeaf, American, David Ligare David KleinGallery, Gift of 30 ×inches paper Woodcut andscreenprint on Tighten Up, American, Kelly Reemtsen David KleinGallery, 2018.33 Gift of 30 ×inches paper Woodcut andscreenprint on The Break Out, American, Kelly Reemtsen 2018.32 K.Barbara Adelson Gift of 7 / 1 8 / 2 x 12 x14 1841

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Gift of 8 ×52inches Porcelain Night Jump, 1999 American, Kathryn Kennedy Sharbaugh Dotson, MaxLeplerGift andRex of L. 15 ×11inches photogravure on paper Etching, aquatint and Bean, 2011 Zebra withCherryandFava American, Sherrie Wolf 2018.40 Schwartz, Las Vegas, NV, Dr.Gift of Carl andShirley 62 ×3116inches wood Smoke-fired ceramic, Spirits, From theseriesNineHellish American, Anne Chu memory of 27 Oil onboard Figura inGrigio, n.d. Italian, Lazzaro Donati 2018.42 Dempsey, Gift of 117 ×72inches Acrylic oncanvas Michigan, 2009–2010 Plant #31, BuickCity, Flint, American, John Dempsey Gift of 7 ×5inches Linoleum Block Dragon Guy, American John Benson Gift of 7 ×5inches Linocut onpaper Dragon Guy, American John Benson 2018.43 LeoGift andCharnaSeide, of 5 / 8 x19

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13 COLLECTIONS 14 FOMA FILMS 15 Screenings Admission Films are Preview Additional Fri & Sat @ 7:30p $5 members supported by sponsor sponsors Sun @ 2p $6 non-members $4 FOMA members

February 1, 2, 3 Film titles are subject to change. Sorry to Bother You (U.S., 2018) Directed by Boots Riley, 111 min., rated R December 1, 2 An African American man uses a “white voice” to find success at his telemarketing job, but The Guardians he becomes caught up in a plot to create (France, 2017) Directed by Xavier Beauvois, 138 min., subtitled, rated R the perfectly subservient workforce. Lakeith During the Great War, women from a farming Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Danny Glover, family are left behind to maintain the family Forest Whitaker, Armie Hammer, and Flint’s homestead. Along with newfound own Terry Crews round out the cast in this independence, emotions stir. quirky comic fantasy. Nathalie Baye (Catch Me If You Can) February 8, 9, 10 heads the cast in a story of love, loss, and resilience. The Gospel According to André (U.S., 2018) Directed by Kate Novack, 93 min., rated PG-13 December 7, 8, 9 This intimate portrait of operatic fashion Hearts Beat Loud

FILMS editor André Leon Talley takes viewers on a FILMS (U.S., 2018) Directed by Brett Haley, 97 min., journey from the segregated American South rated PG-13 to the fashion capitals of the world. Manolo A father (portrayed by Nick Offerman) Blahnik, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean “Diddy” and his daughter form an unlikely Combs, and Tom Ford are interviewed, songwriting duo in the summer January 18, 19, 20 among others, about the film’s subject. before she leaves for college. Blythe Danner, Toni Collette, Ted Danson, Tea with the Dames February 15, 16, 17 and young Kiersey Clemons (“a (United Kingdom, 2018) Directed by Roger Michell, 84 min., no MPAA rating Blaze luminous presence,” lauds Variety) also star. Four of England’s greatest actresses— (U.S., 2018) Directed by Ethan Hawke, 129 min., rated R Dames Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan In an account of the tumultuous life of December 14, 15, 16 Plowright, and Maggie Smith—go before obscure but influential Texas country singer Puzzle the camera to discuss their lengthy careers, Blaze Foley, real-life musician Ben Dickey (U.S., 2018) Directed by Marc Turtletaub, 103 min., humble beginnings, and long friendship. plays the title role for director/co-screenwriter rated R “Unrehearsed, spontaneous, and off-the- Ethan Hawke. Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, and Kelly Macdonald (TV’s Boardwalk Empire) cuff, they don’t hold back,” says New York Kris Kristofferson round out this film about an plays a suburban mother whose life changes Observer critic Rex Reed. enigmatic talent lost to us too soon. because of her passion for solving jigsaw puzzles. David Denman and Irrfan Khan co- January 25, 26, 27 February 22, 23, 24 star in “an earnest, clear-cut drama about the struggle for one woman’s liberation from the January 11, 12, 13 Shoplifters A Boy, a Girl, a Dream (Japan, 2018) Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, 121 min., (U.S., 2018) Directed by Qasim Basir, 89 min., shackles of domesticity” (The Film Stage). Museo subtitled, no MPAA rating no MPAA rating (Mexico, 2018) Directed by Alonso Ruiz Palacios, Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes On the night of the 2016 U.S. presidential January 4, 5, 6 128 min., subtitled, no MPAA rating Film Festival, this crime drama from Japanese election, an L.A. club promoter takes a In 1985, a group of criminals mocks Juliet, Naked master filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda (Our thrilling and emotional journey with a the security of the National Museum of (U.S., 2018) Directed by Jesse Peretz, 105 min., rated R Little Sister) is about a troubled young couple Midwestern visitor, who challenges him to Anthropology in Mexico City by attempting Based on a novel by Nick Hornby (About a Boy), who turn to petty theft to make ends meet, revisit his broken dreams as he pushes her to extract more than 100 pre-Hispanic pieces this romantic comedy concerns an odd love in a family unit that, RogerEbert.com says, to discover hers. “Every frame is a vibrant from the museum’s showcases. Gael Garcia triangle involving a young woman (Rose Byrne) “revolves around an ever-increasing array of work of a passionate filmmaker,” Film Threat Bernal (Bad Education) and Simon Russell in a difficult relationship with an obsessive fan cons.” comments about an unusual romantic drama (Chris O’Dowd) of a reclusive ’70s rocker (Ethan Beale (The Death of Stalin) head the cast. that was shot in a single take. Hawke). “A winsome screwball love story,” says Variety. More films on the following page 16 FILMS FOMA DOCUMENTARIES Thu @7:00p Screenings African in afour-title seriesdealing with the FIA, Shock program, The Communities First Inc. SPECIAL SCREENINGS AT THE FIA Sat &Sun@4p Thu @7:30p Screenings about notablesubjects. monthly seriesof core filmseries, In additiontoeach weekend’s American themesandculture. presents thefinalselections theFIA inpartnership with documentaries $4 FOMA $6 non-members $5 members Admission non-members & $2 members Admission presents a Culture members In thissophisticated, (U.S., 2018)Directed by Alfons Adetuyi, 100min., rated PG-13 Love Jacked February 14 nontraditional careers andpassions. itssubjectsasthey pursue and personallivesof documentary that explores theprofessional Twelve womenof (U.S., 2017) Directed by William Feagins, 87min., not rated The Possibility Her of January 10 there prideandheritage. isarichtradition of hub forgangsanddrugactivity. Beneath thesurface, in Los This documentaryreveals thelonghistoryof (U.S., 2018)Directed byCrystal Jackson, 118min., noMPAA rating Pacoima Dreams Stories: Landof December 13 the Blind—theultimate caninecareer. birth through theirquesttobecomeGuideDogsfor This documentaryfollowsalitter of no MPAA rating (U.S., 2018)Directed byDonHardy, Jr. andDanaNachman, 81min., Pick theLitter of A (U.S., 2018)Directed byDava Whisenant, 87min., noMPAA rating Bathtubs OverBroadway January 17, 19, 20 are Lyriq Bent, Mike Epps, andMarla Gibbs. fiancé whois notquitewhat heseems. 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17 NEWS & PROGRAMS 18 19 the DECEMBER Join The Contemporaries con- SAT The Contemporaries is an affiliate group of the Flint Institute 8 of Arts, geared toward FIA members ages 21–45. The 10:00a tempo- Museum Shop Contemporaries gains exclusive access to the FIA through Double Discount raries special events, tours, workshops, and networking with other 10:00a i i f young professionals. Join now to attend The Kentucky Derby Public Demonstration Affair on May 4, 2019, and other great events including Glass Jeff Mack 101 and a Mystery Make and Take. 7:30p Sponsor of The FOMA Film Contemporaries Membership for one person is $50 and two people are $75. Hearts Beat Loud You must be an FIA member at the Individual level ($30) or higher. FIA members 46+ may join as supporters. SAT For more information, speak with a Visitor Services 7:30p1 Representative or go to flintarts.org. FOMA Film The Guardians

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FRI THU WED TUE SUN SAT FRI Shoplifters FOMA Film 7:30p 25 Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Art àlaCarte 12:15p 23 Celebration Martin Luther KingDay Family Activity 3:00p 21 Broadway Bathtubs Over FOMA Documentary 4:00p Tea withtheDames FOMA Film 2:00p 20 Tea withtheDames FOMA Film 7:30p Broadway Bathtubs Over FOMA Documentary 4:00p Prints The DramaJapanese of Exhibition Opening 10:00a 19

FRI WED TUE SUN SAT Contemporary Arts the HighSchool for Small Steps: Creating Art àlaCarte 12:15p Shoplifters FOMA Film 2:00p Vanessa German the Artist Meet 1:00p Abound Miracles andGlory Vanessa German: Horn Collection and Highlights from the Engaging AfricanArt: Exhibition Opening 1:00p 27 Shoplifters FOMA Film 7:30p Abound Miracles andGlory Vanessa German: Horn Collection and Highlights from the Engaging AfricanArt: Community Gala 6:00p Vanessa German Power Figures with Visiting Artist 10:00a 26 30

SUN SAT WED 23 CALENDAR 24 PHILANTHROPY FEBRUARY 25 FRI FRI SAT FRI The FIA is Supported by Hundreds of Philanthropists 11:00a1 11:00a8 10:00a16 7:30p22 Art Explorers Art Explorers Exhibition Opening FOMA Film Philanthropy comes from the Greek word extensive resources. People contribute time, Exploring Ice Discovering Clay Hybrid: Glass + Metal A Boy, a Girl, a Dream philanthropos, meaning “loving people.” It expertise, and money every day to the causes 7:30p 7:30p 7:30p has come to refer to people or groups that of their choice—and their reasons for doing FOMA Film FOMA Film FOMA Film SAT contribute gifts which promote the general so are as wide-ranging as the individuals Sorry to Bother You The Gospel According Blaze 7:30p23 welfare of others. Such gifts include monetary themselves. Some give as an affirmation of to André donations, volunteered time, or the application the worth of the cause, others contribute as FOMA Film SAT SUN A Boy, a Girl, a Dream of a talent or skill. an assurance that their heirs will receive a rich 7:30p2 SAT 2:00p17 cultural heritage. Others see giving as a moral FOMA Film 4:00p9 FOMA Film obligation, to give back in some small way to Sorry to Bother You FOMA Documentary Blaze the community of which they are a part. Giving Pick of the Litter feels good and feels right, and for some this SUN 7:30p alone is reason enough. One thing is certain: FOMA Film 2:00p3 the existence of all cultural institutions in this The Gospel According community, including the Flint Institute of Arts, FOMA Film to André would not be possible without a strong spirit Sorry to Bother You of giving. SUN Thank you for your philanthropy. The FIA is WED 2:00p10 grateful! 12:15p6 FOMA Film Art à la Carte The Gospel According Art21: Chicago to André The FIA is building endowment to support 1:30p Dedicated gallery ribbon cutting ceremony. 4:00p the Expansion Project and much more. If you Book Discussion: Part

FOMA Documentary CALENDAR wish to learn more, please contact Kathryn One Pick of the Litter The word philanthropy has a grandiose Sharbaugh by calling 810.234.1695 or by A Piece of the World quality, and for many, it brings to mind email [email protected]. WED notions of spectacularly wealthy citizens and 12:15p13 organizations providing vast sums of money Art à la Carte to underprivileged causes. Indeed, there is Art21: Investigation NEWS & PROGRAMS a long history of such extraordinary giving. Michigan is the birthplace THU TUE SUN of several of the largest private 14 19 24 philanthropic foundations in 7:00p 5:00p 2:00p the United States. In Michigan, Special Film Extended Hours FOMA Film Late Night Tuesdays A Boy, a Girl, a Dream the success of industries, Screening including automotive, Love Jacked provided the opportunity 20 WED for many private citizens 12:15p to amass enough wealth Art à la Carte to be able to contribute 7 THU Los Angeles: Black generously to varied charities Deborah Butterfield 7:30p Hollywood of their choice. Because of American, born 1949 FOMA Documentary 1:30p Tarkio, 2011 Book Discussion: Part this, the state is home to more Bronze Pick of the Litter than 2,000 grant-making 96 x 101 x 50 inches Two Gift of the Hurand A Piece of the World foundations that contribute family and Museum billions of dollars annually, purchase fund, 2011.131 THU WED nearly 95 percent of which remains © 2018 Deborah 21 27 in Michigan. Butterfield / Licensed FRI 1:00p 12:15p by VAGA at Artists 7:30p15 Family Program Art à la Carte However, philanthropy also Rights Society (ARS), encompasses the varied efforts of NY FOMA Film Baby Tours East Coast: Ebony those in the community without such Blaze Towers 26 TAKE-A-SEAT 27

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Higgins are full service members of the FIA. Not only are Patti and Take-A-Seat Form Joe Rubens Society members, both have Payment Options studied in the FIA Art School—Patti as a child Seat - $1,000 founders and Joe at a slightly later time. Fans of the o A one time payment many diverse lectures they’ve attended in FIA o A pledge of $500 per year for two years Theater, it seemed fitting for them to purchase o Instead of sponsoring a seat, I would like to make a seat as both a reminder of these informative a gift to the Endowment Fund of $ ______talks and as a legacy for their children and travel grandchildren. As Patti explained, “I was taught Brass Plaque Inscription to give as a child and we taught our children— Please clearly print the text as you would like it to The Founders Society French Impressions and now our grandchildren—this same lesson. appear on your brass plaque. It can be your name, a hosts trips with a focus Book Now family name, a business name or a tribute to another October 10–20, 2019 & Save Being able to support the FIA, which has on art and culture. PER person (three lines maximum, one character per box, Trips include Michigan- 11 Days • 14 Meals PERSON brought us so much joy, is something we’re blank spaces count as one character). based destinations and Double: $5,209 $4,999 pp $150 happy to do.” Seat sponsorship helps build regional attractions, in Single: $6,309 $6,099 Valid through 4.11.19 the FIA’s endowment and your sponsorship is addition to national and Triple: $5,159 $4,949 pp 100% tax deductible. international hot spots. Highlights Paris, Eiffel Tower dinner, choice of tour, Versailles, Giverny, A portion of ticket Method of Payment TGV train, Avignon, Palace of the Popes, Aix-en-Provence, proceeds support Cézanne’s workshop, Gordes, wine and olive oil tasting, Name______FIA programs and Cannes, Nice, Monaco, Oceanographic Museum, Monte Address______exhibitions. Carlo, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild City______State______Zip______Powerpoint Presentation o Check payable to “FIA Endowment Fund” March 12, 2019 at 4:00p in the FIA Boardroom o VISA o MasterCard o Discover o AMEX Acct. #______CVV # ______

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save the date Chicago APRIL 6, 2019 For reservations or May 7–9, 2019 more information, 3 Days • 2 Nights • 2 Meals contact Diane Roberts Double: $570 pp at 810.629.4270, ext. Single: call for rates 201 or Sheila Smith at 810.610.0090. Includes Round trip rail from Flint, two nights stay at Talbott Hotel, breakfast each day, architectural tour, one day to tour city on your own Departure: Flint, 7:32a Departure: Chicago, 4:00p Arrival: Chicago, 11:45a Arrival: Flint, 9:50p 28 PRESCHOOL PLAYDATES ART EXPLORERS 29 Bring your toddler Painting Green Tearing Paper to explore the FIA! Exploring Scissors Exploring Ice Introduce your little December 14 • 11:00a–11:45a January 11 • 11:00a–11:45a Visit the galleries to December 7 • 11:00a–11:45a February 1 • 11:00a–11:45a one to the world of Art Galleries & Studio Art Galleries & Studio find the artwork of Art Galleries & Studio Art Galleries & Studio art! Playdates at the We will read the story Green by We will read Perfect Square by the day. Examine Visit stations in the studio Visit stations in the studio FIA include look- Laura Vaccaro Seeger, look at the Michael Hall, look at rough and the words and featuring different art materials to featuring different art materials to ing at artwork in the variations of the color green in the smooth edges in artworks in the illustrations of a story prompt discoveries while cutting prompt discoveries about ice and galleries, listening galleries, and create our own tints galleries, and explore tearing and investigate a with scissors. Then look for cut color. Then look at color mixing in to a storybook, and and shades of green in the studio. paper in the studio to create a variety of materials shapes in artworks in the galleries artworks in the galleries and listen exploring a range of collage. in the art studio. and listen to the story Henri’s to the story When Colors Meet by art-making materials Recommended for Scissors by Jeanette Winter. Dorothy Lee Saxton. in the studio. Recom- ages 18 to 36 months mended for ages Discovering Clay with caregivers, but 3 to 5 with caregiv- February 8 • 11:00a–11:45a all are welcome. Exploring Shapes ers, but all ages are Art Galleries & Studio These free programs January 4 • 11:00a–11:45a welcome. These free are offered the first We will read The Little Lump Art Galleries & Studio programs are offered Friday of the month. the second Friday of of Clay by Diana Engel, look at Visit stations in the studio the month. ceramic artworks in the galleries, featuring different art materials to and explore and use clay in the prompt discoveries about shapes. studio. Then find shapes in artworks in the galleries and listen to the story I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait. EDUCATION

EDUCATION FAMILY PROGRAM Family programs enable adults and Baby Tours BOOK DISCUSSION children to explore February 21 • 1:00p the visual arts at Art Galleries A Piece of the World By Christina Kline the FIA. They are See how your child responds designed for children to art and find out how to help FIA book discussions Part 1: Art History Presentation and accompanying develop visual literacy skills. focus on works of February 6 • 1:30p caregivers, and Parents and caregivers with fiction and non- Part 2: Book Discussion are offered free of infants up to 18 months of age fiction related to art, February 20 • 1:30p charge. Groups of are welcome to join these FREE art museums, or FIA Isabel Hall six or more, please collections. The first 30-minute Baby Tours. To Christina Olson, the entire world was contact the Education meeting for each her family’s remote farm in the small department to make book sets the stage coastal town of Cushing, Maine. Born a reservation. by exploring artists in the home her family had lived in for and artwork related generations, and increasingly incapacitated to the selected by illness, Christina seemed destined for a ADULT PROGRAM book. Two weeks small life. Instead, for more than 20 years, later, the book is she was host and inspiration for the artist Yoga and Art: Rest and Renewal discussed. These free Andrew Wyeth, and became the subject of are offered December 6 – February 21 (Thursdays) • 9:30a programs one of the best-known American paintings of the 20th century. on Wednesdays at Art Galleries As she did in her beloved smash bestseller Orphan Train, Christina 1:30p. Manage holiday stress and prepare for the new year in this class Baker Kline interweaves fact and fiction in a powerful novel that combining art and yoga. If you enjoy talking about artwork and illuminates a little-known part of America’s history. Bringing into focus practicing gentle yoga poses that relieve tension, this class is for you. the flesh-and-blood woman behind the portrait, she vividly imagines No experience necessary. Please wear comfortable clothing that the life of a woman with a complicated relationship to her family and allows you to stretch and bring a yoga mat. Tuition $110. Drop-in $12. her past, and a special bond with one of our greatest modern artists. 30 EDUCATION [email protected]. 810.237.7314 or Department at contact theEducation programming, information onEducation For additional Loeb CharitableTrust The StellaandFrederick Art àlaCarte Sponsors unless otherwisenoted. held intheFIA’s IsabelHall provided. Allprograms are tea, andcookiesare The PaletteCafé.Coffee, or pickupsomethingfrom encouraged tobringlunch 12:15p, participantsare on Wednesdays at Offered free ofcharge focusing onthearts. of informativeprograms Art àlaCarteisaseries

December 5 January 16 camcorder backonitsowner. camera, to capture manyof eccentric shopkeeper turnedamateur filmmaker attempts In oneof Exit Through theGift Shop Rose, Directed byFrançois deMenil, written byart historianBarbara North Star: MarkdiSuvero January 2 ordered itsconstruction?Howwere theycreated? 60min. But what wasthepurposeof terracotta warriorsdate backmore thantwothousandyears. throughout theworld. The life-sizedterracotta Chinaare known warriorsof China’s Terracotta Warriors December 19 54 min. the Forbidden Cityhaswithstoodcenturiesof artisans workinginaseismiclabshakes outthesecrets of revolution, was thepowercenterof extravagant palacecomplex everbuilt. The Forbidden Cityistheworld’s biggestandmost theForbiddenSecrets of City December 12 China’s firstsuper-weapon. discoveries enableateam of else onearth. battlefields—dominating warfare far longerthananywhere For overathousandyears, chariotsthundered across China’s Chinese ChariotsRevealed newly re-digitized filmfirstreleased in1977, January 9 the20thcentury.of 56min. portrait of and animalfigures outof reinvented himself protest years of Jerry Barrishwasaninfamous bailbondsmanduringthe Barrish Plastic Man: The ArtfulJerry Ross Lifeof ART À LA CARTE andwithanoriginalmusicalscore byPhilipGlass, onlytohavefamedBritishstreet artist Banksy turnthe themostprovocative filmsaboutart evermade,

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31 EDUCATION 32 ARTIST RESIDENCY FAMILY ACTIVITY 33 Jeff Mack Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Public Glass artist Jeff Mack takes over the FIA’s Hot Shop for one week to Join the Flint Public Library and the Flint Institute of Arts to January 21 Demonstrations create a new series of works. Museum visitors are encouraged to drop commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a full 1:00p day of free activities that emphasize identity, unity, and community December 4–8 in throughout the week to see Mack and his team in action. Thursday, Flint Public Library December 6 will be a slide lecture on his works and Saturday, December engagement. 10:00a–5:00p At 1:00p, families with children from preschool through age 12 are 3:00p Hot Shop 8, a more formal demonstrations throughout the day. This residency is sponsored in part by the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. welcome to make a Peace Dove at the Flint Public Library before the FIA Art School Slide Lecture Jeff Mack is a glass artist and supervisor at the Corning Museum of celebration begins at 2:00p. December 6 Glass. He has worked in glass ABC12’s Matt Franklin hosts a schedule that begins with speaker Dr. 6:00p for 20 years as a master glass Gail C. Christopher, Former Senior Advisor and Vice President of the W. FIA Theater blower, factory stem maker, K. Kellogg Foundation. Dr. Christopher is the architect of artist’s assistant, and gaffer the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation process and Free and open to for internationally recognized she is widely recognized for designing holistic strategies the public. artists. Due to his keen interest in for social change. The program also features vocalist historic glassmaking techniques, Adam Baker, Creative Expressions Dance Studio, and a he has devoted much of his study presentation by the Gamma Delta Kudos, sponsored by and work to this topic. His work Phi Delta Kappa. is in galleries and collections The celebration concludes in the FIA Art School from worldwide and he has taught 3:00p–5:00p, where participants will create a family- extensively. Awarded the Corning friendly artwork that reflects the contributions of Dr. King. Award by Pilchuck Glass School Free and open to the public. in 2003, Mack demonstrated at Glass Art Society conferences in Adelaide, Australia, twice in Jeff Mack Corning, NY, and Toledo, OH, as VISITING ARTIST

ART SCHOOL ART well as assisting Elio Quarisa in SCHOOL ART Amsterdam. Power Figures with Vanessa German In conjunction with her FIA exhibition Vanessa German: Miracles and January 26 Glory Abound, the artist works one-on-one with visitors to help them 10:00a–12:00p create their own power figure to take home. All supplies provided but Studio 4 DEMONSTRATIONS participants are encouraged to bring small trinkets, meaningful to them, Free and open to to include in their figures. This workshop is appropriate for all ages. the public. McLaren Free Glassblowing Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Vanessa German is the founder Space is limited. Demonstration Days of Love Front Porch and ARThouse, a community arts initiative for the To RSVP, contact children of her Homewood neighborhood. German’s work, which she the Art School at Join us in the Hot Shop every Saturday to see the terms “power figures,” is rooted in spirituality and ritual, most notably the 810.237.7315 ro Art School’s professional glass artists gather molten central African tradition of nkisi nkondi or minkisi figures, characterized [email protected]. glass from our 2,100 degree furnace and manipulate by protrusions of nails, signifying awakening and healing. Drawing the glowing material into elegant forms and vessels. on her experience living in Homewood, the historic African American Learn about the techniques used to create many of neighborhood of the works shown in the FIA’s new Contemporary Craft Pittsburgh, German Galleries. Demonstrations are offered on the hour from sees herself as 11:00a–4:00p and are first come, first seated. a citizen artist and activist, who Glassblowing Demonstrations creates her work are free thanks to in response to the ricochet of systemic, Photo by Rick Smith institutionalized racism, violence, and brutality facing Vanessa German For more information on Art School programming, contact her community. the Art School at 810.237.7315 or [email protected]. 34 ART SCHOOL Video still, flintarts.org. 810.237.7315 orarted@ contact the Art Schoolat School programming, For more information on Art * FIA membersreceive opportunities. listing of website foracomplete skill levels. Please seeour allagesand for studentsof workshops each semester than 100uniqueclassesand FIA classes,highlighted The In additiontothese CLASS HIGHLIGHTS 20% off tuition. 20% off

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EXHIBITIONS of works byourgraduatingof seniors. The PDP Welding, students of allages. students of This exhibition features recent works by Art School January 11–February 23 Art SchoolStudent Exhibition personal artistic vision. of students take coursesdesignedtoexpand thebreadth In additiontorigorous training indrawing fundamentals, high schoolartists withcollege-levelstudioarts instruction. is amulti-semestercourseof The FIA Through December21 Development Annual Exhibition Pre-College Portfolio Tuition: $54* 1/19–2/9 (SA)10a–11:30a Ages 3–5withadult tamers, clowns, elephants, lion circus. Books willfeature while learning aboutthe and bookmakingtechniques Students explore printmaking The circus iscomingtotown! Michele Leclaire, instructor Circus Books! theirskills, andmore! Pre-College Portfolio DevelopmentProgram (PDP) Printmaking, Annual Exhibitionfeatures thefinalpresentation aswellhelpthembegindevelopinga Illustration, Courses includePainting,

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Grant to support Spring Break Screenwriter ($2,500) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Payne Cynthia & James Cirar In celebration of Patricia A. Thomas Mitchell Gifts received from Special 2018 - Education Guardian Security Services, Inc. Ms. Orlene Peresta Letty & Ike Evans Parker Dr. & Mrs. Kienan F. Murphy 7.11.18 – 10.9.18 Nartel Family Foundation Michigan Public Radio Ms. Sally Pierson David & Connie McCredie Mr. H. Michael Parker Ann & Khalil Saab Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Powers Dr. & Mrs. Peter K. McLeod Tom & DeAnn Townsend Grant to support Success Leading Actor/Actress ($1,000) Ms. Nella Root David & Linda Roeser In celebration of H. Michael Werschky & Lewis Family Annual Appeal 2018 Through Art Project Mr. & Mrs. John B. Henry Drs. Michael & Virginia Rucks Byron & Bobbi Schoolfield Parker Dentistry PNC Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Frederick VanDuyne Supporting Player ($500) Ms. Carla Russell & Ms. Susan Suzanne Turpen Ms. Patricia A. Parker Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Mrs. Edmund Brownell Mangapora Consultants In memory of Judy Irwin The Flint Institute Expansion Project Chapin & Gail Cook Mr. & Mrs. Roy Sabo Special Gifts Mr. & Mrs. Chris J. Dundas Print Club Members Community Gala 2019 Dr. & Mrs. Kienan F. Murphy Mrs. Judy Sanford of Arts gratefully Designation of the Trueba Endowment and Founders Society to support Art Chuck & Kathryn Sharbaugh Ms. Linda L. Pylypiw Ms. Marsha V. Schwarz 17/18 Lawand Family Gallery School Scholarships acknowledges Equipment Funds Dr. James Scott & Ms. Diane Dr. Jamile Trueba Lawand Ms. Joan W. Smalley Samuel & Graciela Harris the generosity Contributors Piontkowski Ms. Shelley R. Spivack & In memory of Barbara White Chris & Holly Tait Sponsor of Huntington Free Since 7.11.18 – 10.9.18 Mr. Justin Scanlon Mrs. Marilyn Willingham of the following Saturdays 2016–2018 Mrs. Sally Salay Stevens Gift of Print Club Ms. Jane M. Bingham, in honor Film Society Members In memory of Robert Hardy donors who have Huntington Bank Ms. Elizabeth Svoboda Chene Koppitz for Chris & Holly of Tom Cheek’s retirement Kim Brown 18/19 Ms. Carolyn Szaroletta Tait supported the Sponsor of FIA Magazine Mr. Christopher Carr Harold & Marie Ecker Since 7.11.18 – 10.9.18 Dr. & Mrs. L. VanWinkle, Jr. 2018–2019 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Florine Tim & Linda Knecht Institute with Mr. & Mrs. David G. Babieracki Mr. Mark A. Walters Ms. Lynne Hurand Frederick Fisher & Partners Wayne Knecht Event Sponsors Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beauchamp Dr. & Mrs. Stuart B. Weiner contributions. Sponsor of McLaren Free Architects Christine Lott Since 7.11.18 – 10.9.18 Mr. & Mrs. Ted Bolander Mr. & Mrs. David Wharton Demonstration Days Hoffman’s Deco Deli & Café, Bob & Mary VanDuyne Susan Steiner Bolhouse & Mrs. Marilyn Willingham Art on Tap 2018 McLaren Health Care Sandwich of the Month Al Serra Cadillac William S. Ballenger III Ms. Janette A. Wilson Promotion Applegate Chevrolet To support Collections Fund Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Bradley Mr. & Mrs. Mike Wilson In Honor Ms. Kerstin Lawrence Jim & Kathy Boles Bequest of Grayce Scholt Robert & Cindy Buckel Mr. & Mrs. Dean Yeotis In honor of Tom Cheek’s Mr. Max Lepler & Mr. Rex L. Mrs. Edmund Brownell Sean Siebigteroth Retirement To support General Operating Dotson, in celebration of the Dee Cramer Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Tom E. Butts Ms. Jane Bingham Mrs. Norma Struck FIA’s 90th Birthday and in In Memory The Genesee Group Ms. Kay E.M. Cherry anticipation of the 100th In celebration of the FIA’s 90th Carol & Gary Hurand Gift of an FIA Membership Mr. & Mrs. Allan Coon In memory of Kathleen “Kathy” Mr. H. Michael Parker, in birthday and in anticipation of Kettering University Mr. Fenton A. Addington for Samuel & Darylee Coplin Hain Celebration of Patricia A. Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Bessert the 100th Lewis & Knopf, CPAs David Odom Mr. & Mrs. Harry Cybulski Parker Ms. Patty Ehrnstrom Burdon Mr. Max Leper & Mr. Rex Dotson Mark & Charlotte Lippincott Mr. Fenton A. Addington for Carol Egloff Ms. Patricia Parker, in Ben & Wendy Atkins Ms. Patricia Emenyonu Celebration of H. Michael Mr. Fenton A. Addington for Ms. Nora G. Fisher Parker Michele Addington Mr. Richard W. Fortner Estate of Grayce Scholt Miss Becki Flanagint for Jeffrey Dr. Brenda Fortunate & Chuck & Kathryn Sharbaugh Ferweda Mr. Edward White Mrs. Susan K. Sovel Ms. Patricia Gage for Bob Ms. Virginia Gaffney Mr. & Mrs. Morry Weiss, thank Clayton Ms. Kathleen George you to Kathryn Sharbaugh for Ms. Stephanie Hartfield for Mr. & Mrs. Roger Gilmour Linda Mason giving a tour

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At the Flint Institute of Arts, enjoy live music throughout the museum, tour the galleries, see live glassblowing, and make-and-take a holiday-themed craft in the FIA Art School. Meet PBS Kids character Arthur, thanks to WCMU Public Media. The entire family is sure to love this free, festive event!