Tag: Flint Institute of Arts
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“Glass is light” in stunning new additions at Flint Institute of Arts opening April 21
By Jan Worth-Nelson The ribbon-cutting at 10:30 a.m. April 21 of the Flint Institute of Arts blockbuster new wing, galleries, and studios will be the climax of a story rivaling the best door-stop novel. It is about a middle-aged woman’s third marriage to a furniture baron named Glass, and how, maybe on a whim, she…
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Quilter/musician Joe Cunningham comes home to old haunts, delivers exuberance and wit
By Jan Worth-Nelson Nationally-recognized quilter and musician Joe Cunningham has not just cleared the path for male quilters across the country, but also has led quilting in general into the fine arts world over the past two decades, according to Greater Flint Arts Council president and CEO Greg Fiedler. And as it happens, Cunningham’s love…
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“Magnificent Specimens” of a circus parade highlight new Buckham show
By Meghan Christian Featuring the work of four local artists, Buckham Gallery’s next exhibit, “Magnificent Specimens of Nostalgic Wonder,” opens Friday, Sept. 8 for Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. One of those “magnificent specimens” is the work of Edwin Custer of Flint, longtime East Village Magazine photographer and distributor. He will be displaying his…
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Print show honoring DAS Print great William Stolpin opening at FIA Sept. 16
By Jan Worth-Nelson Note: Sadly, we have been notified that Bill died this morning, Aug. 21. Considering how much he loved space, it seems right that the sun will go dark as he passes to the other side. RIP, William Stolpin. William Stolpin, one of two remaining members of the legendary Southeast Michigan artists’…
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CALENDAR: This month in The Village offers films, music, Flint Pride and more
Compiled and selected by EVM Managing Editor Meghan Christian “This Month:” is a new EVM feature highlighting a selection of interesting events available to our readers – It is not an exhaustive list, rather a sampling of opportunities in the city. Thursday, June 1 Land of Mine 7:30 p.m. Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E.…
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Rodin exhibit offers earthy look at the human condition, with a whiff of controversy
By Jan Worth-Nelson A roomful of bronze sculptures by the famed artist Auguste Rodin might suggest to viewers that the human condition is full of muscular beauty and also struggle. In a city where toxic water has taken politics right into our bodies, it seems timely to reflect on what those bodies are and what…
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Michigan Radio comes to Flint: good, bad, hopeful and angry narratives emerge
By Jan Worth-Nelson Is Flint a city rich with art, a beautiful recuperating river and a school district offering first-rate primary school education, or is it a traumatized community rife with fear, anger and damage, where nobody drinks the water? It turns out it’s both, according to presenters at a taping in front of a live…
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Review: Flint’s “Women of a New Tribe” show shines at FIA
By Harold C. Ford I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I’ll rise. …from “Phenomenal Woman” and “Still I Rise,” Maya Angelou, 1978 American literary giant Angelou, who died in 2014, last graced Flint in…
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Major FIA expansion includes glass studios, metal casting
By Nic Custer The Flint Institute of Arts began construction this month on a major expansion of its art school and galleries. The project includes a $5 million Contemporary Craft Wing and a $3.5 million artist’s makerspace with glass studios and a metal casting foundry. FIA staff, and local dignitaries and donors broke ground on…
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