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NOV–DEC 2021
magazine
CONTENTS From the Executive Director 1
Board of Trustees
Thomas B. Lillie, President
Mark L. Lippincott, First Vice-President
Dean T. Yeotis, Second Vice-
President
executive director 1 presentation & lectures 17–19 Elisabeth Saab, Secretary BIG BUSINESS
Martha Sanford, Treasurer
exhibitions 2–7 calendar 20–21 Elizabeth S. Murphy, Immediate Past
President Driven by the belief that a robust arts scene
acquisitions 8 membership 22–26 Kathryn C. Boles
John Bracey
can create an attractive and productive
art on loan 9 contributions 27–28 Eleanor E. Brownell environment in which to live and work, a
films 10–11 museum shop 29 Ann K. Chan
James D. Draper, Founders Society group of community leaders in the mid-1950s
art school 12–13 President
Mona Hardas created an arts and cultural complex in the
education 14–16 Carol Hurand
Lynne Hurand
heart of downtown Flint. General Motors CEO
Dale Keipert Charles Stewart Mott donated the 33-acre site
Raymond J. Kelly III
Eureka McCormick of farmland adjacent to his estate. It became
Matthew L. Norwood
Office Hours Admission Karl A. Olmsted
known as the Flint Cultural Center, home to
Mon–Fri, 9a–5p Adults $10.00* Dr. Brenda Rogers-Grays the Flint Institute of Music, the Sloan Museum,
Mary Coe Ryan
12 & under FREE the Longway Planetarium, the Flint Repertory
Gallery Hours Sharon A. Simeon
Students w/ ID $8.00* Theresa A. Stephens-Lock
Mon– Sat, 10a–5p; Sun, 1p–5p Theatre, the Whiting Auditorium, and the Flint purchase goods and services locally and
Senior citizens 62+, $8.00* Tiffany Stolzenfeld
Closed on major holidays
active military, & veteran Lynne A. Taft-Draper, Friends of Institute of Arts. are heavily involved in the marketing and
Modern Art President
FIA Theater Hours David T. Taylor Over the years, the institutions have grown promotion of the region.
Fri & Sat, 7:30p; Sun, 2p Anton Thornquist
Gregory G. Viener to become a creative force for positive change The report also helped us break down
Museum Shop & Dale K. Weighill
in the region through program offerings where our audiences are coming from and
Art School Gallery Jay Werschky
810.234.1695 * Free to FIA members and
Shannon Easter White for the rich and poor, young and old, urban how much they spend. We learned that
Mon–Sat, 10a–5p; Sun, 1p–5p and rural, and the FIA is proud to be a part nearly 30% of our visitors come from outside
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Genesee County residents
The Palette Café Administration of this collective effort. Together, providing of Genesee County and that our audiences
John B. Henry, Executive Director
810.249.0593 thousands of programs and events designed spend significant event-related dollars in local
Website Michael A. Melenbrink, Director of
Mon–Fri, 9a–5p; Sat, 10a–5p; Finance & Administration
flintarts.org to engage, enlighten, and entertain our establishments. When non-local attendees
Sun, 1p–5p Marissa Pierce, Director of
The Museum Shop, Art School
Address Development audiences, the Cultural Center institutions were asked why they were here, 80% said the
Tracee J. Glab, Curator of Collections
1120 E. Kearsley St. have become an essential part of the region’s arts event was the primary purpose for their
Gallery, and The Palette Café are & Exhibitions
Flint, MI 48503 Monique M. Desormeau, Curator of
open late for select special events. Education creative and economic vitality. trip. And local attendees admitted that they
Telephone Donovan Entrekin, Director of the Art
810.234.1695 School
In 2019, the Cultural Center contracted would have travelled to a different community
Sarah Mullane, Director of Member & Americans for the Arts, a national non- to attend a similar event if it wasn’t available
Fax Guest Relations
810.234.1692 profit group specializing in the economic here.
impact of the arts, to conduct a study of our The arts have transformed cities across the
region. The study looked at spending by country, but few cities our size have the same
the institutions and event-related spending depth and quality of cultural offerings. Today,
The FIA is a non-profit, FIA Exhibitions and Programs cover image from the exhibition by their audiences. In short, we learned that we stand as a tribute to the community leaders
equal opportunity are made possible in part with (page 5)
collectively, Flint’s Cultural Center institutions who conceived and built the Cultural Center
employer, and provides the support of the Joan Bankemper
programs and services Michigan Council American, born 1959 are BIG BUSINESS and should be seen as and to you our members, who along with
without regard to race, for Arts and Cultural Pimlico, 2018 an industry that supports jobs, generates the patrons of our neighboring institutions,
color, religion, national origin, age, Affairs, a partner Manufactured and cast porcelain
gender identity, or disability. agency of the National 411/2 × 37 × 10 inches government revenue, and attracts tourism. have sustained their vision and share in their
Endowment Museum purchase with funds from
Operating support for the for the Arts. the Collection Endowment, 2018.56 Before the pandemic, Cultural Center legacy. On behalf of all the Cultural Center
FIA is provided in part by institutions spent an estimated $26 million institutions, thank you for your continued
the Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation. locally, generated $4.4 million in sales and support, and I look forward to seeing you soon
This magazine, made possible
FIA operations are funded in through a generous donation by income taxes to local and state governments, at the FIA.
part by the Genesee County Lynne Hurand, is published five and our audiences spent another $7.7 million.
Arts Education and Cultural times per year for mailing to FIA
Enrichment Millage funds. members, museums, and libraries We employ hundreds of people and serve John B. Henry
Your tax dollars at work. around the country. more than 650,000 visitors each year. We Executive Director
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ON VIEW 3
Brush with Reality
Yigal Ozeri
through 1.2.22
Hodge & Henry Galleries
Yigal Ozeri
This exhibition features 48 Israeli, born 1958 Luann Ross
paintings that highlight the last 14 Untitled; New York
Subway, 2018
years of artist Yigal Ozeri’s career.
Steeped in Tradition
Oil on paper
Divided into two sections, the first 20 × 30 inches
Collection of Eileen S.
includes Ozeri’s more well-known Kaminsky
subject matter—women in lush
landscapes—while the second
Yigal Ozeri through 3.20.22
includes selections from his New Israeli, born 1958
York Story series. Untitled; Territory, 2012 Harris-Burger Gallery
EXHIBITIONS
EXHIBITIONS
Oil on paper
In 1991, Ozeri moved from 60 × 90 inches
For thousands of
Israel to New York City and by Collection of Louis K. and
Susan P. Meisel year, tea has inspired
countless functional
Yigal Ozeri
and non-functional
artworks. This
exhibition explores
the complexity
of teaware and the
Luann Ross
components needed to brew
American and consume the popular
Teapot, n.d. drink. Teapots, cups, sugar,
Ceramic
71/2 × 11 × 7 inches and creamer containers are
Gift of Dr. Robert and seemingly simple objects
Deanna Harris Burger,
2011.35 of domesticity but can hold
clues to history, cultural
Barry Hage
and societal practices,
American identity, and self
Rosalind Hage expression.
American
Untitled, 2000 In contemporary
Glazed stoneware teaware, some artists
14 × 7 × 7 inches
Gift of Dr. Robert and draw inspiration from
Deanna Harris Burger, the vast history of
2015.97
both fine decorative
arts and mass-
the early 2000s he began painting in the of women and celebrate their energy.” In produced consumer Barry Hage &
Photorealist style. Eventually, he focused the late 2010s, Ozeri’s artwork went through objects. Their artwork Rosalind Hage
solely on painting solitary females in nature. a “second birth” and his muse became the is firmly anchored to the
When asked what led him to this subject, gritty streets of Manhattan. Though he never styles, techniques, forms, and concepts of the past. Simultaneously,
Ozeri stated, “My work has always been completely abandoned his format of a female other contemporary artists move beyond functionality and subvert
influenced by women, as I’ve said many times model in an outdoor setting, he expanded traditional forms as a means of self-expression. They elongate spouts
in the past, women are the most painted his subject to include street photography. and handles, puncture surfaces, and experiment with figuration.
subject in art history and to me, by far the This exhibition also includes a current work in Whether they are intended to be fully functional, ornamental, or
most intriguing. Now more than ever, I feel it’s progress by Ozeri, allowing visitors an inside somewhere in between, the artworks in this exhibition showcase the
important to show the strength and diversity look into his artistic process. endless possibilities for creativity in teaware.
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ON VIEW CLOSING SOON 5
Time (Constant, Art Nouveau Innovation
Danish Porcelain
Suspended, Collapsed) from an American
Collector
Neha Vedpathak through 11.28.21
Neha Vedpathak
through 1.9.22 Indian, born 1982
Ann K. Walch-Chan Decorative
Loop 3, 2021
Graphics Gallery Plucked Japanese handmade Arts Gallery
paper, acrylic paint, thread,
After working as a painter, Neha Vedpathak acrylic polymer Don’t miss the final weeks
33 x 35 inches
wanted to reinvent her studio practice— Courtesy of the artist of this dazzling exhibition.
looking to depart from the tradition of two- It features 75 ceramics
Neha Vedpathak
dimensional painting. Following months Indian, born 1982 that represent the Art
of experimentation, Vedpathak invented Loop 2, 2021 Nouveau style of the late
Plucked Japanese handmade
her signature “plucking” technique. Using paper, acrylic paint, thread, 19th and early 20th centuries.
EXHIBITIONS
EXHIBITIONS
a push-pin, she meticulously separates the acrylic polymer This period was revolutionary
361/2 x 291/2 inches
fibers of hand-made Japanese paper. The Courtesy of the artist for Danish porcelain
result is a lace-like fabric which she then manufacturers Royal
uses and manipulates by painting, sewing, Copenhagen and
and collaging to form three-dimensional Bing & Grøndahl. Like
many Art Nouveau
artists, the designers
Neha Vedpathak and painters of
Royal Copenhagen
these companies
Danish, founded 1775 reflected an interest
Christian Thomsen
Danish, 1860–1921
in the natural world
sculptures. The process is slow Monkey Box with Silver and cultures from
and repetitive, which the artist Mounting and Garnets, around the globe.
likens to something between designed ca. 1898; made
Their influence
1901–1903
meditation and obsession. The Porcelain and silver reached across
energy she puts forth can be 51/2 × 65/16 × 51/8 inches
Europe and created
Private collection
seen in the nuances of color, an international
texture, and form in her artworks. Royal Copenhagen
market for Danish
Danish, founded 1775
This exhibition explores Painted by Jenny Meyer porcelain. The
the concept of time and the Danish, 1866–1927 objects in this
significance of her slow, labor- Vase with Snow-Covered
exhibition,
Branches, 1894
intensive processes in the age Porcelain amassed over
of mass media and digital 97/16 × 43/4 inches
two generations,
Private collection
technology. The artworks are from a private
challenge perceptions of time collection that spans
and space in relation to the nearly 250 years of
events of 2020, where the past, Danish porcelain.
present, and future seemed to
collapse onto one another. This exhibition was
organized by the
Museum of Danish
America, Elk Horn, Iowa
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OPENING IN DECEMBER MEDIA ARTS GALLERY 7
Restrained/Unrestrained November
Thinking Hurts
12.18.21 to 7.17.22
Too Much
Ann K. Walch-Chan Decorative Arts Gallery Thinking Hurts Too Much
Throughout the entire history of is a slowly scrolling
humankind, people have needed video that incorporates
containers for countless different found and manipulated
objects. Storing food and water internet footage, creating
was essential to the longevity and a panoramic collage of
prosperity of early civilizations. They gyrating, pulsing, and
likely used objects found in nature, like writhing characters to
hollow gourds, as receptacles. As time expose America’s—and
progressed, containers were needed the world’s—desire for
for religious ceremonies, cultural the sensational. Cameron
practices, personal adornment, and Gray pieces together thousands of pop culture images to offer a Cameron Gray
Swiss, b. 1980
other aspects of daily life. Materials provocative and poignant depiction of excess and the constant urge Thinking Hurts Too Much,
EXHIBITIONS
EXHIBITIONS
changed, decorations were added, to seek new and more extreme visual stimulation. 2013
Video
and the container sometimes became The video is an immersive experience that is constantly changing, Museum purchase with
more significant than the object as your eyes move from one area to the next, dancing across a funds from the Collection
placed within it. screen that never stops shifting. In doing so, Gray makes us aware Endowment, 2013.63
Featuring objects from the of the passage of time as we witness the reactions of other viewers
museum’s permanent collection, standing next to us—reminding us of the separation that results from
Restrained/Unrestrained illustrates the unshared memory.
importance of receptacles in societies
all over the world throughout time.
They come in all different shapes and December
sizes, are made of many different
materials, and serve many purposes. The Way
From pitchers to baskets,
many of the objects
Things Go
in this exhibition have
Japanese In a warehouse, artists
predictable functions Peter Fischli and David
and carry the objects Weiss build a structure
of daily life. However, Japanese
made from common
others are not intended Bronze Censer, late 19th– household items. The film
to exclusively contain—
early enlists an assortment of
20th century
like a Roman oil lamp Bronze objects, including tires and
made to hold oil but 203/4 × 113/4 inches chairs, as components in a
Gift of Mrs. Guy
release a flame, or a Blackinton,1938.3 domino-like chain reaction.
contemporary vessel Then, using fire, water,
Thom Bohnert
that cannot hold water. American, born 1948
gravity, and chemistry, they
This exhibition explores White Basket, 1976 create a self-destructing
the world of possibilities
Low-fired stoneware, performance of precisely
Egyptian paste and
these objects hold and microchrome wire crafted chaos.
how their significance 181/4 × 10 × 91/2 inches The film’s humor lies in the deliberate misuse of these objects, Peter Fischli & David Weiss
Gift of the Friends of Modern Swiss, b. 1952 and
cannot be contained. Art, 1976.11 as they are co-opted into performing roles outside their normal 1946–2012
function, reminiscent of silent films. In the film, the actors are The Way Things Go, 1987
steaming kettles mounted on roller skates, rickety stepladders, Video
Image courtesy of the Artists
Thom Bohnert buckets, bottles, and planks.
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FEATUR ED ACQUISITION ART ON LOAN 9
Matt Wedel The artworks listed here are on loan from the FIA to the following exhibitions:
The recent acquisition of a ceramic
Private Lives: Home and Scandinavian Design and
sculpture by Matt Wedel
represents the 31st work
Family in the Art of the the United States
purchased with funds Nabis, 1890–1900 Nationalmuseum
raised by the Friends of Portland Art Museum Stockholm, Sweden
Modern Art for the FIA, Portland, Oregon 10.14.21 – 1.9.22
continuing a tradition 10.24.21 – 1.23.22
that dates back to Lillian Holm
American, born Sweden, 1896–1979
1973. Wedel’s Pierre Bonnard
First Sight of New York, ca. 1930
French, 1867–1947
sculptures are The Lamp, ca. 1899
Linen, cotton, wool, viscose rayon
82 x 64½ inches
fascinating Oil on academy board mounted on panel
Gift of Mrs. Lillian Holm in memory of
portraits of the 221/4 × 271/2 inches
Ralph T. Sayles, 1965.14
Gift of The Whiting Foundation and Mr.
human psyche and Mrs. Donald E. Johnson, 1977.25
and offer a style
that is both unique Charles E. Burchfield: A
and steeped in Lifetime of Themes
COLLECTIONS
COLLECTIONS
the history of clay.
This larger-than- Burchfield Penney Art Center at
life ceramic head was Buffalo State College
Buffalo, New York
created during the height
12.10.21 – 3.27.22
of the 2020 pandemic
as a commentary on
Charles Burchfield
both the fragility of life American, 1893–1967
and our collective shock North Woods in Spring, 1951–1964
and trauma. “In my work, Watercolor on paper
56 x 40 inches
the sacred is the act of Bob Thompson: This Bequest of Mary Mallery Davis, 1990.31
understanding in the House is Mine
world. It is the practice of
Colby College Museum of Art
being alive. I approach
Waterville, Maine
the concept of art as a 7.20.21 – 1.9.22
gateway into the mind,”
the artist stated.
Bob Thompson
Wedel was born American, 1937–1966
and raised in Palisade, Study for St. George and the Dragon, 1961
Crayon on paper
Colorado, and began 21 x 14 inches
working with clay at a young Museum purchase with funds from the
age. Under the guidance of his Matt Wedel Collection Endowment, 2015.61
American, born 1983 © Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New
father, a functional potter, Wedel developed Mourning Bench Head 142, 2020 York, NY
an early understanding of clay as a studio Stoneware
26 x 24 x 24 inches
practice. At age 14, Wedel studied traditional Museum purchase with funds donated
ceramic techniques and shortly after, he by Friends of Modern Art, 2021.77
Close-Up
attended the last workshop by Peter Voulkos,
which further tilted the narrative of his Fondation Beyeler
Basel, Switzerland
practice within the context of ceramic history. southeast Ohio where he lives with his family.
9.19.21 – 1.2.22
These early studies led him to receive his BFA His work has been exhibited widely, most
from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago recently in a solo exhibition at the Louisiana
Mary Cassatt
and later an MFA in ceramics from California State University (LSU) Museum of Art, and he American, 1844–1926
State University, Long Beach. In early 2012, will be exhibiting at the Toledo Museum of Lydia at a Tapestry Frame, ca. 1881
Wedel set up a full-time studio practice in Art in 2022. Oil on canvas
255/8 × 363/8 inches
Gift of The Whiting Foundation, 1967.32
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FOMA FILMS 11
SPECIAL
Public health and safety will be
considered in terms of theater SCREENING
capacity and other conditions
for in-person screenings.
DATE
T HE
SAV E
1 1
NOV 5, 6 @ 7:30p, NOV 7 @ 2:00p
OV
Together Together
N
(U.S., 2021) Directed by Nikole Beckwith,
90 min., rated R
Admission
When a young loner (Anna $7 non-members
Harrison of TV’s Shrill) is hired $6 FIA members
as the gestational surrogate for $5 FOMA members
a middle-aged single man (Ed
Tickets available at the door
Helms), the strangers encounter
or at flintarts.org/films
challenges to their perceptions of
connection, boundaries, and love.
FILMS
FILMS
NOV 12, 13 @ 7:30p, NOV 14 @ 2:00p
DEC 3, 4 @ 7:30p, DEC 5 @ 2:00p
The Dry Film titles
(Australia, 2021) Directed by Robert Connolly, 117 min., and dates The Card Counter
not rated are subject (U.S., 2021) Directed by Paul Schrader, 105 min., rated R
This slow-burning crime drama offers a to change. Oscar Isaac (Star Wars) plays a professional
strong performance by Eric Bana (Troy, poker player with a haunting past in a
Munich) as a man who returns to his revenge thriller written and directed by
drought-stricken hometown for a funeral, Paul Schrader (First Reformed, Taxi Driver)
only to become involved in an investigation with his trademark cinematic intensity.
of an unsolved mystery. “A mesmerizing portrayal,” lauds The
Washington Post.
NOV 18 @ 7:30p, NOV 20, 21 @ 4:00p Join Anthony
Baxter in a Q&A
Flint: Who Can You Trust? DEC 10, 11 @ 7:30p, DEC 12 @ 2:00p
to follow the
(U.S., 2021) Directed by Anthony Baxter, 117 min.,
not rated November 18 Nine Days
(U.S., 2021) Directed by Edson Oda, 124 min., rated R
Anthony Baxter (You’ve Been Trumped) spent screening. The Communities First, Inc. Culture
Writer-director Edson Oda’s breakout film
five years researching and filming this docu- Shock program, in partnership
is an existential fantasy about a group of
mentary about the Flint water crisis and its with the FIA, is planning to present
unborn souls going through the application
roots in institutional racism and a breakdown a 2021–22 series of films dealing
and interview for the job of life before a
in public trust. Narrated by Alec Baldwin. NOV 26, 27 @ 7:30p, NOV 28 @ 2:00p
mysterious figure (Winston Duke of Black with African American themes
NOV 19, 20 @ 7:30p, NOV 21 @ 2:00p
My Salinger Year Panther). “Heavy, heady stuff,” praises Rolling and culture. The first screening is
(Canada-Ireland, 2021) Directed by Philippe Falardeau, Stone.
On the Rocks 101 min., rated R November 11, subject to change
(U.S., 2020) Directed by Sofia Coppola, 96 min., rated R In the late 1990s, a young, aspiring writer due to public health conditions.
DEC 17, 18 @ 7:30p, DEC 19 @ 2:00p
Bill Murray and Rashida Jones star in a (Margaret Qualley) struggles to find her own
seriocomic story of a larger-than-life man- voice after landing a clerical job working Falling for Figaro For up-to-date information, visit
for the literary agent (Sigourney Weaver) (Australia/United Kingdom, 2021) Directed by Ben communitiesfirstinc.org or flintarts.org
about-town who reconnects with his daughter
Lewin, 104 min., not rated
for a New York adventure. Murray’s “finely- of reclusive author J.D. Salinger. This sharp,
In a romantic comedy from director Ben
aged charm” makes this “go down easy,” says funny film is based on the book by Joanna
Lewin (The Catcher Was a Spy), a brilliant
RottenTomatoes.com. Smith Rakoff.
young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling
job and long-term boyfriend to chase her
Films are Screenwriter Media lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer
supported by sponsor sponsor
in the Scottish Highlands.
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HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS 13
These short workshops Two-Day Workshop Three-Day Workshop
provide students
of all skill levels the Van Gogh’s Flintstitution:
The FIA Art School is
dedicated to the enrichment
*FIA
opportunity to try
something new, or to Snowy Night Animation
members
of the community through
individual academic receive
deep-dive into a specific
technique or discipline.
Painting Workshop
exposure to the visual arts. Students will explore Vincent Get immersed in the theory
20% off van Gogh’s Starry Night while and practice of animation
Highly qualified faculty
offer instruction in drawing, tuition creating their own snowy in this hands-on, process-
painting, glass arts, weaving, night painting using acrylic oriented laboratory for
photography, animation, One-Day Workshop paints on canvas. creative inquiry into time-
Ages 6-8 based media. Covering
ceramics, sculpture, college
portfolio development, and Holiday Tree 12/8 & 12/15 (WE) 4:30p–5:30p direct and handmade
process/techniques, develop
Workshop
early childhood art courses. Tuition: $35*
The Art School has served animation concepts and skills
our community since 1928, Come and create a clay Two-Day Workshop through the 12 areas of focus
in the course. Students will
Mosaic Plaque
helping students develop a holiday tree with your child.
ART SCHOOL
ART SCHOOL
wide range of artistic goals Parent and child will work complete a collaborative
Workshop
and skill levels. together and learn the short film. Teens welcome.
The Art School’s Fall basics of hand building: slab Beginner/Intermediate/Advance
session, December 6 rolling, coiling, and painting Create a ceramic tile 9x9 inch 11/19–11/21 (FR–SU) 10a–5p
through March 13, with colorful underglaze wood-framed plaque. Come Tuition: $189*
offers 85 classes in applications. Pick-up will be to class with an 8x8 inch tile
addition to those Friday, December 17. design in hand. Stained glass One-Day Workshops
patterns work great. From
featured here. The
catalog is available
Ages 3–5 (with adult)
12/7 (TU) 4p–5:30p there, we’ll roll out the clay to Holiday Glass
online at flintarts. Tuition: $30* cut and finish our mosaic tiles. Students will try their hand at
org/learn/news. Visit The next week, we will glaze brief, holiday-themed glass
our tiles and watch a demo on
our website, call One-Day Workshop experience classes. Each
810.237.7315, or email how to adhere and grout into student, with the help of the
arted@flintarts.org for Make Your Own the wood plaque supplied by
the FIA. Pick up your finished
instructor, will take home a
great holiday gift.
Holiday Cards
more information.
tile on December 22. Beginner
Create several handmade Intermediate/Advance
Holiday Cold Glass
holiday cards with special 12/8 & 12/15 (WE) 9:30a–2p 12/11 (SA) 11a–12p
messages to celebrate the Tuition: $80* Tuition: $25*
season. Use watercolor paint Holiday Hot Glass
and permanent markers on Two-Day Workshop 12/12 (SU) 11a–12p
blank mixed media paper
cards. Slip Designs on Tuition: $25*
Holiday Flameworking
Ages 3–5 (with adult)
12/12 (SU) 9:30a–10:30a
the Wheel 12/18 (SA) 11a–12p
Tuition: $25*
Tuition: $20* Enrich your craft by focusing
on multiple ways of using
Holiday Fused Glass
12/19 (SU) 11a–12p
colored slips to enhance the Tuition: $25*
glazes on your pottery.
Intermediate/Advance
12/7 & 12/14 (TU) 12p–4p
Tuition: $80*
12/7 & 12/14 (TU) 6p–9p
Tuition: $60*
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ART À LA CARTE BOOK DISCUSSION 15
November 17 FIA book discussions focus on works of fiction
The Warrior Tradition and non-fiction related to art, art museums, or FIA
Today’s program chronicles collections. The first meeting for each book sets
Art à la Carte is a series the astonishing, heartbreaking, the stage by exploring artists and artwork related
of informative programs inspiring, and largely untold to the selected book. Two weeks later, the book
focusing on the arts. It story of Native Americans in the is discussed. These free programs are offered on
is offered free of charge United States military, from their Wednesdays at 1:30p in Isabel Hall.
on Wednesdays at own points of view. 60 min.
12:15p. All programs are
November 24
held in the FIA’s Isabel
Hall unless otherwise A History of American
noted. To prevent the Indian Achievement
spread of COVID-19 and Join American Indian Tyler
reduce the potential risk Christopher as he chronicles
of exposure, Michigan the saga of the American Indian December 15
guidelines will be from an untold perspective.
followed. Participants
Craft in America:
60 min.
are encouraged to November 3
Holiday
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
December 1 Today’s program embraces
bring lunch or pick up
something from The
Medicine Woman Van Briggle: Art of Clay familiar and new winter
She was America’s first Native Collectors worldwide revere the celebrations as part of our
Palette Café.
doctor, breaking barriers of graceful art nouveau designs American experience with the
race and gender to heal her and satin matte finish of Artus handmade. Celebrate some
traumatized people. A century Van Briggle’s fine-molded of our most important cultural
Art à la Carte Sponsors later, Native women from many pottery. 52 min. and religious customs and get
Merkley-Elderly tribes follow in the footsteps of inspired to discover your own
Charitable Trust Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte. creativity. 57 min.
57 min.
November 10
Navajo Code Talkers of
World War II Book is
The Boy, the
During World War II, a group available in
of Native American Marines the Museum
Mole, the Fox
devised an unbreakable code Shop
that helped the United States
maintain the upper hand in its
battles against Japan. 70 min.
December 8 For additional and the Horse
information on
Elbert Hubbard: An By Charlie Mackesy
Education programming,
American Original contact the Education Part 1: Art History Presentation
Elbert Hubbard founded the Department at November 17 • 1:30p
Roycroft artisan community in 810.237.7314 or
East Aurora, New York, after he education@flintarts.org. Part 2: Book Discussion
threw away his lucrative career December 1 • 1:30p
at the forefront of business
In this delightful book, a lonely boy ambles
and advertising. There, he
through the countryside on a spring day, finding
championed the ideals of the
companionship as he meets the animals mentioned
Arts & Crafts Movement. 60 min
in the title. As they walk, they talk, wonder, and
share their hopes and fears and ponder some
big questions. Rendered in black calligraphy and
watercolor, it is child-like in its simplicity, yet its
messages are universal.
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TODDLER ART EXPLORERS PRESENTATION 17
11:00a–11:45a • Studio 1 • Free of charge Coffee with a Curator is a focused, theme-
oriented presentation on a variety of
November 5
topics related to the FIA’s permanent
Bring your toddler
for some art-filled fun
Exploring Circles collection and special exhibitions.
The talk is presented by one of the Sponsored by
at the museum. Each Enjoy listening to the book Dot FIA’s curators or an invited speaker.
month we will read a by Peter H. Reynolds, go on a Coffee and tea will be served. Time
story, go on a gallery hunt to find circles in the galleries will follow each talk for questions
hunt, and investigate and explore different ways to or gallery exploration.
art materials in the make circles in the studio.
studio. Recommend- December 3 Clichy Free and
ed for ages 18–36 open to
months, but all are Exploring the public
welcome.
Triangles December 14
This month, we’ll focus 10:30a–11:30a • Isabel Hall
on triangles. Listen to
the story Triangle by Mac
In the Garden
EDUCATION
PRESENTATION
Bennett, look for triangles This talk by Curator Tracee Glab will take a
in the galleries and create close look at one of the FIA’s most beloved
triangles with a variety of paintings, Garden Study of the Vickers
materials in the studio. Children by American artist John Singer
Sargent. At first glance, the painting may
appear to be just a simple portrait of the
English siblings Dorothy and Vincent Vickers,
but the circumstances surrounding the
PR E SCH OOL P LAY DAT E S November 8
portrait commission, including the details of
a scandal involving the artist, reveal there’s
10:30a–11:30a • Isabel Hall more to explore.
11:00a–11:45a • Studio 1 • Free of charge
Paperweights: Their History
November 19 from 1845 Through Today
Introduce your
little one to the
Monster Masks Glass paperweights may seem like lovely
Listen to the book Glad Monster, little objects but their history was shaped
world of art! by two European Industrial Revolutions, the
Playdates at the FIA Sad Monster by Ed Emberley,
look at artworks of imaginary beginning of the postal system, and the
include listening Victorian language of flowers. This talk by
to a storybook, creatures in the galleries, and
pretend to be monsters in the guest curator Kathryn Sharbaugh will tell their
looking at artwork story and how the FIA acquired more than
in the galleries, studio as we create our own
monster masks. 300 paperweights dating from 1845 to the
and exploring present. The collection presents a myriad of
a range of art-
December 17 techniques, styles, and themes that illustrate
making materials the skill and ability of those who made them,
in the studio.
Recommended for
Family Portraits as well as their extraordinary intricate beauty.
Enjoy listening to the story The
ages 3–5, but all are
Family Book by Todd Parr, look
welcome. Clichy John Singer Sargent
at family portraits in the gallerie, French, 1837–1885 American, born Italy, 1856–1925
and create portraits of our own Lace Chequer Millefiori, Garden Study of the Vickers
ca. 1850 Children, 1884
families in the studio. Glass Oil on canvas
2 11/16 inches diameter 541/2 x 36 inches
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Gift of the Viola E. Bray
L. Richards, 1969.75.60.2 Charitable Trust via Mr. & Mrs.
William L. Richards, 1972.47 John Singer Sargent18
THE SHEPPY DOG FUND LECTURE 19
‘There came a deadly The Book of Marvels:
pestilence’: Art in Imagining Asia in Late
Tuscany Before Medieval France
and After the December 8 • 6:00p • FIA Theater
Black Death Dr. Markus Cruse, Guest Lecturer
This lecture examines one of the most famous
The Sheppy Dog
November 10 • 6:00p Fund Lecture has
and sumptuous manuscripts produced in
FIA Theater been established medieval Europe. The Book of Marvels, today
to address the preserved in the National Library of France,
Dr. C. Griffith Mann was produced circa 1410 for the crusader
topics of art,
Guest Lecturer John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. Its
religion, and
During the 14th century, history, and is compilation of works on Asia, including
Tuscan cities like Florence, funded annually Marco Polo, and 265 miniatures offer a
Siena, and Pisa were by The Sheppy sweeping portrait of people, places, animals,
LECTURES
LECTURES
Dog Fund, Dr. and customs from the Middle East to China.
part of an increasingly
Alan Klein,
interconnected global We will discuss how The Book of Marvels
Advisor.
network. These wealthy came to be and why it is such a valuable
urban centers were record of the global past.
among the first European Cruse is Associate
cities to experience Free and Professor of French in the
the onset of the global open to School of International
epidemic known as the the public Letters and Cultures at
Black Death, which swept Arizona State University.
across the continent
between 1347and 1348. This talk will Master of the Codex of Saint George
His research focuses on
the relationship between Soup’s On!
Italian, active Florence, ca. 1315–35
consider the societies and art produced The Lamentation, ca. 1330–35
literature and visual culture Why not try the best of both
Dr. Markus Cruse
in Tuscany before and after this global Tempera on wood, gold ground in medieval Europe. His worlds? This fall, enjoy one of our
epidemic, with a special focus on works of 18 × 113/4 inches publications have examined the legend of hot, homemade soups in a fresh
The Cloisters Collection, 1961, 61.200.2
art in the collections of the Metropolitan Alexander the Great, manuscript illumination, baked bread bowl. We serve the
Museum of Art. heraldry, the Louvre, and classics everyone adores like
Dr. C. Griffith Mann is medieval theater, among chicken noodle, cheddar broccoli,
the Michel David-Weill other subjects. He is and tomato basil along with some
Curator in Charge of the currently writing a book on seasonal favorites like butternut
Department of Medieval relations between France squash bisque and curried
Art and the Metropolitan and Asia in the late Middle chickpea. Enjoy one today in the
Museum of Art’s Cloisters. Ages. café or take one back to your desk
Dr. Mann received his B.A. for a fast but filling lunch! Our
in art history and history selections change often. Stop in or
Dr. C Griffith Mann
from Williams College, and call ahead to see what’s cooking at
his Ph.D. in medieval art from The Johns 810.249.0593.
Hopkins University. A specialist in the arts
FIA members receive 10% off.
of late medieval Italy, he has published on
civic patronage, painting, and devotion in
Hours: Mon–Fri, 9a–5p*; Sat, 10a–5p*;
Tuscany. Sun, 1p–5p
Manuscrit Francais 2810. Le livre * The Palette Café is open extended hours
des merveilles du monde (The for select special events.
book of marvels of the world)20
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Medicine Woman Flint: Who Can You On the Rocks Van Briggle: Art of Clay Nine Days Falling for Figaro
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Trust? 4:00p
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Fox and The Horse
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Falling for Figaro
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Paperweights: Their The Dry
12:15p
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History from 1845
Art à la Carte
Through Today
A History of American
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Art à la Carte
The Warrior Tradition
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Closed
Book Discussion: Part
5 SUN 18 SAT
Holiday
One
Thanksgiving
The Boy, The Mole, The
26 FRI
Fox and The Horse 2:00p 10:00a
FOMA Film Exhibition Opening
The Card Counter Restrained/
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FOMA Film Unrestrained
My Salinger Year 7:30p
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Navajo Code SAT Art à la Carte
Falling for Figaro
Talkers of World 7:30p Elbert Hubbard: An
War II FOMA Film American Original
6:00p
20 SAT
6:00p My Salinger Year
The Sheppy Dog The Sheppy Dog
Fund Lecture
‘There came a
4:00p
FOMA Film
28 SUN
2:00p
Fund Lecture
The Book of Marvels:
deadly pestilence’: Imagining Asia in Late
Flint: Who Can You FOMA Film Medieval France
Art in Tuscany
Trust? My Salinger Year
Before and After
7:30p
the Black Death
FOMA Film
On the Rocks22
FLINT PRINT CLUB YOUTH MEMBERS 23
Chakaia Booker The FIA’s Youth Membership is a fun
way for children ages 2.5–12 to learn
Each year, the Flint Print Club more than 40 public collections. She was about art and create their own. This
commissions an artist to produce selected for the 2000 Whitney Biennial year’s theme focuses on works of art
a print to augment both the FIA’s and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in the FIA’s collection that feature
collection and the pursuit of personal in 2005. animals. Youth members may select
collecting. The club is limited to Applying her experience of a stuffed animal that is theirs to keep,
100 members in good standing at transforming materials into sculptural and beginning in the fall, members
the Family level or above. Flint Print works, Booker takes the same approach will participate in three art activities.
Club dues are $250 annually, which to constructing works on paper. She Membership dues are $20 for the first
provides each participating member cuts, tears, and layers paper to create child and $10 for each additional child.
with a selected print and related new patterns, dynamic and abstract.
programs. The club currently reaches Using chine collé—a technique in which Youth membership
sponsored by
members in 16 states across the an image is transferred to a lightweight
country and arrangements can be paper and simultaneously bonded to a
made to ship the print to any of the heavier paper during printing—allows
50 states. Booker to “build” her image in a similar
Chakaia Booker is the artist of way that she would if she were sculpting.
MEMBERSHIP
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the 2020–21 commissioned print. The FIA Print Club print features
Residing in New York, Booker is an additional shapes with the artist using an
internationally renowned and widely embossing process, which adds an even
collected American sculptor known more sculptural reference to the overall
for her large-scale works made from print.
discarded tires, which are cut, looped, You can learn more about the
layered, and reassembled. She has artist and her work on her website at
exhibited in over 150 solo and group chakaiabooker.com.
exhibitions Chakaia Booker
across the Chakaia Booker
American, born 1953
India Blue, 2001
United States, American, born 1953 Rubber tires and wood
Europe, Africa, Untitled (CB.1.21), 2021 73 × 43 × 38 inches
Lithograph and chine collé Bequest of Russell J.
and Asia and on embossed paper Cameron, by exchange,
is included in 21 x 14 inches and partial gift from the
Friends of Modern Art,
2002.11
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