Cares 2025: Flint Institute of Arts

Our Mission: The Flint Institute of Arts Museum + Art School connects diverse communities through fun, creative and inspiring visual art experiences.

Key Services

Michigan’s second-largest art museum and one of the biggest museum-connected community art schools in the U.S., the FIA has been responsible for acquiring, protecting and presenting its collection of art and artifacts for nearly 100 years. The world-renowned collection consists of almost 10,000 objects from around the globe, and is significant for its depth of important European and American paintings and sculptures – 15th century to the present – and its extensive holdings of decorative and applied arts, including ethnographic study collections dating back five millennia. The museum is committed to making art available, approachable, and accessible to all, promoting the power of visual art by providing lifelong learning opportunities to engage and educate a diverse regional audience, as well as offering a broad range of programs and services dedicated to visitor accessibility.

How can the community help?

As one of the community’s safest spaces, we invite citizens to engage with the museum in a variety of ways: enjoying free admission through the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage, or on Free Saturdays presented by Huntington Bank; viewing a free glass-blowing demonstration on the weekend; taking a class or workshop in the FIA Art School; attending a film in our plush 330-seat theater, viewing a lecture in person or online, or participating in several other artful and educational programs, events and activities offered by the museum. Whether you’re a longtime FIA member or a first-time visitor, you can help the museum through attending or sponsoring special events, purchasing fun and eclectic items from our Museum Shop or Palette Café, becoming a member or buying a membership for someone else, or donating directly to the museum through its endowment.

Future Events:

Major fundraiser events at the FIA include: The Community Gala, held annually in late January to complement and support the museum’s first large scale exhibition(s) of the calendar year, in honor and celebration of Black History, art and artists; and The PARTY, an electrifying themed FUN-draiser soiree, generally ushering in the museum’s primary summer exhibition. Both events help with museum efforts to procure art, and support programs and outreach for PreK-12 students. The FIA has also hosted many recent cultural events including a Juneteenth march and celebration, Dia de Muertos with Latinx Flint, and Splendors of South Asia; as well as wonderful community partner events like summer Patio Nights with the FIM, and the Flint Cultural Center’s annual Holiday Walk.

Leadership

Tracee Glab, Executive Director

Michael Melenbrink, Director of Finance and Administration

Sarah Kohn, Director and Curator of Collections and Exhibitions

Marissa Pierce, Director of Development & External Relations

Ashley Toth-McMillan, Director of Visitor Experience

Donovan Entrekin, Director of the Art School

Matthew Osmon, Director of Education