Flint, here is your chance to become familiar with and possibly assist with the completion of a city project dedicated to local art. In May of 2012, Matthieu Bain and Andrew Perkins, students of the University of Buffalo, were presenting their thesis from inside a house they had purchased for $800 with the intention of
While a plain ole’ Joe can certainly create beautiful pieces of art, masterworks feel so much more authentic when they are crafted under a name like Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa. Perhaps that’s a little over the top, but his name certainly matches his art. This month, the works of Toulouse-Lautrec are on display at
The 10th Annual Flint Film Festival, held at Downtown’s Riverfront Banquet Center, was a sneak preview at the independent film efforts of up-and-coming locals. This year’s festival screened 40 independent films over two days. With humble beginnings in 2004, the festival continues today by the collective efforts of volunteers and indie filmmakers of local and
Ever wonder what happened to the annual “Bring it Fest” – the September festival celebrating expressions of art by everyone in the city? You needn’t worry; it is still going strong under another name: Aerosol and Audio. September 21 saw the convergence of area artists at Memorial Park on S. Grand Traverse Street for a
The Flint Institute of Arts is always looking for more opportunities, both great and small, to engage the public in the arts. In the case of the small, the FIA’s Success Through ART program, better known as START, is a great way to get preschoolers involved in the total art experience. Now in its second
As the Flint Symphony Orchestra prepares for another season of musical majesty, My City Magazine was fortunate to speak with Enrique Diemecke, the internationally renowned conductor of many orchestras around the world, including Flint’s, who shared with MCM what the FSO has meant to him. Diemecke has spent the last 24 winters dazzling the city
Ceramic art is a technique that dates back several millennia, the word itself originating from the Greek keramikos, which means “pottery.” Ceramics have provided both ancient and contemporary civilizations with vessels for practical, everyday use as well as for artistic display. The Flint Institute of Arts has instructed countless students in ceramics over several decades,
On August 12, the Flint School of Performing Arts held an open house to highlight its variety of programs and register students for fall classes. Children and adults enjoyed playing musical instruments, observing and participating in voice and dance classes, and getting information about the school’s myriad programs. Refreshments were served and prizes were given
Last month, Joel Rash of Flint Local 432 shared with My City Magazine how Flint became the privileged home to several music genres. He credited an influx of people from across the United States, which was itself due to the automotive industry, as the foundation for the numerous musical styles that have come out of
The melodic sounds of a dozen jazz musicians filled Downtown’s Riverbank Park for the Greater Flint Arts Council’s 32nd annual Flint Jazz Festival on the weekend of August 4. The Flint Jazz Festival was founded by the late Joe Freyre after he started the People’s Jazz Band in Flint in 1980. An estimated 2,000 people
Professional artist Christopher Watson of Flint would never have imagined that he would be able to make a living by painting full-time. He says, “If you had asked me five years ago what I’d be doing, I’d have said, ‘I’ll be doing graphics.’” Yet, life has a funny way of arranging the impossible, as Watson
This summer marked the 10th year of the Kearsley Park Players’ Theatre in Our Parks presentations. Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing was this year’s work of choice, and the park players gave six performances of the classic comedy, three of which were held in the Kearsley Park Pavilion, with a performance at For-Mar Nature
