Since 1957, Flint Youth Theatre (FYT) has been a source of pride for the city and its residents. Located at the heart of the Cultural Center, FYT is Flint’s only professional theatre and the only professional youth theatre in Michigan. The drama school, serving children in grades 2-12, is second to none. Its workshops are
In 1997, Mara Jevera Fulmer was living in Fiji. Six years into her position as art director, senior graphic artist and acting senior photographer at the University of the South Pacific, she was ready for a change. When a position opened up at Mott Community College, she boarded a plane to Flint. It wasn’t for
A long-awaited and highly-anticipated expansion at the Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) has officially opened to the public. Breaking ground in 2016, the FIA added more than 20,000-square-feet of gallery and educational space. The Opening Weekend of April 21-22 offered free entrance for guests to explore and enjoy all the FIA has to offer. The
The Flint School of Performing Arts (FSPA) offers many opportunities to explore the world through music. A group of young musicians recently returned from a trip to Paris and London! My City Magazine caught up with a few of the lucky students who shared this experience, three of whom have traveled overseas with the FSPA
What began in a space upstairs at the old Farmers’ Market building in 2003, relocated with the grand opening of the new Flint Farmers’ Market facility in 2014. “It is the only outlet for art that I have in Flint, so it is an important one for me.” Cheryl Jordan, Potter & Scarf Maker Located
Moving through the narrow staircase leading up to 134 ½ West Second Street – home to Buckham Gallery for the past 30 years – carries excitement and anticipation. Hearing the chatter of guests above and their feet on the creaking wood floors before you reach the top; before the narrow way opens into a large,
Aisha Changezi, 47, is not the traditional student. Mother of three children, her two sons are studying the sciences at UM-Flint while she finishes her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Painting and a minor in Graphic Design. Changezi is also training with a master calligrapher, Dr. Nihad Dukhan, to eventually earn her
The goal of the Third Annual African American Film Series is “to educate, empower, inform and give people tangible things they can do to actually implement change in the community,” explains Glenn A. Wilson, President and CEO of Communities First Inc. The series, which began November 2, features four films: Floyd Norman: An Animated Life;
Youth who are detained in Genesee Valley Regional Center (GVRC) can become very quiet voices in a society that finds it easier not to think about them, let alone give them a platform from which to speak. But, The GVRC Share Art Program, a partnership with Buckham Gallery, gives these kids a space where they
Michael Littlejohn, 62, is not interested in marketing his artwork. “I have a distaste for it,” he says. “I don’t put a lot of stock in pushing into the art scene … I’ve always had a day job so that, at night, I could come home and indulge myself with my work.” Littlejohn’s entire house
Transcendental Depths,” a recent exhibit at Buckham Gallery, featured a series of nature-inspired prints by Nancy Pennell, 62, long-time member of Buckham Gallery and Flint Artists Market. The series – a celebration of natural, wild habitats – began with a bulldozer and a torn-up hedgerow. She lives in the country, and had enjoyed watching deer
Guy Adamec started out at Knox College in Illinois as a pre-med/chemistry major. When he was invited by a fellow musician and dormmate to watch him throw clay pots, Adamec tried working with clay – and never looked back. His parents might have worried a bit about his decision not to pursue medicine and become
