FLINT – The Flint Institute of Arts will celebrate the completion of a two-phased, $20 million renovation and expansion-building project with the grand opening of the new Charles Stewart Mott Gallery Wing on Sept. 30 in the Flint Cultural Center.
The 10,000-square-foot space will include the Alice D. and Donald E. Johnson Gallery and the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Gallery exhibiting the FIA's 19th and 20th century American and European collections. Three other galleries will present the FIA's regional, modern and contemporary art collections. The first phase, a $12.6 million renovation, was completed in September 2005.
"The FIA is most grateful to the C. S. Mott Foundation for fully funding Phase II prior to construction," said FIA Director, John B. Henry, III in a statement. "The grant award was a gift beyond all gifts. It allowed the FIA to build while concentrating its fundraising efforts on the endowment and operating funds needed for programming. It is a great honor to commemorate the stewardship of the cultural resources of Flint by Charles Stewart Mott with the opening of the expansive Charles Stewart Mott Gallery Wing."
In addition, the FIA will unveil an 88-foot fresco mural by Detroit artist, Hubert Massey. Hubert Massey was commissioned to complete the mural through a grant from the Ruth Mott Foundation.
The day's festivities, sponsored by Citizens Bank, will begin with a ceremonial ribbon cutting and dedication at 10 a.m., with the museum open to the public immediately afterward.
For more information, visit http://www.flintarts.org.
Flint Institute of Arts reopens with new wing
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