Flint Cultural Center
Encyclopedia
Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
. It is dedicated to promoting area residents with an array of cultural, scientific, and artistic experiences and promotes understanding of the diverse cultures reflected in the Greater Flint community. Dr. Larry Thompson
Larry R. Thompson
Larry R. Thompson is the current president of Ringling College of Art plus Design in Sarasota, Florida. Starting in 2007 with the Ulla Searing Student Center, he intends on rebuilding all of Ringling College to be 5 stories tall over the coming years. Prior to his Ringling College post Dr...
is one of the center's former leaders.
Institutions that are a part of the FCC are Sloan Museum, Buick Gallery & Research Center, Robert T. Longway Planetarium, The Whiting
The Whiting (auditorium)
The Whiting is a 2,043-seat auditorium located in the Flint Cultural Center of Flint, Michigan, USA. Originally titled James H. Whiting Auditorium at its opening in 1967, it was renovated in 1999 and given its current name in 2005...
, Flint Youth Theatre, Flint Institute of Arts
Flint Institute of Arts
The Flint Institute of Arts, also called FIA, is located in the Flint Cultural Center in downtown Flint, Michigan. It offers exhibitions, interpretive programs, film screenings, concerts, lectures, family events and educational outreach programs to people of various ages, serving over 120,000...
, Flint Institute of Music
Flint Institute of Music
The Flint Institute of Music, also called the FIM, is located in the Flint Cultural Center in downtown Flint, Michigan. The FIM is made up of The Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint School of Performing Arts and The Flint Youth Theatre. Nearly 300,000 visits are made to these programs annually...
, Flint Central High School
Flint Central High School
Flint Central High School was one of the Flint Community Schools, located in Flint, Michigan, USA. Flint Central was the city's oldest school. Its first building was built in 1875, and the school moved into the present building in 1923. It was called Flint High School until Flint Northern High...
, and Flint Public Library.
The FCC is managed by the Flint Cultural Center Corporation, a non-profit organization established in 1992.