17th Annual Community Gala
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Lecture: 6p | Reception: 7p-9p
The Flint Institute of Arts and Communities First, Inc. present the 17th Annual Community Gala on January 20th, 2024. This spectacular event celebrates the exhibition opening for Revolutionary Times with a talk by artist and Detroit-native Mario Moore. Following the artist talk, guests will enjoy live entertainment, heavy hors d’euvres, and a cash bar. Revolutionary Times will be on view at the Flint Institute of Arts from January 21 to April 14, 2024 in the Hodge & Henry Galleries.
Theater seating is first come, first served. The presentation begins promptly at 6:00pm.
Cocktail attire.
Proceeds from the event benefit exhibitions and the expansion of the African American art collection at the FIA. (Tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.)
This year's Community Gala has reached capacity and we will not be selling tickets at the door. If you have any questions, please call 810.234.1695. Thank you for your understanding.
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS FEATURED
• 2008 Something To Look Forward To
• 2009 Beyond the Frame: African American Comic Book Artists
• 2010 Mary Lee Bendolph: Gee’s Bend Quilts, and Beyond
• 2011 Promises of Freedom: Selections from the Arthur Primas Collection
• 2012 Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney
• 2013 Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace
• 2014 Point of View: Contemporary African American Art from the Elliot and Kimberly Perry Collection
• 2015 Common Ground: African American Art from the Flint Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, and the Muskegon Museum of Art
• 2016 From Heart to Hand: African American Quilts from the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
• 2017 Women of a New Tribe
• 2018 Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence
• 2019 Engaging African Art: Highlights from the Horn Collection & Vanessa German: Miracles and Glory Abound
• 2020 Community
• 2021 Posing Beauty in African American Culture
• 2022 Sons: Seeing the Modern African American Male
• 2023 Ways of Seeing: The Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at the University of Alabama
2024 Sponsors
SIGNATURE SPONSOR
 |  |
PLATINUM SPONSORS
 |  | |
GOLD SPONSORS
 |  | |
SILVER SPONSORS
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
| Alvern Lock & Theresa Stephens-Lock |
COPPER SPONSORS
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
| Dr. John & Kia Hagens | Dr. Prasad & Jayashree Kommareddi | Rabinkov Family |
BRONZE SPONSORS
| Henry & Mary Allen | Ms. Maria Gonzalez & Mr. Glen Adams | Dr. Janice Adams |
| James & Kathryn Boles | Carrie Edwards-Clemons | In Memory of Joe Green |
| Gary and Carol Hurand | Lynne Hurand | James Kettler |
| Asha and Madhu Kulkarni | Michael & Jacqueline James Lewis | Dr. Ramotsumi & Velynda Makhene |
| Richard Mumby | Dr. & Mrs. Kienan Murphy | Ann & Khalil Saab |
| Skaff Carpet & Furniture | David & Edith Withey Scholarship Fund | University of Michigan - Flint |
| Yeo & Yeo | 100K Ideas |
FRIENDS SPONSORS
| A|Squared Legal Group | Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - Epsilon Upsilon Chapter | The Anthony & Davida Artis Collection of African American Fine Art |
| Clara & Joe Blakely | Mr. Willie E. & Dr. Beverly Brown | Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Flint Alumnae Chapter |
| Loyst Fletcher, Jr. & Associates | Genesee Health Plan | David & Linda Gibson |
| Jonathan and Tracee Glab | Matthew & Lueida Grady | Greater Flint Chapter of the Pierians |
| Mark & Cheryl Griffin | Ms. Maggie Hart | Zelton Johnson |
| Camille Koger-McCree & Kyle McCree | Tom & Kay Lillie | Ms. Kathryn Linehan |
| The Links, Inc. - Flint Area (MI) Chapter | Willie & Kimberly Robbins III | Kathryn Moeller |
| Olmsted Associates, Inc. | Mr. Prince Gourmet | Dwight & Lisa Rogers |
| Alvin & Renee Sanders | Chuck & Kathryn Sharbaugh | Shar's Medical Supplies, LLC |
| Dr. Sharon A. Simeon & Mr. Marshall H. Sanders, Jr. | Omar and Donyale Sims | Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. |
| Smith Fisher Real Estate Group | Mrs. Reta Stanley | Ms. Ernelle Taylor |
| Woodrow Stanley Youth Foundation | The Walterhouse Faris Group | Dr. Jay & Mrs. Janis Werschky |
| Lisa and Todd Wiseley | Sovita Credit Union | Hasselbring Senior Center |
| The Cho$en Few Arts Council |
IN-KIND SPONSORS
 | | |
