- Program Flint Area
- Program Area Enriching Lives Through Arts and Culture
- Grant Amount $1,550,000
- Grant Period July 1, 2012–June 30, 2013
- Location Flint, MI, United States
- Geographic Focus Flint
About this grant
The Flint Cultural Center Corporation operates Whiting Auditorium, Sloan Museum, and Longway Planetarium on the 30-acre Flint Cultural Center campus. Over 190,000 students and adults will attend or participate in a variety of cultural, educational, and instructional programs and activities at these cultural center organizations this year. In addition to presenting national touring artists and musical productions at Whiting, and offering a variety of exhibits and shows at Sloan and Longway, these organizations also provide a wide range of educational programming for students, both on site and in area schools. This grant will provide operating support to the grantee to offer quality entertainment locally; provide educational programming for area students around the arts, science, and history; expand outreach efforts to underserved populations; and for campus maintenance.