![FIA Opens Two New Exhibits May 5th](http://townsquare.media/site/87/files/2012/04/FIABuilding1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
FIA Opens Two New Exhibits May 5th
Saturday, May 5th, two new exhibits open at the Flint Institute of Arts (FIA). "Abstract Expressionism: Then and Now" and "The Golden Age of Painting, 1600-1800 from the Speed Art Museum" both open that day for art lovers to enjoy.
Abstract Expressionism was the first specifically American art movement to achieve international influence. Many of the artists represented in this exhibition experimented with new and powerfully expressive techniques, creating images that did not represent recognizable objects or familiar subjects. Artists like Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Robert Motherwell and Willem de Koonig are now household names, but worked in relative obscurity in the 1940's when their movement began.
The Golden Age of Painting features works of the masters like Rembrandt, Rubens and Ruisdael (to name just a few). These old masters from the 1600's to the 1800's from across the European continent are represented in this exhibition on loan from the Speed Art Museum of Louisville, Kentucky.
Both exhibits will be at the FIA until August 19th. The FIA is located on East Kearsley Street, between the Flint Public Library and the Longway Planetarium.
Saturdays at the FIA are Target Free Saturdays, where you can enjoy the art for free, compliments of Target.
For hours and information, call (810) 234-1695 or visit: www.flintarts.org
More From Cars 108
![Check Out this Glassblowing Demo + Exhibit at the Flint Institute of Arts](http://townsquare.media/site/87/files/2021/07/attachment-John-Miller.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Check Out The Flint Institute of Arts’ New Expansion – It’s Free This Weekend!](http://townsquare.media/site/87/files/2018/04/3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Art on Tap is Brewing This Saturday at Flint Institute of Arts](http://townsquare.media/site/87/files/2012/09/P9240013.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Art on Tap September 8 at Flint Institute of Arts](http://townsquare.media/site/87/files/2012/08/AOT-Logo-.png?w=980&q=75)
![Flint Institute of Arts Continues Target Free Saturdays](http://townsquare.media/site/87/files/2012/03/FIABuilding.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Flint Institute of Arts Hosts Wine Tasting Event](http://townsquare.media/site/87/files/2012/03/FIA-wine-tasting.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Flint Institute of Arts to Host College Lego Competition](http://townsquare.media/site/87/files/2012/02/Legos.png?w=980&q=75)
![Sloan Museum Offers Free Admission Tomorrow](http://townsquare.media/site/87/files/2011/12/P4040408.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Rod And Erin Help Host ‘4th Annual Art On Tap’ At FIA](http://townsquare.media/site/87/files/2011/09/beer3.jpg?w=980&q=75)