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University of Michigan - Flint Arts + Culture Research Cluster with Buckham Fine Arts Project announces Steven Banks as the 2022 - 2023 Emerging Artist Fellowship recipient.  

“My art is meant to have no limits or boundaries. I create because it’s good for the soul and it doesn’t matter how others feel about it. To live your life in full creation. Every moment is a story, and my art looks to shine bright on the everyday lives we live,” said Steven Banks, the 2022 - 2023 Emerging Artist Fellowship recipient.

The Emerging Artist Fellowship collaboration between the Arts + Culture Research Cluster at University of Michigan - Flint and Buckham Fine Arts Project provides a nourishing space for artists to grow and acquire essential professional development opportunities to succeed as they enter the art world. This collaboration and Fellowship were established in 2021. Submissions to the Fellowship were reviewed by a committee of UM-Flint faculty, students, community members, as well as Buckham artists and leadership. The review committee interviewed a short list of the applicants and ultimately, Steven Banks was selected for the fellowship. 
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“Banks came to the interview with a proposal to move outside his comfort zone and tackle an ambitious project- moving from music and video to scriptwriting and live theatre. The jury panel was impressed with his initiative and potential to involve new areas of the Arts + Culture Research Cluster,” shared Michele Leclaire, Executive Director of Buckham Fine Arts Project.

Steven Banks a.k.a. This Life. We Lead., is an alternative rapper from Flint, Mi. He has pursued music since 2013 releasing a self-titled project, and more recently Drink Responsibly in 2019. Following a drop of singles in 2021, TLWL was featured on FX and as of 2022, HBO. Working as a middle school teacher, TLWL works within the community and continues to connect his art with his career.

"This is a very big deal to me. I am so excited to get started. Everyone I have spoken with, related to this project, has been behind my ideas and believes in what I can bring to this opportunity. I feel this will allow me to grow as an artist in ways I did not imagine. The expertise I will be surrounded with is priceless. This will be an exciting collaboration,” shared Banks.

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About Emerging Artist Fellowship

The Emerging Artist Fellowship is a collaboration between Buckham Fine Arts Project and the Arts + Culture Research Cluster. The fellowship follows the schedule of the college calendar and offers mentoring, consulting, technical and promotion support to assist the fellow on their creative path. In addition to an honorarium, fellows are provided studio space, awarded for supplies, instruction, workshops, or other uses specifically related to the growth and development of the artist's artistic work. Fellows receive professional development and growth opportunities through mentorship from Buckham artists, and A+C faculty. As mentors, they help each fellow integrate into local and regional markets and access professional development through increased visibility, marketing, and networking. 

“The fellowship includes access to UM-Flint's art studios, woodshop, soundstage, and studio space at Riverbank Arts, a new community-centered space for creatives, community members, and academics to develop and find support for artistic and cultural production in Flint,” explained Benjamin Gaydos, Associate Professor of Design and Chair, Arts + Culture Research Cluster. 

“It is the mission of Buckham Fine Arts Project to enrich the cultural life of its surrounding communities by presenting a broad range of innovative contemporary art, both visual and performance, of the highest quality and standard. It is our vision to support the growth of artists in our community through opportunities to engage with sometimes challenging works of art or finding new ways to view and think about art,” added Leclaire.

The Emerging
 Artist Fellowship is supported by a generous grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint.​
2021- 2022 Fellow: My Proulx
Buckham Gallery is funded by the following organizations:
Generous support is provided by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. 

Our activities are sponsored in part by an award from the MICHIGAN ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL  and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. 
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This program is sponsored by the Greater Flint Arts Council Share Art Genesee Grant Program made possible by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Millage funds. Your tax dollars are at work!
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  • Home
  • Exhibitions
    • January Solo Exhibitions >
      • Crawl Space | Guen Montgomery
      • Portraits of Home | Whitney Lea Sage
      • Interior Visions: Domestic Sphere | Stephanie Serpick
    • In Conversation
    • Exhibition Opportunities >
      • Small Works Exhibition
      • Teeth & Hair
      • PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
    • 2022-2023 Exhibition Schedule
    • Selected Past Exhibitions >
      • Early Winter Exhibitions >
        • Empty Road, Great Tornado - Emmett Merrill
        • Nice Things for Nice People - Kate Snow
        • Recent Work - Michael Melet
      • November Exhibition >
        • Buckham Artist Collaborators
        • On Screen: A Showcase
      • 101 Artists
      • Ojichaagwan Vessels- Guy Adamec
      • Caution: May Contain Nudity >
        • Donovan Entrekin
        • Friends
      • Summer Exhibitions >
        • Heidi Brueckner
        • Craig Hinshaw
        • Michael Weigman
      • Early Summer Exhibitions >
        • Barriers & Preservers | Margaret Davis
        • Endless Endeavors | Benjamin Muñoz
      • BIPOC is The Theme! >
        • BIPOC Artists for Feature Exhibition
        • Viewing Room
      • Late Winter Exhibitions >
        • Dialectics and the Decommodified: The Spectres of Capital- Morgan Craig
        • Textures of the Southwest- Robert Huebel
        • All the Pretty Little Horses- Chris Waters
      • Small Talk >
        • Viewing Room
      • December Exhibitions >
        • Horizons | Emily Legleitner
        • Indexing Schizophrenia | Diane Zeeuw
        • Seeking Solace | Rebecca Zeiss
      • Black & White
      • Entropy >
        • Viewing Room
      • Late Summer Exhibitions >
        • Hyper-Tension: Matthew Owen Wead
        • Nigrescence Comics: Kenish Magwood
      • Summer Exhibitions >
        • Beastly Luster: Kelly Boehmer
        • No Dark In Sight: Bill Davis
        • Penchant: Devan Horton
      • Early Summer Exhibitions >
        • Selvage: Jim Arendt
        • At Home: Candace Compton Pappas
      • Subtle Shifts
      • Disrupted Realism
      • Late Winter Exhibitions >
        • Chad Erpelding: Gains and Losses
        • Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay: Appropriated Figure-Grounds
        • Jordan Vinyard: Summary of A Few Volts
      • JANUARY 2021 >
        • Karen Milito
        • Nancy Pennell
        • Linda Lou Woodruff
      • December 2020: United By One >
        • United By One: Allen
        • United By One: LaBret Einstein
        • United By One: Haylett
        • United By One: Hershman
      • November 2020: BAC Exhibitions >
        • A Climate Of Change: Viewing Room
        • Shadows: 2020 Buckham Print Exchange
      • October 2020: Serious Play >
        • Serious Play: Andy Hill
        • Serious Play: Timothy Kranz
        • Serious Play: Sifus J Thompson
      • September 2020: Dear Memory, >
        • Aj Cooke: Fragmented Place
        • Michele Leclaire
        • Lauren Scavo-Fulk
      • August 2020: Ineffable Benedictions >
        • Matthew Osmon: Private Insurrection
        • 0591: People First
        • Rachel Singel: Metamorphosis
      • July 2020: Verisimilitude
      • Feb. 2020: Eros and Thanatos >
        • Eros & Thanatos: Award Winners
      • Jan. 2020
      • 2019 Exhibitions
    • Art Money
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • B.Y.O.C.
    • Open Mic
    • Flint ARTWALK
    • Cider & Slides
    • Past Events
    • Past Artist Talks >
      • 2022 Smallidge Lecture
      • Jan. 10, 2020: Artist Talks with Ardea Thurston-Shaine and Dominique Chastenet de Gary
      • Tommy Mintz, Nov. 2019
      • 2019 Smallidge Lecture
      • June 2019: Panel Discussion with John Dempsey, Guy Adamec, and Amy Gibas
      • May 4, 2019- Artist Talk with Stephen Halko and Nick Reszetar
      • April 13, 2019 ​Artist Talk and Deviant Life Drawing Session with Jeanine Leclaire
  • PROJECTS
    • BFAP: On Screen >
      • On Screen Artists
      • FAQ
    • BFAP: Interns
    • BFAP: Writer in Residence >
      • Bob Campbell
      • Natasha Thomas
      • Shea Phire Cobb
    • Collaborators at Karmanos
    • Emerging Artist with UM-F >
      • My Proulx
  • About Buckham
    • Mission Statement
    • Board and Staff
    • Buckham Arts Collective
    • Buckham Community Membership
    • Founders Feature >
      • FOUNDERS FEATURE: THOMAS NUZUM
      • Founders Feature: Sam Morello
      • Founders Feature: Ken Kinyon
      • Founders Feature: John Dempsey
      • FOUNDERS FEATURE: GUY ADAMEC
    • History
    • 2021 Annual Report >
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    • News/Press >
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    • BAC 2022-2023 >
      • 2022-23 BAC Renewal
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