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Rain & Rot: An Anthology - Release, Reading, and Reception
October 25, 2025
Today the Buckham Arts Collective is made up of Artist Collaborators (Visual Artists and Writers) and Sustaining Members who advocate for Buckham’s mission.
Every year the gallery, led by its Collaborators, hosts nationally juried open calls for visual art to build its exhibition season and themed group shows. In 2024 Buckham’s Literary Committee, led by Roy Richard, proposed their first national call for writers. Over months they researched, drafted the prospectus, and invited a juror to preside over the selection of a winning composition.
However that doesn’t really answer the question “why” do we hold national calls for visual art and literature. It’s about sharing our passion & ideas in dialogue with artists and writers creating locally, in our region and those across the country. We build relationships and learn from artists new ways of seeing and engaging with the world, maybe with a little more empathy for our fellow humans. Through this passion we are fulfilling our mission to enrich the lives of our surrounding community, and just maybe ours too.
I owe my deepest gratitude to Roy for his hard work, enthusiastic participation in and past leadership within Buckham’s community. Many thanks to the committee of writers who served as first round jurors to evaluate a number of technically accomplished and conceptually intriguing compositions. The final selection was made by award-winning horror novelist and poet, Leslie J. Anderson. We are grateful for Leslie’s time and support of Buckham and this project, as well as inspired by her vision. If you haven’t read her debut novel, The UnMothers, I highly recommend it.
Leslie was disappointed to not attend the event today- but as she mentioned, October is a busy month for a horror writer. As I reread her introduction to the book, I was intrigued by her thoughts on why the horror genre is growing in popularity during this time when there is so much pain and frustration in the world. She wrote:
“Horror is an exercise in empathy, understanding and manipulating it. It requires a deep consideration of humanity, not only what frightens us, but what drives us forward.“
“Still, the question persists— why choose to dwell in the dark, the malignant, the torturous?
Because of hope. No hero fights as hard as the horror protagonist— to survive, to save their loved ones, to bring truth or justice to the world, to protect the world itself. Often they are an everyday person.”
A profound thank you to Carly Aldrige for the design and layout of the book and to Cliff Hughes who lent his image for the cover. Much appreciation to the writers who shared their compositions for inclusion in this book. Congratulations to the nine finalists and to author Hazel Dehn-Shimniok of Sauk City, WI for the winning selection, I Know You.
Today’s presenting Authors:
Hazel Dehn-Shimniok, Tracee J. Glab, Meredith McGhan, Melissa Neigh, Ronan Streby, Eden Aurelia Thorpe, and Jenifer Fernandes Veloso
Before I hand it over to them-
I love sharing gratitude to the individuals and organizations who support Buckham Fine Arts Project, including: the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, and the Greater Flint Arts Council Share Art Genesee Grant Program made possible by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage funds. Your tax dollars are at work!
It is with chilling-delight that Buckham Fine Arts Project presents its national juried publication, Rain & Rot: An Anthology.
Michele Leclaire, 2025
Today the Buckham Arts Collective is made up of Artist Collaborators (Visual Artists and Writers) and Sustaining Members who advocate for Buckham’s mission.
Every year the gallery, led by its Collaborators, hosts nationally juried open calls for visual art to build its exhibition season and themed group shows. In 2024 Buckham’s Literary Committee, led by Roy Richard, proposed their first national call for writers. Over months they researched, drafted the prospectus, and invited a juror to preside over the selection of a winning composition.
However that doesn’t really answer the question “why” do we hold national calls for visual art and literature. It’s about sharing our passion & ideas in dialogue with artists and writers creating locally, in our region and those across the country. We build relationships and learn from artists new ways of seeing and engaging with the world, maybe with a little more empathy for our fellow humans. Through this passion we are fulfilling our mission to enrich the lives of our surrounding community, and just maybe ours too.
I owe my deepest gratitude to Roy for his hard work, enthusiastic participation in and past leadership within Buckham’s community. Many thanks to the committee of writers who served as first round jurors to evaluate a number of technically accomplished and conceptually intriguing compositions. The final selection was made by award-winning horror novelist and poet, Leslie J. Anderson. We are grateful for Leslie’s time and support of Buckham and this project, as well as inspired by her vision. If you haven’t read her debut novel, The UnMothers, I highly recommend it.
Leslie was disappointed to not attend the event today- but as she mentioned, October is a busy month for a horror writer. As I reread her introduction to the book, I was intrigued by her thoughts on why the horror genre is growing in popularity during this time when there is so much pain and frustration in the world. She wrote:
“Horror is an exercise in empathy, understanding and manipulating it. It requires a deep consideration of humanity, not only what frightens us, but what drives us forward.“
“Still, the question persists— why choose to dwell in the dark, the malignant, the torturous?
Because of hope. No hero fights as hard as the horror protagonist— to survive, to save their loved ones, to bring truth or justice to the world, to protect the world itself. Often they are an everyday person.”
A profound thank you to Carly Aldrige for the design and layout of the book and to Cliff Hughes who lent his image for the cover. Much appreciation to the writers who shared their compositions for inclusion in this book. Congratulations to the nine finalists and to author Hazel Dehn-Shimniok of Sauk City, WI for the winning selection, I Know You.
Today’s presenting Authors:
Hazel Dehn-Shimniok, Tracee J. Glab, Meredith McGhan, Melissa Neigh, Ronan Streby, Eden Aurelia Thorpe, and Jenifer Fernandes Veloso
Before I hand it over to them-
I love sharing gratitude to the individuals and organizations who support Buckham Fine Arts Project, including: the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, and the Greater Flint Arts Council Share Art Genesee Grant Program made possible by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage funds. Your tax dollars are at work!
It is with chilling-delight that Buckham Fine Arts Project presents its national juried publication, Rain & Rot: An Anthology.
Michele Leclaire, 2025
Generous support is provided by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
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!
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!
