The Buckham Fine Arts Project, as known as Buckham Gallery, is predominantly known as a visual arts exhibition space in Flint. However it is Buckham’s mission to present high quality contemporary art, both visual and performance, for the enrichment of its surrounding communities. With the launching of the Writer In Residence program, Buckham taps into Flint’s rich spring of contemporary literary arts and supports BIPOC writers in Genesee County.
“This residency is specifically designed to engage with writers in our community. It’s an opportunity for literary artists to immerse in their appreciation of visual arts by experiencing the exhibits in the gallery. They then create compositions in response to our exhibitions. This collaboration between Buckham and our literary artist will culminate in a publication featuring their art and images from our exhibitions,” said Buckham’s director, Michele Leclaire.
“This residency is specifically designed to engage with writers in our community. It’s an opportunity for literary artists to immerse in their appreciation of visual arts by experiencing the exhibits in the gallery. They then create compositions in response to our exhibitions. This collaboration between Buckham and our literary artist will culminate in a publication featuring their art and images from our exhibitions,” said Buckham’s director, Michele Leclaire.
Since 2019, Buckham Fine Arts Project has provided and installed the artwork on display throughout the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Hospital in Flint. This collaboration provides an additional location where artwork by Flint artists may be viewed, reaching an audience that may not visit galleries or museums.
On Screen was a collaborative printmaking project that pairs invited artists with community-based Flint non-profit organizations. The artists create an original image highlighting the work of the non-profit. Then worked with printers at Flint's Factory Two, they learned the screen printing process to create a limited edition poster. The posters were sold at Buckham Gallery, with a portion of the proceeds shared with the featured non-profit organization.
Buckham completed 9 editions featuring 9 Flint community-based nonprofits between 2020 and 2022. Buckham Gallery hosted a culminating exhibition to reveal the collection of prints in November 2022.
Buckham completed 9 editions featuring 9 Flint community-based nonprofits between 2020 and 2022. Buckham Gallery hosted a culminating exhibition to reveal the collection of prints in November 2022.
Buckham Fine Arts Project launched an internship program for University of Michigan-Flint students in December 2020. BFAP provides a valuable hands-on experience in small non-profit administration and gallery practices.
