Buckham Gallery

Buckham Gallery Buckham Gallery, aka Buckham Fine Arts Project, was founded in 1984 as an artist-led nonprofit org
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The Buckham Fine Arts Project was founded in 1984 by a group of Flint-area artists, who sought to fulfill the city’s need for a local exhibition and performance venue that would direct its creative attention to presenting ambitious work. After the inception of its cooperative membership, Buckham Gallery mounted its first exhibition in May of 1984. As Buckham Fine Arts Project, an artist-led nonpro

fit organization, approaches its 40th anniversary it continues to look for new and better ways to support artists and promote inclusivity. Buckham Gallery contributes to the cultural landscape in our region by exhibiting innovative, contemporary art and by providing our community with opportunities to deeply engage with those sometimes challenging exhibitions through accessible programming and enlightening presentations. Buckham strives to present work not already available through other local venues by bringing artists to Flint from across the country and fostering a dialogue between those artists and the issues explored by local creators. Programming that supplements Buckham's exhibitions include artist talks and panel discussions, as well as BFAP: Writer In Residence. In response to COVID-19, virtual gallery talks are accessible on Buckham Gallery's YouTube channel, reaching an audience beyond Flint and Genesee County. Online viewing rooms continue to enable our audience to view exhibitions from home. These virtual programs are expanded upon as Covid-19 persists, helping Buckham reach ever-wider audiences and establishing Buckham as an important voice in contemporary exhibition programming. Buckham continues to host events such as Flint's ARTWALK, in-person artist receptions, Open Mic, community artistic dialogue events including Cider & Slides, as well as community building activities like the Buckham Print Exchange. Our outreach efforts include: Buckham Artists at Karmanos, BFAP: On Screen to benefit area nonprofits, and internships for UM-Flint students to provide professional development opportunities for area art majors and to develop institutional partnerships that help establish Flint as a cultural campus. New in 2021-2022, BFAP has partnered with UM-Flint Arts + Culture Research Cluster to offer a Flint Emerging Artist Fellowship. Through these programs, Buckham acts as a thoughtful voice that strives to inspire local artists and to inspire artists, thinkers, and collectors from outside the area to engage with Flint. BFAP is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization, funded in part through grants awarded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the GFAC Share Art Genesee Grant Program. The gallery solicits sponsors for major exhibitions and publications; individual donors support the gallery through our annual fund, sponsorships, and general donations.

2026 Buckham Shirts & Totes: Preorder sale ending June 18th. Shirts and totes for the 2026 year will feature a custom de...
06/18/2026

2026 Buckham Shirts & Totes: Preorder sale ending June 18th.

Shirts and totes for the 2026 year will feature a custom design “Six More Weeks of Rock ‘n Roll” by Buckham Artist Collaborator Michele Leclaire. Shirts will be offered in a short sleeve or long sleeve style in a variety of colors.

Preorder Pricing:
Short-sleeve Crew: $27 https://www.buckhamgallery.org/.../2026_Buckham_Shirts...

Long-sleeve Crew $31.50:
https://www.buckhamgallery.org/.../2026_Buckham_Shirts...

Tote: $18
https://www.buckhamgallery.org/.../2026_Buckham_Tote.html

Sizes available range from small to 5 XL (sizes at 2X and larger will be an additional $2 due to manufacturer costs). Shirts will be printed on Gildan Soft-Style T-Shirts by Flint City T-Shirts.

Shirts and totes are now available at a special preorder rate of 10% off. Members will get an additional discount when using their exclusive discount codes. After the preorder period shirts will be listed at $30 for a short-sleeve, $35 for the long sleeve, and $20 totes.

Colors available:
Black, Graphite Heather, Brown, Heather Indigo

Style: Short or Long Sleeve Crew Neck
Tote: Black, one size only

Preorder your shirt or tote by June 18, 2026 to receive the discount. Shirts will be available for pick up in the gallery or shipping after July 11, 2026.

Buckham Fine Arts Project is supported in part by individual donations and awards from: the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, 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!

Happy Summer from Buckham Gallery!The gallery is closed for exhibition changeover and staff break. The gallery will reop...
06/17/2026

Happy Summer from Buckham Gallery!

The gallery is closed for exhibition changeover and staff break.
The gallery will reopen on ARTWALK. July 10th with the 8th Exhibition of the 42nd season:

Parallax: Invitational curated by Grant Brownlow and Annie Klein
Homeward: National Juried Exhibition

Buckham Gallery’s 42nd Season is sponsored in part by the Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust administered by Huntington Bank.

Buckham Fine Arts Project is supported in part by individual donations and awards from: the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, 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!

NEW Artist Opportunity!VesselNational Juried Exhibition @ Buckham Gallery$50 Shipping Stipend for ALL Selected ArtistsDe...
06/16/2026

NEW Artist Opportunity!
Vessel
National Juried Exhibition @ Buckham Gallery
$50 Shipping Stipend for ALL Selected Artists
Deadline: July 10, 2026
Submission Fee: $25

For More Information visit: https://www.buckhamgallery.org/vessel-cfe.html

For all of recorded human history, we have created vessels in which to hold water, food, collections of objects, or human remains. These vessels often exist to serve functional purposes, while also decorative with scenes of life and humanity. Vessels have been made of wood, stone, clay, glass, metal, and also paper, fiberglass, etc… While the original vessels served functional purposes, we now create non-functional vessels to be admired in form and beauty. Buckham Fine Arts Project welcomes submissions of three dimensional works of vessels, either functional or non-functional, in a wide range of size and materials

Founded in 1984, Buckham Fine Arts Project | Buckham Gallery is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the vision to support and nurture artists, build community and inclusivity, while challenging our audience to engage with contemporary art in new ways. In commitment to our vision to support artists, Buckham Gallery will provide a stipend of $50 to each artist selected for this exhibition to aid in shipping costs. We acknowledge this may not cover all costs associated with the shipment and return of artwork.

The Vessel exhibition will be held September 11 - October 3, 2026 at Buckham Gallery in Flint, MI.

For More Information visit: https://www.buckhamgallery.org/vessel-cfe.html

Buckham Fine Arts Project is supported in part by individual donations and awards from: the MICHIGAN ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, 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!

One last look at the late Spring Exhibitions with Alexandra Franz, Jason Franz, and The Human Form, an Exhibition of Scu...
06/13/2026

One last look at the late Spring Exhibitions with Alexandra Franz, Jason Franz, and The Human Form, an Exhibition of Sculptures.
The exhibitions final day is Saturday, June 13, the day after Flint's ARTWALK.

The gallery will be closed for installation June 14 - July 9, reopening for Flint's ARTWALK on July 10 at 5 PM.

Alexandra Franz - In Situ
Jason Franz - Life Drawings
The Human Form, an Exhibition of Sculptures
A National Juried Exhibition

Selected Artists: Jacob Ashba, Carol Cameron, Sarah Divita, Clayton Furr, Laura Gabriel, Nickie Gunning, Heather Kaplan, Ania Ksiezyc, Asia Mathis, Reanna Navarro, Iris Eve Schaer, Kayla Jean Smith, Jeanette Strezinski

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday: 11 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 11 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 5 PM

Buckham Gallery’s 42nd Season is sponsored in part by the Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust administered by Huntington Bank.

Buckham Fine Arts Project is supported in part by individual donations and awards from: the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, 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!

Friday, June 12, is Flint's ARTWALK and Buckham Gallery's opening reception of three concurrent exhibitions exploring ar...
06/12/2026

Friday, June 12, is Flint's ARTWALK and Buckham Gallery's opening reception of three concurrent exhibitions exploring art of the human figure, with Alexandra Franz, Jason Franz, and The Human Form, an Exhibition of Sculptures.

Join us for Flint’s ARTWALK June 12, from 6 to 9 PM. Doors will open at 4pm. This community favorite event is FREE and open to the public!

Alexandra Franz - In Situ
Jason Franz - Life Drawings
The Human Form, an Exhibition of Sculptures
A National Juried Exhibition

Selected Artists: Jacob Ashba, Carol Cameron, Sarah Divita, Clayton Furr, Laura Gabriel, Nickie Gunning, Heather Kaplan, Ania Ksiezyc, Asia Mathis, Reanna Navarro, Iris Eve Schaer, Kayla Jean Smith, Jeanette Strezinski

Buckham Gallery’s 42nd Season is sponsored in part by the Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust administered by Huntington Bank.

Buckham Fine Arts Project is supported in part by individual donations and awards from: the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, 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!
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On view with The Human Form, an Exhibition of Sculptures: Jacob Ashba"I Am a Sapling" is a sculpture that represents not...
06/12/2026

On view with The Human Form, an Exhibition of Sculptures: Jacob Ashba

"I Am a Sapling" is a sculpture that represents not only myself, but every individual's origin as a baby who grows up being shaped by the world around them, collecting memories and experiences that culture its sense of self. Rather than depict a representational human figure, the naturalistic elements allow anyone to feel empathy and a sense of connection to the work of art without needing to assign a specific identity to it."

The Human Form, an Exhibition of Sculptures
A National Juried Exhibition

Selected Artists: Jacob Ashba, Carol Cameron, Sarah Divita, Clayton Furr, Laura Gabriel, Nickie Gunning, Heather Kaplan, Ania Ksiezyc, Asia Mathis, Reanna Navarro, Iris Eve Schaer, Kayla Jean Smith, Jeanette Strezinski

Installation view & Detail shots: Jacob Ashba, I Am a Sapling, mixed media, 48 x 17 x 19", $3,000

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday: 11 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 11 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 5 PM

Buckham Gallery’s 42nd Season is sponsored in part by the Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust administered by Huntington Bank.

Buckham Fine Arts Project is supported in part by individual donations and awards from: the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, 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!

On view, Wilted Flowers by Alexandra Franz with "In Situ."Alexandra Franz - In Situ“In representational painting and dra...
06/11/2026

On view, Wilted Flowers by Alexandra Franz with "In Situ."

Alexandra Franz - In Situ
“In representational painting and drawing, everything arises from a primordial act: seeing. This action, so mundane and prosaic, is the paradoxical existence of two opposite mindsets. When gazing at something, we either experience it as a nonobjective knowledge, or we identify it as a mental image—something constructed in the mind. This fascination with phenomenology, metaphysics, and cognitive processing has become the philosophical and conceptual foundation for my paintings.”

Join us for Flint’s ARTWALK on June 12, from 6 to 9 PM. This community favorite event is FREE and open to the public!

Image: Wilted Flowers, oil on panel, 6 x 6”, NFS

Late Spring Exhibitions with Alexandra Franz, Jason Franz, and The Human Form on view through June 13, 20206.

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday: 11 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 11 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 5 PM

Buckham Gallery’s 42nd Season is sponsored in part by the Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust administered by Huntington Bank.

Buckham Fine Arts Project is supported in part by individual donations and awards from: the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, 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!

Wow, Thank you!!
06/10/2026

Wow, Thank you!!

Congratualtions to the Winners of the 2026 Humanities Learning Center Awards!

Humanities Organization: Buckham Gallery

Humanities Educator of the Year:
Kristi Furtaw (Castle Museum of Saginaw County History)

Humanities Scholar: Sarah Moslener (Central Michigan University)

Emerging Humanities Scholar: Sarah York (Delta College)

Hey everyone, we're having tech issues that are impacting our email communication. If you need to reach gallery staff pl...
06/10/2026

Hey everyone, we're having tech issues that are impacting our email communication. If you need to reach gallery staff please call 810-239-6233 or use the NEW email address: [email protected].

Thank you!

The gallery will be open tomorrow, Wednesday June 10 from 11 AM to 5 PM. We hope to be back in business, with email and ...
06/09/2026

The gallery will be open tomorrow, Wednesday June 10 from 11 AM to 5 PM. We hope to be back in business, with email and Google Workspace. Feel free to call 810-239-6233 if you need assistance. Thank you for your patience.

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121 W. Second Street
Flint, MI
48502

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Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm

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