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"Black Feminist Possibilities" on exhibit at UM-Flint's Riverbank Arts

A new exhibit at Riverbank Arts offers an exploration of the Black experience through a variety of mediums.

Artists are often the first to identify social injustice in the world, providing awareness and commentary on issues that are removed from or unnoticed by others. "Rupture, Redaction, and Reclamations: Black Feminist Possibilities," is an exploration of the lived Black experience. Specifically focusing on perceptions of anti-Black violence, erasure, displacement and policing, the exhibit reflects upon[…]

UM-Flint grad student secures $10K grant to capture the impact of art accessibility

Nalani Duarte secured a $10,000 grant from the U-M Arts Initiative for a new collaborative art exhibition called “Riverbank X Flint Public Art Project."

Nalani Duarte, a University of Michigan-Flint arts administration graduate student, is not only curating a new collaborative art exhibition called "Riverbank X Flint Public Art Project," she's also actively ensuring that local art becomes accessible to the community by drawing upon the skills she's developed during her academic journey at the downtown Flint campus. One[…]

UM-Flint student curated art exhibit 'Unlocking the Arts' now on display

"Unlocking the Arts," a student curated show featuring work from young justice-involved artists, is now on display at Riverbank Arts through April 7. (Photo Courtesy: Audrey Banks)

A new art exhibit aiming to document and highlight the impact and importance of art education within the juvenile justice system is now on display in downtown Flint. "Unlocking the Arts"is a collection of drawings, paintings, photos and other art forms created by young artists during weekly workshops that take place inside the Genesee County[…]