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Riverbank Arts is a new community space for artistic and cultural production in Flint.

05/08/2026

HOME
A U-M Flint Senior Exhibition by Catie Cunningham

🗓 Open May 8th – June 8th
Flint Artwalk Opening Reception: Friday, May 8th | 6–9 PM

“Home” explores the relationship between an individual and their environment, touching on how the people, places, and experiences build an individual’s identity. Through expressionist paintings, the show asks questions about what of our past we must carry with us and what’s better left behind. Using imagery from artist Catie Cunningham’s family archive, “Home” acts as a love letter and goodbye to her childhood as she prepares to move away from her hometown of Flint, Michigan.

04/08/2026

Stop by Riverbank Arts this Friday, April 10 from 6–8pm for a beginner-level visual art activity with Detroit-based textile artist Amy Fisher Price.

Price’s newest work will be installed the following day at Flint Institute of Arts as part of Dancing in the Streets: Thresholds—an experimental public performance centered on Mama Sōl’s journey to becoming an artist.

Through a collective art-making activity at Friday’s pre-party, you’ll have the chance to contribute your own words and ideas to the installation.

All ages welcome. Free refreshments. ✨

About the Artist
Amy Fisher Price creates large-scale textile banners that reimagine the disappearing signage of post-industrial cities. Using found and discarded fabrics, she handcrafts each piece—preserving the visual language of factories, corner stores, and small businesses while giving them space to speak again in new ways.

03/30/2026

Something new is happening Riverbank Arts 🎧

We’ve launched the Riverbank Arts Podcast as a way to amplify the voices of Flint’s artists, educators, and community members. Our first series, The Grey Matter Collective, is all about conversation—real, honest, and rooted in the experiences that shape our creative community.
Hosted by Jeremy Hansen, this series invites you to listen in as we explore art, place, and connection in Flint.
Episode 1 is live now—featuring Ash Arder and Rob Carter.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5j1ubmTKsYP7QfUEbIUK2k?si=MdgpL1VFT-2HWML39gBXOw&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A0KjS55xDphY52gpNbTy3Fa

03/05/2026

Step Afrika! is coming to Flint — and you have TWO chances to experience it.
As part of Arts Access, we’re excited to welcome Step Afrika! on March 13 for two incredible events you won’t want to miss.
Step Afrika! is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the art form of stepping. Founded in 1994, the company blends traditional African dance, contemporary performance styles, and the historically Black Greek-letter tradition of stepping into a powerful, high-energy experience.
Using their bodies as instruments, performers create rhythm through synchronized footwork, clapping, chanting, and movement. Their performances are interactive, educational, and deeply rooted in culture — celebrating unity, teamwork, and community.
In addition to touring nationally and internationally, Step Afrika! is committed to arts education, leadership development, and preserving the rich history of stepping within Black culture and college life.

👟 Step Afrika! Master Class
📅 March 13
⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Dance Studio (next to Northbank)
This 75-minute workshop is designed for students with previous stepping or dance experience. One to two Step Afrika! artists will teach choreography tailored to participants’ skill level (maximum of 20 students), followed by a 15-minute talkback about life as a professional dancer, touring, Greek life, and the college experience.
⚠️ Please note: prior stepping or dance experience is required.

✨ Step Afrika! Evening Performance
📅 March 13
⏰ Meet-up at 6:15 PM | Show begins at 7 PM
📍 Whiting Auditorium
Later that evening, Step Afrika! will take the stage for a high-energy performance showcasing their signature percussive dance style rooted in stepping traditions. This ticketed FIM performance is an incredible opportunity to experience one of the nation’s premier stepping companies live.

🔗 RSVP using the event links in our bio.
Master Class Registration Link
https://campusconnections.umflint.edu/ODOS/rsvp_boot?id=384007

Main Performance Registration Linkhttps://campusconnections.umflint.edu/ODOS/rsvp_boot?id=382954

Help us spread the word and bring a friend!

03/03/2026

🧠 Grey Matter Collective
from the heart, mind & studio of Jeremy Hansen

📍 Riverbank Arts
🗓 March 13 – April 24

Opening Reception
Friday, March 13 | 6–9 PM

Art Walk
Friday, April 10 | 6–9 PM

Jeremy Hansen-https://artattheedge.com/jeremy-e-hansen-

“Grey matter” is the tissue responsible for memory, emotion, movement, and thought. It’s what makes us human.

Jeremy Hansen’s work lives in that space — between heart and head. Between instinct and intention.

“I don’t set out to impress or explain. I show up, I listen, and I get to work.”

Grey Matter Collective is about trust — trusting the process, the materials, and the hands that shape them. It’s about honesty over perfection. Feeling over proving. Connection over control.

Once a piece leaves the studio, its meaning belongs to whoever stands in front of it. What you see. What you feel. That’s real.

Join us for an exhibition rooted in memory, emotion, instinct, and the quiet space where ideas begin.

02/23/2026

Exhibition Opportunity:

CALL FOR ARTISTS: AAHC Artist Showcase Registration

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfL3Fepcaf3UwiC5KmVKREQb-R0F28N30z8HJLeDZaMZ4S4fg/viewform

The Arab American Heritage Council is thrilled to host its 5th annual MENA Artist Showcase in celebration of Arab Heritage Month this April. The annual showcase provides a platform for artists and creatives, across various artistic mediums to present their work, discuss its impact through personal narrative, and highlight how the arts allow us to better tell our stories.

We are looking for MENA (Middle Eastern & North African) Artists who create art of any and all mediums including: painting, drawing, calligraphy, sculpture, fashion, photography, film/video art, music, poetry, and more!

Compensation will be provided for all artists who attend.

Please fill out this brief form with your information if you are interested in participating as an artist in our showcase this year.

Date and location is TBD. Check your email for more information coming soon!

If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

02/11/2026

ShortPlayFest 2026 Auditions 🎭
Calling all UM-Flint students—actors, curious humans, and “I’ve-never-done-theatre-but-why-not” folks!

🗓 Wednesday, Feb 25
⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM (best to arrive at 4!)
📍 Sign-in: Theatre Lobby (beside French Hall)

✨ No experience needed
✨ Come as you are
✨ No prep required
✨ Drop in anytime

🎬 7 short shows
🎥 7 student directors
🎭 Over a dozen roles available
🗓 Performances: 2nd weekend of April
🕺 Rehearsals scheduled around cast availability

Info on all 7 shows will be available at sign-in!
Bring a friend. Bring your vibes. Bring your main-character energy.

📩 Questions? Janet Haley – [email protected]

10/28/2025

You’re invited to an interactive collage workshop with Flint artist and educator My Proulx, part of our Arts for All series at UM-Flint.

Collage & Conversation: Exploring Natural–Industrial Entanglements
Join us for another opportunity to create with My Proulx during Flint Artwalk at Riverbank Arts on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Stop in anytime during Artwalk—free and open to all, and all supplies are provided.

Location: Riverbank Arts
Address: 400 Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48502

08/30/2025

Discover Flint Atelier: Creative Practice & Pedagogy, an exhibition celebrating Flint as a model for creative education rooted in artistic excellence, academic rigor, and cultural leadership.

Showcasing the work of faculty and teaching artists, the exhibition highlights how creative practice informs pedagogy and how Flint’s artist-educators shape institutions, ideas, and communities through
their work.

Exhibit Features:
Faculty and community-based educators from Flint and surrounding institutions.

Q&A Displays: Reflections on the intersections of teaching and creative practice.

Curated Works: Painting, printmaking, sculpture, and interdisciplinary media.
Presented by: University of Michigan–Flint at Riverbank Arts. Join us to experience art that reflects the power of education as both method and medium, and witness Flint’s role in defining a sustainable, artist-led future.

EXHIBITION Date: 12th September 2025 through 10th October 2025 Opening Reception: Friday 12th September 2025 6pm–8pm

Participating Artists:
Guy Adamec
Jjenna Hupp Andrews
Rob Carter
Amy Davis
Yazmin Dababneh
Donovan Entrekin
Mara Jevera Fulmer
Anna Linnea Johnson
Janet Lorch
Timothy Kranz
Janice McCoy
Rachel Reynolds Z
Alicia Music-Shaver
Cristen Velliky
Ed Watkins
Chris Waters
Rebecca Zeiss

River Bank Arts
400 N. Saginaw Street
Flint, MI

Gallery hours:
Friday 1-6pm
or by appointment:
[email protected]

07/26/2025

OPEN CALL FOR COMMUNITY ARTISTS

Natural-Industrial Landscapes Exhibition

Are you an artist inspired by the intersection of nature and industry? The University of Michigan Detroit Center, in partnership with the Arts Initiative, invites you to submit your work for the 21st Century Natural-Industrial Landscapes Exhibition: Conflict, Harmony, or Collaboration.

This juried exhibition will explore the complex relationships between the natural and industrial worlds, delving into themes of ecology, decay, renewal, and control. We are looking for innovative works that challenge, disrupt, or harmonize these binaries.

Submission Deadline: August 1, 2025
Exhibition Dates: September 26 – November 26, 2025
Locations: U-M Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint, and the U-M Detroit Center
Through art, public programming, and academic dialogue, this exhibit will amplify voices across the University. Whether your medium is painting, sculpture, or multimedia, we encourage you to share your vision of how humans and industries coexist and shape the environment we live in.

Submit Your Work Today!

umarts.info/Natural-Industrial

Address

400 N Saginaw Street
Flint, MI
48502

Opening Hours

12pm - 4pm

Website

https://riverbankarts.org/, https://linktr.ee/riverbankarts

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